Objective

Primary Use

Client Value

Sourcing Baseline

shows which vendors are being used in a spend category

• Improve visibility to vendors
• Better coverage of sourcing needs
• Identify current users for sourcing event

Vendor Report

summarizes activity with a vendor

• Improve vendor negotiations
• Better preparation for vendor meetings

Historical Spending Report

review department budget and future savings targets

• Improve forecasting

General Ledger Report

identifies spending for a specific GL code

• Understand vendor spend within GL budget categories
• Improve categorization of spending

Commodity Report

shows detailed spend data for a single commodity

• Manage category spending
• Show a business unit what vendors they and other business units actually use

New Vendor Report

identifies new vendors by period and business unit

• Monitor new vendor set up costs
• Gain insight into changing needs

Transaction Work Estimate

identifies transaction size and count for vendors

• Reduce costs by moving appropriate vendor transactions to lower cost platforms

Savings Programs

shows usage patterns of vendors and users

• Monitor adoption and program effectiveness
• Identify areas to change