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Learn how SMART by GEP helped a leading facility services provider and its group of affiliated companies, enable better alignment between its sales teams and suppliers to enhance overall delivery capabilities and boost productivity. An essential read for enterprises looking to enable greater collaboration between their procurement teams and other functions through better information sharing. Learn more at https://www.smartbygep.com/procurement-software/contract-management?utm_source=slideserve&utm_medium=ppt&utm_campaign=contract visibility
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Introduction Client • Leading facility services provider • Offers process-driven facilities solutions to Life Science, Health Care and Manufacturing environments • Has a group of affiliated companies spread across US, Canada and Latin America Need • Better alignment between supplier engagements and sales teams to enhance delivery capabilities and productivity • An innovative solution for a highly decentralized procurement function
Objectives • Improve • Cross functional visibility • Overall delivery capabilities of the organization • Contract compliance and sub-contract certificates • Innumerate • Key supplier performance metrics • Identify • High-performance suppliers
Results • Enterprise-wide visibility of spend, contracts and sub-contractor certificates at the store / BU level • Better visibility for sales teams into the company’s delivery capabilities • Amplified use of intelligent reporting tools and intuitive dashboards • Enhanced productivity and risk mitigation through better controls and compliance
Unified Procurement Platform for Improved Cross-Functional Visibility • The rationale for implementing SMART by GEP: • To have all contracts in one location with appropriate access controls • To use workflow automation and to engage sub-contractors and customers through the platform • Being a unified platform, SMART by GEP removed the need for complex integrations between functions and provided a simple mechanism for procurement integration with the client’s existing systems.
Achievements • SMART by GEP deployed in less than 5 months • Collaborative approach adopted with best-practice knowledge sharing • Periodic performance evaluation metrics and cycles established to assess sub-contractors
Enhanced Productivity, Compliance and Delivery Capabilities • With SMART by GEP, the client profited from enhanced visibility and control, especially in supplier relationships. • Visibility of spend across categories, locations and suppliers provided a level of control and insight that was previously unattainable.
Resources • https://www.smartbygep.com/procurement-software/contract-management • https://www.smartbygep.com/procurement-software/spend-management • https://www.smartbygep.com/procurement-software • https://www.smartbygep.com/insight/case-studies/top-us-facility-services-provider-boosts-contract-visibility-and-productivity-smart-by-gep