The most obvious benefit businesses will experience from strategic sourcing would be higher levels of cost savings. By identifying and selecting suppliers that will provide the highest value at the right pricing will enable an organization to continuously achieve higher cost savings. This is even more important as according to IPAC’ Pulse of Procurement 2018, 54% of top procurement professionals have recognized cost savings as a key focus area.
Optimization of Ideal Suppliers
In order to effectively implement strategic sourcing in your organization, it is necessary to analyze the suppliers, their profiles, and core capabilities. Once this is accomplished, an organization is equipped with information that will allow them to match their business objectives to their ideal suppliers. This implies highest value-creation at lowest-possible cost.
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Strategic sourcing helps an organization build long-term relationships with its suppliers. By reinforcing the focus on the core capabilities of the suppliers and assuring the right suppliers for the right sourcing objective, strategic sourcing helps create a synergy between organizations and its suppliers. Sustained relationship with suppliers also implies that when the suppliers are valued and considered in various sourcing decisions; they feel motivated to optimize their performance to meet the organizations objectives.
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