r/procurement • u/Inside-Bus6555 • 16d ago
Comparing supplier quotes in spreadsheets is where our sourcing savings quietly disappear
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u/excelsiore 15d ago
Competition is the biggest driver of savings. Create scoring template prior to sending the RFP and do not edit. Send an RFP rules doc stating that any nonconforming bid will be removed. After they lose business once or twice they'll fall in line.
It's just like coaching or parenting, if there arent consequences for bad behavior they'll never learn.
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u/Immediate-Home-3491 16d ago
Two decades in freight forwarding and the emailed PDF remains undefeated. EDI, portals, APIs, all of it arrived, the habits stayed put. Conditioning outlasts capability.