Strategic Sourcing
Through the use of our strategic sourcing methodology, Integrity will provide tangible improvements that reflect immediately in your bottom line. We start with a thorough analysis of your company’s spending and deliver sustainable process improvement and lasting savings. At Integrity, we employ a four step strategic sourcing methodology that can be utilized within our overall project management framework, including:
- Discovery
- Category Development
- RFP Process
- Negotiate & Implement
During the Discovery Phase of the Strategic Sourcing process, Integrity identifies annual, sustainable savings opportunities throughout your organization. Our Target Opportunity Assessment is a proven, structured approach to gather, assess and analyze pertinent procurement data.
Next, Integrity works with clients to develop commodity team members who will shape important issues related to the commodities required for RFP development.
By utilizing years of procurement experience, the Integrity Strategic Sourcing team provides key input for proposal templates that are specific to both the customer needs and the unique requirements of the individual commodity that is being leveraged and negotiated.
To complete the process, Integrity will support RFP analysis and provide details on responses and identify weaknesses in the RFP responses. These points can subsequently be used to develop key negotiation points.
Finally, Integrity views the implementation process as the most important cycle within the sourcing process. Without a clear plan, the best negotiations will be wasted. Integrity develops a plan containing key milestones, the milestone timeline and key organizational responsibilities.