Fleet Collision Management Services Category Procurement Intelligence Report

Several macro changes in the dynamics of overall Fleet Management as well as Fleet Collision Management Services procurement trends are poised to change the business practices and procurement thumb rules. Many suppliers are reeling under pressure from a lack of sufficiently trained manpower in enough numbers.

Traditionally procurement functions had a greater say in deciding the specifics of orders. However, recent trends indicate that all departments of a company, even drivers are included in the decision making and feedback loop. This creates opportunities to benefit for cross learnings but also increases the co-ordination and conflict management tasks of category managers.

Total Cost of Ownership now pivots all kind of large and small purchasing decisions, including sourcing priorities and strategies for procurement of Fleet Collision Management Services.

Category managers need to take note of the potential of these developments and reassess the changes required in their procurement practices.

Fleet Collision Management Services procurement best practices are moving towards a level of sophistication which is typically seen in traditional procurement categories. Category managers now have an attractive opportunity to adapt the best practices seen within this category as well as those being leveraged in other non-related categories. This report summarizes the best practices picked from across multiple categories that could work well for category managers involved with Fleet Collision Management Services procurement strategy.

For example, Buyers should evaluate service providers ability to innovate and reduce carbon emissions from traditional fuel-based vehicles, without compromising on cost and quality aspects.

Buyers should adopt strategic contract management activities as it helps them to avoid additional costs. Additional mileage allocation, interest rate, residual value and terms related to capitalized cost reduction are some of the terms that can be included by the buyers in the contract terms.

Buyers should always ensure that the price quoted by a service provider includes all other charges such as VAT, disposition fees, interest rates, and other taxes charged by suppliers. A detailed fee structure helps buyers save significant costs and helps to compare suppliers in an efficient way.

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