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How effective Tail Spend Management can drive cost savings

Procurement Software

Instead of looking at direct materials and purchased parts, the hidden opportunity is often found in effective tail spend management. What many companies don’t realise though is that direct materials have been negotiated to death. Old school, pure-play price negotiations don’t work, especially in an inflationary market.

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How effective Tail Spend Management can drive cost savings

Procurement Software

Instead of looking at direct materials and purchased parts, the hidden opportunity is often found in effective tail spend management. What many companies don’t realise though is that direct materials have been negotiated to death. Old school, pure-play price negotiations don’t work, especially in an inflationary market.

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.

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Pareto Analysis in Procurement: How To Use Spend Analysis To Cut Costs

Planergy

Here are some practical applications of pareto analysis in procurement: Negotiate Prices with Suppliers Companies can significantly reduce their purchasing costs over time by working directly with suppliers to negotiate lower prices for high-cost items to improve your bottom line. Download PDF What’s your goal today?

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An Indirect Path to Manufacturing Savings and Cost Reduction?

Jaggaer

Striving to be best-in-class in every category will ensure your supply chain is flawless, but at a marginal benefit to the buyer.” Experts at McKinsey agree, saying that processes like “negotiating for lower prices yields diminishing returns over time.” Ready to take control of indirect spend?