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Ketera Network's Sourcing is an easy-to-use, OnDemand solution for your strategic sourcing process. It contains everything you need to find new suppliers and invite current suppliers to participate in the sourcing event, setup a RFP/RFQ or reverse auction and analyze the results.

Ketera Sourcing Ketera's sourcing solution delivers significant benefits. With Ketera you can:
  • Streamline your RFP, RFQ, RFI processes
  • Take advantage of reverse auctions to achieve optimal pricing
  • Find new sources through immediate access to the Ketera Network of over 500,000 suppliers
  • Accelerate time-to-value due to quick adoption from minimal training requirements
  • Get access to a enterprise-class platform that grows with you

Ketera Network's Sourcing is a proven eSourcing solution that allows you to implement a repeatable and effective strategic sourcing process that directly impacts your bottom-line.  The OnDemand model delivers these savings at a very low cost of ownership.

Key capabilities include:
  • Multiple Sourcing Events: Support for various types of eSourcing events such as RFI/RFP/RFQ and reverse auctions
  • Templates: Use of templates and wizards to easily create sourcing events
  • Invite Suppliers to events: Easily invite current suppliers or search for new suppliers within the network and invite them
  • Multi-level Scoring: Create RFx (RFI, RFP, RFQ) events with questionnaires having multi-level scoring and weightages
  • Multiple Bidding Attributes:  Support for multiple bidding attributes/mechanisms within reverse auctions
  • Review & Award: Review the bids/responses to a sourcing event (RFx or reverse auction) and award business to the suppliers for each line item.
  • Rich Analytics: Reporting and dashboards to manage and streamline the sourcing process

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“ We selected the Ketera eRFX tool because it is quick to implement, cost effective and drives efficiencies into the sourcing process.  Its portal design streamlines the communication, document traffic and analysis associated with conducting our RFPs.  The entire Ketera package has allowed us to run more events with fewer resources, leading to increased procurement efficiencies. ” Michael Feeney Vice President, Corporate Procurement for U.S. Bank

“ When using a hard copy or .pdf system to manage our contracts, Luminex would sometimes miss key milestones.With Ketera Contract management we now have full contract compliance and sufficient advanced warning to take the appropriate actions in a timely fashion.  The Ketera solution also has resulted in huge time savings for us; deciphering language in a contract used to take us hours, now it takes us minutes. ” David Mendoza Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development Group for Luminex

“ We recognized an opportunity to enhance our purchasing process with state–of–the–art technology – without the up–front investment and ongoing resource commitment associated with the implementation of enterprise software. ” Mitch Platt VP Contract Services for Con-way

“ Ketera′s on demand solution is ahead of the competition – we will be able to implement the solution in weeks and we never have to worry about taking the system down to install upgrades or make changes. ” Steve Kenny Vice President Risk Management and General Services for Columbia Credit Union

“ From the beginning, Ketera explained everything to us, both from the technical and sales side. They′ve accommodated our needs and have been very helpful and responsive. ” Michael Kapeles Senior Supply Manager for Cabot Microelectronics

“ Not only does Ketera provide innovative solutions for spend management, they also offer high quality professional services that let you get the most from their solutions. Working with Ketera is like a breath of fresh air. ” Nick Walker Procurement Manager for BTP

“ Ketera's new solution is really an amazing innovation that will revolutionize the purchasing industry. ” Dian Trosclair VP of Supply Chain Management for ServiceMaster

“ Using Ketera, we've lowered our costs and improved our compliance with negotiated corporate contracts. By buying on contract, we typically see a ten percent reduction in cost. ” Jim Cebula Director of Global Purchasing for Kennametal

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