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Glossary

What is procurement profiling?

Procurement profiling is gathering and analyzing spend data to see buying patterns and find chances to buy better, with fewer suppliers or better terms.

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Core elements

  • Visibility. Bringing spend data from every source into one view.
  • Analysis. Classifying spend by category, supplier, department and contract.
  • Improvement. Changing the buying process based on what the data shows.

Questions it answers

A good profile answers the basic questions about spend: What is being bought? Who buys it? Which suppliers are used? What is the purchase for? How much is spent? Are suppliers delivering what was promised and negotiated in their contracts? The answers point to consolidation, renegotiation, compliance problems and categories ready for sourcing.

How Aavenir handles it

Spend data shows what was bought. Contract data shows what should have happened. Aavenir Atlas answers questions across the contract portfolio with the clause cited, and Invoiceflow shows where invoices departed from agreed terms, so the profile includes contract compliance as well as volume.

Example

A profile might show that several departments buy the same software from different resellers at different rates. Consolidating onto one contract at renewal gives better terms and one place to manage the relationship.

Keep reading

Procurement analytics Procurement analytics is gathering, classifying and analyzing purchasing data from many sources to produce insights that improve sourcing, suppliers and spend.Read more Dashboard A dashboard is a visual display that tracks key performance indicators and metrics in one place, so people can see at a glance how a business or process is doing.Read more Supplier rationalization Supplier rationalization, also called supply base reduction, is choosing the right number and mix of suppliers, usually by consolidating spend with fewer of them.Read more

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Common questions

What is the difference between procurement profiling and spend analysis?

They overlap. Procurement profiling uses spend analysis to build a picture of buying patterns, then adds the improvement step: deciding what to change. It turns insight into action. Read about procurement analytics.

What data is needed for procurement profiling?

Purchase orders, invoices and payments, supplier records, category codes and contract terms. Data from different systems must be cleaned and classified first. Without clean data the profile can mislead. Read about dashboards.

What actions come out of procurement profiling?

Typically supplier consolidation, new contracts for uncovered spend, renegotiation at renewal and policy changes to stop off contract buying. Each action needs an owner and a date. See Aavenir Atlas.

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  • 1 A 30 minute walkthrough Built around your team, whether that is procurement, legal, IT or finance.
  • 2 Your contracts, not ours Bring a few sample agreements and watch Aavenir AI extract and review them.
  • 3 ServiceNow or standalone We show the deployment that fits the systems you already run.

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