$24,000 – $42,000 a year Sourcing Specialist will be tasked with the following: Ensure business requirements are defined Source interested and qualified suppliers Qualify interested suppliers Communicate with suppliers and coordinate quotes processes Build Request for Quotes, Request for Proposals as required Conduct analysis of quotes Negotiate pricing, terms, business . . . read more
Introducing for 2018 StrategicSource’s – Profit Improvement Plan
Organizations seeking strategic, sustainable, long term expense solutions with guaranteed rapid bottom line results in a short impactful project are a good match for Strategic Source’s Profit Improvement Plan. Keep your suppliers or use new supplier options with 40 expense category analysis and solutions. Check out Strategic Source’s Profit Improvement . . . read more
Realize Economies of Scale & Growth – Centralize the Purchasing Function
Realize Economies of Scale & Growth – Centralize the Purchasing Function Organizations seek growth for many reasons. Usually greater revenues and future economies of scale are the primary drivers of growth and scale. Economies of scale can be achieved in various functions within an organization. Economies of scale can occur . . . read more
Diseconomies of Scale: New Normal for Many Growing – Decentralized Groups
I see countless examples of significant diseconomies of scale in growing, decentralized groups. Based on my early management experience in airline, manufacturing and retail and continuing on today in our Spend Management practice, I believe that centralized management structures as it relates to staff functions such as HR, Purchasing, and . . . read more