Purchasing Program Development and Benefits

How We Work with Lead Partners
Organizations that partner with Sourcing Office to develop new group purchasing programs achieve a wide range of benefits. These benefits include:

Saving Time: Sourcing Office staff manages the entire procurement process. Your team simply provides Sourcing Office with your wants and needs, provides historical purchasing data, suggests suppliers for inclusion in process, promotes the program to your peers, and commits to utilizing the program once it is launched. With over 95% of the work being performed by Sourcing Office staff, your organization is able to plug into a turn-key solution at the end of the process.
Accessing Expertise: For each program, Sourcing Office engages subject matter experts to aid in the development of best in class programs. Your organization benefits from this expertise at no cost to you.
Saving Money: Sourcing Office programs have demonstrated savings between 8-30%.
Staying in Compliance: All Sourcing Office programs are procured in accordance with applicable public sector procurement guidelines.
Receiving Recognition: With your approval, Sourcing Office will acknowledge and publicly promote your participation in the creation of the program

What types of products, services, and shared service opportunities make for good group purchasing programs? They represent a significant spend for you, they can either be a capital or ongoing expense, they are line items that are common across other organizations, and they are line items for which there are multiple potential suppliers. Categories that have achieved demonstrated success in private sector and medical consortia include, but are not limited to:

· Office Supplies

· Natural Gas

· Property & Casualty Ins.

· Health Insurance

· Software

· Uniforms

· Electricity

· Dental/Vision Insurance

· Water Treatment Chemicals

· Furniture

· Information Technology Services

· Green Construction Materials

· Landscaping Services

· Payroll

· Human Resource Services

· Roadwork

· Information Technology Systems

· MRO Supplies

· PC’s & Servers