The search for quality suppliers offering competitive prices and reasonable delivery times is an integral part of buyers and purchasing managers missions in most modern companies.
However, with the incredible workload, the multiplication of tasks, the growth of suppliers and products covered, and the involvement of purchasing services in decision-making, the time allocated to this search for new suppliers becomes difficult if not impossible.
For several years, companies have been turning to “Sourcing partners” whom they trust to conduct this search on their behalf, filtering candidate companies according to several predefined criteria and the specific needs of each company, and submitting shortlists of potential partners carefully selected to match the spirit and values of the company.
For this, it is essential that the sourcing partner is imbued with the company and its spirit, as they represent it in a certain way.
They must act with complete transparency and integrity to select the best candidates likely to meet the criteria required by the client company (by installing internal safeguards to ensure this transparency and integrity).
They must ensure that the selected companies are reliable and themselves meet new ethical and corporate social responsibility requirements (by conducting rigorous and detailed background checks on these companies).
They must be willing to step in in case of issues or blockages to find appropriate solutions and correct the course (hence the work not only upstream but also downstream of the operation, to better serve their clients and get closer to their needs).
They must be able to monitor the achievements and performances of the selected companies, and take them back if necessary, or replace them with new structures that can meet their clients’ needs (thanks to client satisfaction feedback and their follow-up).
This assistance will help the sourcing partner better serve their clients and allow them to stand out from the competition.
BRS Consult was designed with this spirit, to serve and assist, relieve and support.
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