How eProcurement unlocks strategic value through automation, greater visibility, and cost savings.
But as valuable as the work can be, it has its frustrations. Many organizations have an outdated view of procurement, seeing it as a purely administrative function. A surprising number still use manual, paper-based processes to manage purchasing, while others make do with the clunky procurement module in their ERP.
Procurement leaders know there is a better way. If your organization is looking to maximize savings and find more efficient ways of working, now is the time to make the case for change and show that procurement can provide your business with a meaningful competitive advantage.
An eProcurement solution can be a fundamental part of financial stability and success by empowering your organization to:
Implementing an eProcurement solution makes it possible to transform the role of procurement in your organization.
By automating the procure-to-pay process, you reduce the level of effort required at every step and free up your procurement team to focus on more strategic objectives. Combine this with the efficiencies and savings the function will be able to deliver and you’ll have a strong story to tell about the value that procurement brings to your organization.
Automating the procurement process through a purpose-built spend management solution enables your procurement team to:
Your finance leader has a key role to play in any decision about new procure-to-pay software, but they’re focused on your ERP. They probably haven’t given much thought to the benefits of a purpose-built eProcurement solution, or they may not be convinced it’s worth the investment, especially if you’re making do with the procurement module in your ERP.
But they may not have considered the hidden costs associated with this approach. For starters, the procurement module in your ERP wasn’t designed to manage supplier integration and enablement. As a result, onboarding new suppliers is inefficient and time consuming, both for procurement and IT.
Another problem with the procurement module in your ERP is that most users find it complex and difficult to use. Creating requisitions for common, everyday purchases can be a frustrating task involving multiple steps and screens. Super users who purchase frequently might be able to live with that, but for everyone else it’s a hassle and a reason to avoid using the system. And you know what that means: more spend off contract, higher costs, greater inefficiencies, and more risk.
Perhaps it’s purchasing cards that are causing headaches. These might have initially seemed like a good idea, but they make it very difficult to control and forecast spending. You want to make purchasing easier for your users, but purchasing cards don’t have to be the answer. The right eProcurement solution offers the best of both worlds: easy purchasing and visibility and control over the entire procurement process.
Your finance leader is an important ally when making the case to invest in an eProcurement solution. We can work with you to show how a strategic approach to procurement, underpinned by an easy-to-use eProcurement solution, can play a critical role in helping your organization gain a competitive edge.
Download our step-by-step, practical guide to creating a compelling and data-driven business case for a eProcurement software. Find out:
At Unimarket we make procurement simple by streamlining and automating the procurement process, saving your organization time and money. Our fully featured solution does everything you need without the distraction of functionality you’re unlikely to use.
User adoption is key to unlocking the strategic value of eProcurement. That’s why we’ve designed our solution to be easy for everyone to use, no matter their role or level of comfort with technology. It offers an instantly familiar online shopping experience that people love to use.
That means more spend on contract, better visibility into spend, and greater administrative efficiency — all adding up to the return on investment you need.
With Unimarket, you can significantly reduce the cost of purchasing across your entire organization.
Hard dollar savings come from being able to direct spend to your preferred suppliers and leverage your buying power to achieve the best possible pricing and contract terms. Plus automated invoice matching and approvals mean your accounts payable team only needs to manage exceptions, freeing up time and resources.
Our solution integrates tightly with your ERP, allowing data to flow easily between the two systems. This provides certainty around data accuracy and consistency while ensuring your finance system remains the master system of record.
And because Unimarket is hosted in the cloud, you’re always using the most up-to-date version and there is nothing for your IT team to manage.
Our simple, all-in pricing model is completely transparent and allows you to have as many users and suppliers as you need, without worrying about increasing costs associated with per-user or per-seat pricing. Implementation, testing, user training, and ongoing support are also all included.
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spend management solutions.
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spend management solutions.
Simplify sourcing
Streamline sourcing events, from RFX creation to assessing bids and awarding contracts.
The creation of sourcing events can be complex and time consuming. Unimarket Sourcing simplifies this process, helping you confidently create RFIs, RFPs, or RFQs with standardized templates that align with your organization’s requirements.
Simplify contract management
Unimarket Contracts is a digital solution that simplifies contract management, facilitates better collaboration with colleagues, and gives you the visibility you need to negotiate improved contract terms.
Store all contracts in an online repository that allows for easy access whenever and wherever you and your colleagues need it. And it’s not just contracts.
Simplify buying
Our integrated catalog-driven marketplace lets you easily find and buy the things you need from your preferred suppliers at your negotiated prices.
With Unimarket Marketplace, your users get a shopping experience they love, while you get the information you need to get the best from your suppliers.
Simplify procurement
Looking for a simpler way to manage your procurement process? With Unimarket e-Procurement, you can have it all — from shopping, to requisition approval, to purchase order creation, to confirmation of receipt of products and services.
No matter how your people are spending—catalog, non catalog, blanket orders, request for quote—it can all be done efficiently through the one platform.
Simplify invoicing
Our most comprehensive solution manages your entire procurement process, from purchasing through to managing supplier invoices.
Don’t stop at offering an easy, intuitive shopping experience and automating your purchasing, requisition and approval process—choose eProcurement+ and automate the entire accounts payable process as well.
Simplify payments
Unimarket Payments automates and simplifies the entire payment process, significantly reducing manual effort and virtually eliminating risk for your organization.
We handle your entire payment process so you don’t have to.
Simplify invoice processing
Dealing with supplier invoices can be a time-consuming, manual activity that leaves your organization open to data entry errors and missed opportunities.
Unimarket Virtual Mailroom automates and simplifies the processing of invoices, completely eliminating time spent manually processing invoices.
Simplify expenses
Unimarket Expenses takes the complexity out of expense management by introducing a single, streamlined process for all claims.
Our cloud-based solution completely digitizes your expenses process so your people can submit claims whenever and wherever they are. And with the option to easily attach receipts and other supporting documentation, there's no need to save paper receipts.
Get in touch to find out how we can help you make procurement more strategic.