Procurement Collaboration

Procurement Collaboration Purchasing partnerships come in many shapes and sizes, but their success is not always a guarantee. The members are by definition not equal, have different agenda’s and all may not give the same commitment. The result is often no result, and much frustration. Buying alliance can nevertheless lead to great synergies, when properly set up and run. The combined purchase volume and the sharing of knowledge and information is invaluable.

Specialization

Buynamics has, as one of the few consultancy firms in Europe, specialised in purchasing cooperation. It has international experience in setting up and leading buying alliances and knows what it takes to achieve results.

Buynamics kan:

  • Evaluate or revive existing partnerships;
  • Help you decide whether a buying alliance will actually suits you;
  • Identify, visit, evaluate and select the right partners;
  • Define the right playing rules;
  • Set up and found the new partnership;
  • If desired, find and select personnel;
  • If desired, lead the partnership.
In all, three principles are paramount:
  • The partnership must show tangible results; nobody wants a debating society.
  • The partnership should be able to survive, also in the long term.
  • The partnership has enough moving space within the European competition rules.
A purchasing alliance is more interesting if it is able to compare the prices of its members. Buynamics has developed special software for that purpose.

Would you like to know if a buying alliance would be something for your organisation, or does your current partnership need to be revitalised? Contact Buynamics we are here to help.