Managing long-term frame contracts is one of the strategic purchasing department's main tasks. Since purchasing has been affected by cutbacks in many companies, there is often no time to prepare and award long-term contracts. Which product groups have the highest savings potential? During what time period? How can you award contracts for projects with the utmost care despite short deadlines?
Portum ProjectSourcing clearly addresses and resolves issues that affect strategic purchasing today. Our experience with more than 6,000 procurement projects successfully handled with the help of the Portum Service Team is available to you with this solution. You decide just how much assistance you need from Portum’s purchasing specialists. Portum can develop a comprehensive purchasing strategy that covers entire material groups, or it can implement single projects composed of individual process steps. You choose how to best implement the expertise of Portum’s Professional Services.
Take advantage of Portum’s tried and tested approach to ProjectSourcing and its steps:
Portum ProjectSourcing clearly addresses and resolves issues that affect strategic purchasing today. Our experience with more than 6,000 procurement projects successfully handled with the help of the Portum Service Team is available to you with this solution. You decide just how much assistance you need from Portum’s purchasing specialists. Portum can develop a comprehensive purchasing strategy that covers entire material groups, or it can implement single projects composed of individual process steps. You choose how to best implement the expertise of Portum’s Professional Services.
Take advantage of Portum’s tried and tested approach to ProjectSourcing and its steps:
- Goal setting: How much are targeted savings? During what periods of time should negotiations take place and by when should they be completed?
- e-Ranking: Research the relevant product groups and identify which ones are particularly suited to e-Sourcing applications.
- Development of an effective purchasing strategy: How can flexibility be maintained in order to take advantage of the lowest price cycles? When is it worthwhile to purchase through e-auctions and when is it better to use the classic negotiation process?
- Implementation: Achieve negotiation objectives through effective collaboration between your strategic purchasing team and the Portum Professional Services Team.
- Reporting/Measuring Success: What are the resulting savings once the negotiation is completed?
