Through our Services Procurement Management (SPM) offering, TAPFIN can provide support to any or all elements in the SPM lifecycle. SPM can be provided as a standalone offering or it can be an integrated part of a larger offering (such as a Contingent Workforce Management program) to manage the two areas of discretionary spend that you may find is your largest concern.
| Gain the business intelligence required to make more informed decisions and increase control over spend, the process, vendor performance, etc. |
| Place your project manager in a position of responsibility, ensuring that your requirements are clearly documented, vendor solutions meet the requirements, deliverables match expectations, and you are "getting what you paid for and expect." |
| Reduce cycle time and review time through reuse of templates and approved docs. |
| Institute repeatable processes to better leverage your resources. |
| Gain involvement from functional groups to protect your interests (legal, risk management, etc.). |
| Entice your suppliers to provide services at more attractive prices as they gain more business. |
| Improve cycle times, reduce time required for supplier interaction, and improve quality of supplier services. |
| Proactively address percentage of spend with MWBE vendors. |
| Pre-define rules regarding how organizations are to engage the program team and how suppliers are to be engaged. |
| Clearly understand which vendors are consistently delivering high quality service and which are not. |
| Better manage vendor performance to drive higher quality services. |
| Better leverage relationships with high performing vendors. |
| Identify non-performing vendors and coach to a higher level of performance, or sever relations. |
SPM Solution Profile