Catering Designers Market Procurement Intelligence Report

A complete buyer's guide that provides comprehensive insights on Catering Designers category spend, spend growth and regional segmentation; in-depth price trends; negotiation levers and analysis of Catering Designers suppliers.

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Scope of the report

This report on global Catering Designers category is part of a larger series of reports on global Contingent Labour market. The scope of Contingent Labour spans multiple categories and is typically identified as a procurement category that includes all spend related to contingent labour that is temporarily filling a skills or manpower gap which would normally be carried out in-house, filling an established post but always working within the organisation under direction for a short term.

KEY PROCUREMENT INSIGHTS COVERED

Strategic Sourcing Guide to Catering Designers Procurement

Overview

A changing ecosystem within the Contingent Labour market also affects the procurement process, cost dynamics and supplier attractiveness for the buyers of Catering Designers. Certain non-compliance scandals in the broader professional services industry has pushed both clients and suppliers to put in proper processes and protocols that reduce non-compliance, protect data and information and demonstrate ethical business practices.

The concept of virtual firms is getting popular. By placing the entire infrastructure in cloud services, and utilizing a small number of physical offices, Catering Designers suppliers are trying to cut their costs and developing cost competitive propositions for buyers.

Traditionally, clients were charged on per diem basis for Catering Designers. However, rising pressure from clients to decrease pricing has resulted into an alternative pricing model of value-oriented billing where supplier's remuneration is linked to the performance or outcome of the project.

Catering Designers Procurement Best Practices

As market conditions become more dynamic and procurement practices get more sophisticated, category managers need to be cognizant of the best practices that work for their Catering Designers category procurement. The report offers a succinct analysis of Catering Designers procurement best practices.

For example, Category managers must ensure that they have clearly identified and listed down potential negotiation levers to maximize the value of their category spend before entering into contract-related discussions with service providers. Common negotiation levers to maximize value include deadlines, terms related to payments, (including fees, expenses, and payment timelines) and assistance required from the buyer's organization.

Buyers need to adopt a single sourcing model instead of sourcing from different consultants to strengthen their partnership with the selected service provider. This also reduces management complexity, as they need to deal with a single Point of contact.

Adequate RFP response time should be built in for prospective suppliers to enable them understand the scope and performance requirements.


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Risks in Catering Designers procurement

Catering Designers procurement managers also need to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks that can arise in the supply chain or contracts for Catering Designers procurement. Some examples include:


  • Contract-related risks where unfavorable credit terms may severly penalize buyers for delayed payments or entitle the supplier to demand pre-payments or shorten the payment terms are not very common in the category but they do exist in certain situations where buyers' liquidity or financial health is in question
  • Buyers have to undergo substantial overhead costs if services need to be maintained by them for a longer period of time
  • Rising labor costs may lead to increased procurement cost for buyers, especially with developed markets such as North America and Western Europe

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Who should read this report

  • Procurement decisions can prove to be costly in the absence of careful deliberation and evaluation of every available option. In fact, more than 90% of the decision makers we work with acknowledge that timely availability of up-to-date category intelligence can help them make better purchasing decisions. More than 80% of them believe that in-house category intelligence needs to be updated periodically to achieve full benefits. If you have read so far, we are quite sure you agree!!

    You may have just initiated your research to design a winning Catering Designers procurement strategy, or you may be a category expert looking for strategic insights and updated data.Either ways, the report has your requirements covered.

    The report is intended to serve as a one-stop reference guide for Catering Designers procurement strategy and offers a perfect blend of category basics with deep-dive category data and insights. Therefore, it is ideal for category beginners looking for “Catering Designers: Procurement Report 101” as well as for category experts actively tracking the global Catering Designers procurement market.

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Key questions on Catering Designers procurement answered by this report


    The Catering Designers procurement report helps take more informed decisions by placing all the critical information and advice at the fingertips of a decision maker. It also specifically answers some of the key questions that we have been routinely asked during our industry outreach initiatives:

     

    • What is the spend potential in the Catering Designers market?
    • What is the correct price to pay for Catering Designers? What are the key trends and factors that influence current and future pricing?
    • Which selection criteria are the most important for Catering Designers Suppliers Market?
    • Who are the top Catering Designers suppliers? What are their cost structures?
    • What are supplier margins in Catering Designers market?
    • Which negotiation levers can reduce Catering Designers procurement cost ?
    • What are the best practices for Catering Designers procurement and what are the potential risks?

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Catering Designers Category Insights: What is inside

The Catering Designers market report offers a complete picture of the supply market and analyzes the category from the perspective of both buyers and suppliers. Analysis of the category trends, procurement best practices, negotiation levers and overall category management strategy advisory are interspersed with in-depth data and commentary on spend outlook, pricing ecosystem and supplier landscape drilled down to a region-level coverage.

Data

A key highlight of this report is the in-depth outlook created on Catering Designers procurement spend and pricing trends. The report further delves deep into the aspects of cost structure, total cost of ownership and supplier margins for Catering Designers. A dedicated section to supplier profiles and evaluation helps decision makers cast a wider procurement net and identify gaps in existing relationships.

Insights

Along with specific category and supplier intelligence, the publication also includes curated insights on Catering Designers market trends, price influencers and inherent risks. These insights help the decision makers prepare for market shaping trends in advance and create alternative strategies for changes in the market conditions.

Advisory

Additionally, the report also advises on the best practices and strategies to manage the Catering Designers category efficiently. Negotiation levers and opportunities are explained in detail along with quantification of their potential. Benchmark KPIs for supplier and buyer performance management are also aggregated to better organize the category objectives. Other themes of advisory include ideal procurement organization structure, enablers to achieve KPIs or category objectives and ideal SLAs to have with suppliers.

Category Ecosystem

  • Buyer and supplier ecosystem
  • Competitiveness index
  • Buyer and supplier power
  • Threat of new entrants and substitutes

Global and Regional Sourcing Insights

  • Category spend
  • Spend growth
  • Dynamics
  • Opportunities

Pricing and Cost Analysis

    • Pricing outlook and data
    • Drivers of pricing
    • Cost structure and inputs cost
    • Total cost of ownership
    • Pricing models and margins

Cost Saving Opportunities & Negotiation Strategies

  • Buyer and supplier side levers
  • Quantified cost saving opportunities
  • Negotiation strategies and quantified outcome

Procurement Best Practices, Strategy and Enablers

  • Procurement excellence
  • Sustainability and innovation
  • KPIs and category enablers
  • Risk management and outsourcing

Vendor Analysis

  • RFx essentials and selection criteria
  • SLAs
  • Supplier evaluation metrics
  • Detailed supplier profiles

Our research is complex, but our reports are easy to digest. Quantitative analysis and exhaustive commentary is placed in an easy to read format that gives you an in-depth knowledge on the category without spending hours to figure out “what does it mean for my company?”

Category Research Framework


SpendEdge presents a detailed picture of Catering Designers procurement solutions by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key category influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.

Information Sources


Primary research
Secondary research
Procurement heads
Industry journals and reports
Category managers
Periodicals and new articles
Sourcing consortium professionals
Category webinars
Industry experts and thought leaders
Internal categiry playbooks
Procurement managers
Industry/government websites on regulations, compliance
Category heads of suppliers
Internal databases
Client account heads/managers
Industry blogs/thought leader briefings
Client and industry consultants

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