ERP and procurement solutions are a critical part of an organization's operational efficiency. However, most do not support web-based shopping platforms allowing users to easily search and select products. Users may balk at adopting Eprocurement tools when the tools are difficult to use, not integrated across the organization, or don't present enough catalog content.

A burdensome user experience combined with relatively limited supplier offerings will fail to change user behavior. Employees simply continue to buy the same materials from the same suppliers - even if they're using the new procurement system. So procurement staff are left to spend time in the tactical execution and can't focus on strategic procurement issues. Without the ability to change the situation, potential savings from eprocurement are not realized.

SciQuest solution: Spend Director and SciQuest Supplier Network

Spend Director, SciQuest's on-demand electronic shopping platform, configures and delivers a comprehensive critical mass of supplier content. Now you can promote contract compliance while providing an optimal buying experience for end users. The result? Increased on-contract spending and greater organization-wide productivity to support the larger mission.

Our web-based private shopping platform fully integrates with your existing ERP system and allows users to effortlessly search, compare and select from contracted supplier products. Through the SciQuest Supplier Network, you get near plug-and-play connectivity to the hundreds of our supplier partners as well as any suppliers you identify, whether large or small, local or global. Once users select their products, their electronic requisition is sent for approval with a single click.

The SciQuest shopping platform for ERP integration is ideal if your organization:

• Uses a requisition system or process.
• Does business with a number of suppliers and finds it hard to manage.
• Cannot direct spending to preferred suppliers.
• Faces low user adoption of existing procurement or requisition systems.