Strategic Procurement

Effective procurement starts with strategic procurement. Getting the right products from the right suppliers doesn’t just positively affect the quality of your product; process costs are also lowered as a result of the support of an electronic procurement solution from io-market.

Procurement solutions are modular and can be combined as needed. The standard solutions contain basic functions for every market segment that can be adapted for the individual customer and which can be expanded for different workflows and processes. The integration of third-party solutions is also provided for.

The standard solutions (seewww.gate2b.com), which also serve as a basis for customized solutions, consist of the following:

Supplier Management

How is each supplier significant to your company? In addition to managing address and contact information, you can use supplier management to review and evaluate suppliers.

  • Classification and evaluation of suppliers
  • The management of master data is performed by suppliers

Sourcing

With sourcing you can make use of the opportunity to create bids and auctions with your suppliers with goals in mind. Additionally, market suppliers are available, whom you can also invite to participate. Close cooperation with leading vendors supplements the sourcing solution.

  • Supports all forms of RFx (RFI, RFP, RFQ, RFB)
  • Supports all forms of auction (reverse, Dutch, etc.)

Spend Analyse

Discover existing potentials with spend analysis. Transparent information facilitates decision making and ensures an overview of your spending.

  • Extensive evaluations
  • Integration of your existing IT systems for comprehensive analysis

Contract Management

Never again miss supplier contract deadlines or miss the opportunity to extend supplier contracts: using contract management, contracts are safely archived and timely automated reminders sent regarding needs for action.

  • Group-oriented access to store contracts
  • Integrated barcode solution for rapid access of contracts

Customer-specific Module

Do you need an additional module related to strategic procurement? We would be happy to develop a customized solution for you based on your specifications!