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Procurement
Sourcing Excellence
Communisis is the only print group in Europe to have been awarded CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing Supply) accreditation. An indication to the standards we set for our suppliers and ourselves.
Communisis Sourcing is the sourcing and procurement division of Communisis plc. With a group wide spend of over £200m, we fulfill two specific roles:
To source and purchase on behalf of our clients by forming a seamless extension to their procurement departments; and to procure the myriad of business essentials needed to make a company the size of Communisis run.
This procurement is carefully managed by a professional procurement team which follows stringent sourcing processes and manages the supply function to ensure a complete end-to-end solution.
The result? We can draw upon our considerable buying power, collective spend and expertise to ensure Communisis takes full advantage of the best market propositions to benefit our clients and our shareholders.
And with the focus on quality, cost, design and delivery, you can be sure Communisis Sourcing offers the definitive sourcing and procurement service to help customers achieve their strategic goals.
Our dedicated sourcing and procurement arm manages a worldwide roster of suppliers. Our suppliers deliver ‘best in class’ products and services not only in the print sector, but also in everything from energy to mobile phones, cars to carrier bags.
Our sourcing and procurement teams are CIPS qualified or have a significant amount of industry experience. However, we don’t just set the highest standards for ourselves. We expect them from our suppliers too. We ensure consistent performance by developing long-term relationships, adding new suppliers, improving systems and improving processes. The result is supply chain processes that use best business practice to provide best value for our customers.
View our 5-step sourcing process
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Client benefits from sourcing services:
- Sourcing strategy set to purchase best market prices
- Use suppliers with Financial Stability
- Use suppliers with Quality Management systems
- Use suppliers with Environmental Policies
- Use suppliers with Corporate Social Responsibility
- Clients enjoy financial benefits of a consolidated £200m spend
Supplier benefits from sourcing services:
- Transparent sourcing process
- Managed PQQ process
- Invitations to E-auctions
- Inclusion into IQ (online print quoting system)
- Guaranteed early payment
- Well managed relationship approach