Cooperatives

Procurement Cooperatives

"United we stand..."

Very often, when companies of the same branch have good relations with each other, their buyers will benefit from creating a procurement cooperative and thus uniting their purchasing power to achieve economies of scale.

Utilizing this approach, the group will negotiate and achieve better results and an overall more prioritized treatment by its suppliers. This is a highly effective approach, which requires a well-functioning organization and alignment of all participants, buyers and sellers.

We can help you to evaluate the feasibility of a procurement cooperative for your branch or your informal group of companies and implement it according to the needs, which will be specified.

A procurement cooperative may operate in a fairly loose manner or in very tight scheme and may also utilize advanced IT systems (for example closed group internet-shops) to minimize the administrative burden of all partners (buyers and suppliers)