Software to combine purchasing managers and money – Purchasing Decision

                 
             
     

“A more responsible company will also be more competitive,” said Gerard Brunaud, executive vice president of the Observatory of purchasing managers (OBSAR), during the “Cap Conference responsible purchasing : how to combine savings and environmental responsibility, “held Thursday, during the 2014 edition of Salons Solutions. The opportunity to return to the Barometer 2014 Observatory responsible purchases, purchases made with the directions from the private, public and voluntary.

This survey reveals that more than 78% of them are already implementing a responsible approach to their procurement processes , but only 59% achieved their objectives due to the lack of appropriate tools and indicators. For example, delays in paying suppliers are still too high: 8% of customers beyond the legal deadline. Not necessarily because of lack of good will, but rather, because of a purchasing process unoptimized .

To compensate for the lack of tools available to the purchasing departments, the Editor Kimoce, performance specialist chain purchases values ​​ offers on the occasion of Salons Solutions, a e-procurement software , Kimoce Purchasing. Managing Commitments – in close collaboration with the financial system – and supervision of all stages of the life cycle of purchases are in the program.

“For 75 to 80% of the savings to be resident at the client, not to the supplier, notes Patrick Hett, CEO of Kimoce. We recommend, for example, buyers internal company suppliers , to provide customers a product catalog limiting the number of available references, or even select sustainable products. ” The goal. “Make smart savings” responds Gerard Brunaud

With the software, purchasing departments can control the entire procurement process , the expression of their needs control of billing, through risk management and disputes with suppliers, while focusing on environmental and societal values . Like the food company Cargill, which, via the software was able to optimize the process of changing toner printers, realizing a savings of 12,000 euros.