Introducing
Professional Procurement Group
Sue Vrzak and the Professional
Procurement Group, Inc.(PPG) can save you time and money, guarantee quality,
and improve your bottom line. Whether they provide procurement services,
contract negotiation, assistance with competitive bidding, or other services,
count on PPG to meet the special needs of your business.
Business Environment
in the 21st Century
The speed of today's business environment coupled with the current
low unemployment rate presents many challenges for managers, including
specific staff assignments. Many small and medium-sized businesses lack
the resources to dedicate personnel to the task of procurement. In most
cases, the present business environment also hampers procurement professional
development.
As a result, buyers
are often forced to make hasty purchases, without all of the information
they need. They simply don't have the time to fully analyze their company's
specific needs, source a qualified vendor base, search for alternative
solutions, negotiate superior contracts, or complete many other tasks
associated with making smart procurement decisions.
Procurement Professionals
When businesses do assign people to the buying task, they are often not
procurement professionals. Procurement professionals are technically competent
business associates who look beyond the administrative tasks of completing
a purchase order. They focus on understanding their company's needs, as
well as the affect on the bottom-line with every buy. Procurement can
only support the company's needs if the procurement professional understands
the goals of the organization. That's where the Procurement Professionals
at PPG come in.
PPG
PPG specializes in taking all of your procurement needs into consideration
when finding the right products and suppliers. That goal reaches beyond
merely guaranteeing the lowest price; PPG offers clients the best value
and lowest overall cost for their investment. With PPG, you know you are
getting the best value available.
Even if your company
currently employs someone in a buying position, PPG can support you staff
during peak business periods, or provide training, consulting and contract
negotiation for your current staff.
Let PPG help your company improve THE BOTTOM LINE.
When to use Professional
Procurement Group
If your firm has a
need for any of the following, you should consider the services of PPG
- Relocating
- Project management
- Corporate purchase
card
- Office furniture,
equipment,(fax, copiers, time-clock, security, phone
system, etc.)
- Support services
(janitorial, ground-keeper, window cleaners, etc.)
- Manufacturing equipment
- Lease versus own
comparative analysis
- locating new suppliers
- supplier pre-qualification
- automobiles
- negotiation of
a lease and/or start-up expenses for a new business location (branch
store, administrative offices, warehouse, manufacturing plant, etc.)
Clients use one or
more of PPG's services when:
- Workload requirements
exceed purchasing staff capabilities
- Managers do not
have the time or technical experience to administer a contract or manage
a procurement
- They need a project
manager or assistance with project management
- They are interested
in evaluating their procurement effectiveness and looking for cost saving
methods
- Procurements are
or should be based on more than lowest price bid
- Considering outsourcing
or a make or buy decision
- They desire the
objectivity of an outside facilitator
- They are considering
expanding to other locations or branches
Sign up for our PPG
newsletter The Bottom Line. Through
this newsletter we'll show you how to improve your bottom line. Money
saved through productive, effective and efficient buying practices has
a one-for-one direct impact on profit margin. Acting as either an agent
or a third party purchaser, PPG provides a full range of procurement functions.
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