Procurement in the Foodservice Industry: Three Things Millum Helps You With
More and more players in the foodservice industry are seeing the need for a procurement system. Often, the organization has identified one or more areas within their purchasing processes that they want to improve—such as increased control, reduced costs, and freeing up time for employees.
Looking at the bigger picture, Millum Procurement addresses these needs well. But it's important to emphasize that a procurement system is not a quick fix. The entire organization needs to be involved, and dedication is required to succeed. CEO at MillumBjørn Anskau
Investing in a procurement system requires careful thought and a clear strategy. If you're wondering whether the hotel, restaurant, or staff restaurant you work for could benefit from implementing a procurement system, having a chat with Millum could be a good idea.
We have many skilled consultants and a wealth of in-house experience. It's important to us that the customer truly benefits from a procurement system. If the purchasing volume isn’t large enough, it won’t be profitable to invest in a dedicated system. In that case, we rather recommend speaking with one of our two customers who are member organizations with various benefits. Among other things, they offer access to a shared procurement system with better agreements than one might often be able to negotiate alone if purchasing volume is too low. CEO at MillumBjørn Anskau
How can a procurement system help your foodservice operation gain more control, reduce costs, and free up employee time?
1. Helps enforce and adhere to contracts
The most important thing you gain by using a procurement system is full control and oversight of all your agreements. These contracts define not only a set price, but also service and quality standards, as well as delivery guarantees. By handling all purchases through a single system, you ensure that existing agreements are used, and that you receive the right product at the right price, at the agreed-upon time—every time.
Millum's goal is to contribute to simpler trading. Through Millum Procurement, you gain better control over all purchases. When you centralize all purchasing in one place, you ensure that purchases are made on your terms. This leads to a better experience and a simpler workday. CEO at MillumBjørn Anskau
2. Reduces your costs in the purchasing process
When you gain insight into all agreements and can define which suppliers should be available to your buyers at various service locations, the potential for saving money and cutting costs increases. At the same time, you can address off-contract purchases and close gaps where buyers may be making poor decisions.
Cost savings are an important aspect for all procurement organizations. By systematizing all purchases, it’s possible to stop expensive, unprofitable purchases and instead help the company make the right buying decisions. CEO at MillumBjørn Anskau
3. Allows employees to focus on value-creating work
For employees, it can be a big shift to go from manual ordering with a sense of freedom to electronic procurement with defined contracts and suppliers. But once they get started, they’ll realize they can spend more time on value-creating work.
It’s human nature to resist changes we haven’t initiated ourselves. But in over 20 years, we’ve seen that end users quickly see the benefits and profitability of using Millum Procurement. I believe chefs should cook, not spend time and energy calling around to place or chase orders. When everyone spends as much time as possible doing what they do best, the company will also experience a non-economic gain from Millum Procurement. CEO at MillumBjørn Anskau
Source:
http://purchasinginsight.com/fundamentally-why-woud-you-implement-e-procurement/
