Procurement organizations understand that strategic sourcing is a good investment and can reap enormous returns for the organization, but it is challenging to source effectively, efficiently, and in a way that is scalable and repeatable. Many companies are pressured to deliver rapid results in both direct and indirect spend categories, but have limited resources, skill sets or processes to do so. Yet others are being challenged to maximize the value of their efforts through the use of more advanced eSourcing best practices and technologies.

Our Solution
Our Category Sourcing solution delivers a complete full-service category sourcing process for groups of spend categories. This comprehensive solution includes all necessary eSourcing Management consulting services, sourcing content and templates, and technology required to source categories from opportunity identification through a recommended list of suppliers and award optimization recommendation. The result: accelerated and increased savings with minimal disruption to your organization.

Key Features

Benefits


Key Features

Results-Oriented Delivery Process
	•	Full-service comprehensive sourcing solution utilizing our proven eSourcing techniques and processes – Opportunity Identification: Identification and prioritization of sourceable categories, including high-level spend and savings estimates – Category Profile: Supply market analysis, potential supplier list, and sourcing strategy – Supplier Communications Support: Communications plans and strategies to maximize supplier involvement and provide training on the technologies – Negotiations Support: An RFP and/or auction based on our best-in-class templates and input from our resident category experts, optimized lotting strategies, and customized negotiations strategy for each key supplier – Recommended Award Scenario: Recommended supplier list based on RFP or auction results, category award optimization recommendation, and final savings estimate based on the recommended supplier list and baseline data
Best-In-Class Sourcing Content and Services
	•	eSourcing Management delivery team of experienced procurement professionals with expertise in a broad range of direct and indirect categories
	•	Access to best-in-class category content, including RFP and auction templates, supply market analyses, and tangible results
	•	Proven eSourcing process customized to unique company situation with integrated quality control checkpoints
Leading-Edge eSourcing Technologies
	•	Utilization of the eBreviate eSourcing suite of online technologies, including the RFP and Auction modules, to facilitate and streamline the negotiations process
	•	Flexible RFP and auction setup to address unique spend category requirements
	•	Patent-pending total cost process to collect and evaluate price and non-price bid components
	•	Powerful analytic tools to monitor and measure results, including total cost and savings calculations and bid optimization

Procurement Organization Benefits

	•	Accelerated, improved savings results
	•	Increased supplier participation
	•	Focus on total value for improved supplier selection
	•	No training required or software to install
	•	Realignment of resources to focus on other strategic opportunities
	•	Archived sourcing-related information for future use
	•	Experienced, results-oriented eSourcing Management team