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Sourcing Specialist / Supplier Management
Many enterprises rely too much on trusted
vendors and sometimes end up in a situation where they inadvertently
starts to cede control of the strategic direction for their
portfolio of IT systems and infrastructure to only a few vendors. In
many cases, the vendor is large and often dominant in its space.
Through its controlling influence, the vendor typically will expand
its offerings and will affect an increasingly larger portion of the
architecture. In worst case the net result for the enterprise is
loss of control, and a single point of failure scenario for systems
that support mission critical business process in the enterprise. In
addition, the enterprise will likely pay an increasing premium for
this nonoptimal solution.
Bestshore consultants offer a strong blend of
business, IT, commercial, facilitation and negotiation skills that
help clients establish and manage strategic supplier relationships.
Based on the experience as programme managers
many of our consultants have extensive experience in managing IT
suppliers and we are therefore able to help our clients negotiate an
effective business relationship for all parties. We draw on direct
experience from a wide range of supplier management models and their
effective application in the specific context of our clients'
businesses. We have proven and recognised experience with the
selection process of ERP systems starting with requirements
analysis, vendor landscape analysis, RFI, RFP issuance, scripted
vendor demos through to final business case presentation to the
board.
We support our clients by applying our many
years of experience in:
- Business process analysis with creation of high level
business process map for the enterprise with subsequent
identification, clarification and prioritisation of business
requirements.
- Recommendation on effective sourcing arrangements.
- Improving contractual and supplier management arrangements
to maintain effective supplier relationships.
- Using advanced technologies for supplier communications,
including extranet services, virtual team rooms, and mobile
technologies.
- Implementation of KPI measures on supplier performance
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