Drive Business Value Through Procurement

Procurement must deliver both savings and business value

Driving value for the business

With procurement support expanding into more complex categories, vendors selling directly into business units, and a lack of good procurement talent, it’s difficult for procurement and operations leaders to drive value for the business.

We utilized Gartner to validate our procurement rate card for the suppliers we work with. Having access helps me to validate, enhance and solidify my strategy. With Gartner’s support, I know I am not running blind and that we are in line with industry standards.

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How we address your top challenges

Without business partner engagement, procurement and operations leaders will find themselves unable to deliver on many of their strategic projects and savings goals. Our insights, advice and tools help you drive value for the business by:

Going digital

Establish a long-term digital strategy for procurement to make smart decisions about immediate technology investments, and marshal the resources needed for future opportunities.

Practicing strategic sourcing 

By making procurement and sourcing faster, easier and more disciplined, your business can avoid losing value in the buy.

Developing procurement talent

Build the talent base you need to transform procurement into a trusted advisor for the broader enterprise.

Influencing business decision making

We provide procurement and operations leaders like you with the indispensable insights, advice and tools needed to achieve your mission-critical priorities and drive value for the business.

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