EFFECTIVE ONE CONTACT SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
Drive efficiency and cost savings.
Building a strategic supplier relationship takes time. Putting hundreds of suppliers on your books costs money. Let Group O's supplier management teams identify cost savings and increase efficiencies.
We have preferred suppliers and supplier relationship management experience in multiple industries, including agriculture, retail, and mobile devices. Our supplier management process and technology allow us to work with thousands of suppliers efficiently and effectively.
Group O will become your single source of contact, and our dedicated procurement team will hold suppliers accountable and report their performance directly to you.
Supplier Consolidation
Reduce Risk and Improve Efficiency
Is your company purchasing from too many suppliers in too many categories? Let our experts perform a thorough supplier analysis utilizing different supplier evaluation tools to identify and categorize suppliers. Each supplier is evaluated on various performance aspects to determine the appropriate number and mix of suppliers.
- Reduce process cost
- Increase supplier quality
- Reduce supplier risk
- Easier supplier management
- Better supplier relationships
- Lower administrative cost
- Increased supplier visibility
- Supplier segmentation
Whether we work with your preferred network of suppliers or ours, we can leverage supplier strategy buying power to negotiate pricing for goods, services, and freight to save you time and money.
Supplier Performance Management
Evaluate and Increase Performance
Our knowledgeable supply management staff will continually measure, analyze, and manage the performance and quality of supplier information to improve compliance and performance, reduce costs, alleviate risks, and drive continuous improvement. Our goals are to ensure your suppliers meet or exceed current and future requirements and expectations.
Performance evaluation and quality management include analysis of both direct and indirect costs including:
- Delivery performance
- Service management
- Contract management
- Product quality
- Transaction cost
- Communication
- Cost of quality
- Reliability
- Sustainability
- Administrative oversight
Supplier Management Software
Our experts and software administrators onboard suppliers quickly, upload and store qualification documentation, update product information, and manage communications from one place to streamline supplier relationship management.
For Clients:
- Collect vendor data
- Supplier code
- Vendor management
- Performance management
- Supplier selection
- Supplier onboarding
- Standardized supplier management practices
- Improved quality of supplier data and information
- Visibility into supplier activities
- Customizable ERP/API integration
For Suppliers:
- Supplier collaboration
- View and acknowledge purchase orders
- Generate labels and packing slips
- View invoices
- Transmit ship notices
SOURCING & PROCUREMENT PROCESS
We have thousands of external supplier relationships that give us a competitive advantage allowing us to find key suppliers and any products needed to complete your project. As a trusted partner and strategic supplier, we work closely with your team to understand your overall project and build a customized plan to meet those needs and achieve your goals.
Group O's team of sourcing and procurement leaders complete thorough research to find you the right product at the right price. We manage the end-to-end process including cost negotiations, delivery schedules, and quality assurance while continually measuring and analyzing external supplier performance.
Spend Analysis
Group O digs deep to understand your spend and makes a plan to save money and time.
Inventory Management
Our experts know how to predict demand fluctuations to keep costs low.
Order Fulfillment
From warehousing to kitting and assembly, we make sure your order fulfillment process is hassle-free.
RETAIL FULFILLMENT AND LOGISTICS
Group O manages suppliers specifically for the retail industry with end-to-end solutions.
MOBILE DEVICE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
Group O provides forward and reverse logistics for the world's largest mobile device companies.
LET'S GET STARTED!
We'd love to tell you more about our Supplier Performance Management Services!
Through Group O's supplier management process and technology, we can seamlessly collaborate with thousands of suppliers with efficiency and effectiveness. We can also provide you with insights, trends, and helpful information about all parts of the supply chain. Read on with our Supply Chain articles on our blog.