Noble & Elemental Gases Market Procurement Intelligence Report

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

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Scope of the report

Noble & Elemental Gases is an essential part of the Non-Medical Chemicals Minerals and Gases category which includes all spend on procurement, transportation, conservation and storage of industrial chemicals, minerals and gases. Spend on similar products for medical and pharmaceutical usage is excluded from this category.

KEY PROCUREMENT INSIGHTS COVERED

Strategic Sourcing Guide to Noble & Elemental Gases Procurement

Overview

The market for Non-Medical Chemicals Minerals and Gases and its sub-segments such as Noble & Elemental Gases are at an interesting intersection. Volatility in the prices of key inputs is creating multiple issues that impact procurement within Noble & Elemental Gases category such as benchmarking and budgeting of the procurement costs.

Procurement costs for Noble & Elemental Gases are highly impacted by an increase in the costs associated with the value chain of Noble & Elemental Gases, such as logistics, labor cost and energy. Additionally, outdated assets are also increasing the cost for suppliers.

Customers are expecting service and experience levels which are at par with what ecommerce and consumer sectors of today offer. Moreover, competition keeps intensifying and demand and supply dynamics keep shifting.

Trends like these and many others discussed in this report are necessitating a relook at the way Noble & Elemental Gases is procured and the procurement cost saving opportunities that exist.

Noble & Elemental Gases 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 Noble & Elemental Gases category procurement. The report offers a succinct analysis of Noble & Elemental Gases procurement best practices.

For example, Buyers need to evaluate the in-depth expertise of suppliers in the Noble & Elemental Gases industry. This can be assessed by considering factors such as the years of experience, number of resources that have multi-year experience of working in the same industry and at least 3 to 5 credentials for the supplier.

Buyers should engage with suppliers that repurchase used products at fair market value. This assists buyers to dispose of used products in a convenient manner. Also, during such repurchases, suppliers provide credits to buyers for future purchases. This reduces overall procurement costs for buyers.

Buyers must have a clear understanding of the subcontracting policies, if any, of Noble & Elemental Gases suppliers. Factors such as cost incurred, service quality, adherence to timelines, and regulatory compliance of subcontractors employed by suppliers should be carefully assessed prior to engagement.


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Risks in Noble & Elemental Gases procurement

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


  • Political and regulatory changes pose significant risks to the category. For instance, imposition of tariffs on raw materials required to manufacture the finished goods increases costs. Similarly, restrictions on import of goods or raw materials from a particular country also contributes to significant risks. Additionally, insufficient IPR protection and product liability lawsuits lead turnout to be huge risk factors for the category
  • With high adoption of lean manufacturing, the smallest of changes in the supply chain activities lead to huge losses. For instance, cargo theft, flight delays, and quality control issues leads to significant losses to both the suppliers and buyers in the category
  • With changing technologies, the manufacturing, packaging and labelling requirements have become more stringent than ever across geographies globally. RFID tags, temperature sensors, and barcode scanners, have become common requirements across the category. There is also an increase in the adoption of technologies such as AI and IoT. Therefore, suppliers incur excessive costs to keep upgrading their technology and to ensure maintenance of these technologies across various stages of the product category

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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 Noble & Elemental Gases 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 Noble & Elemental Gases 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 “Noble & Elemental Gases: Procurement Report 101” as well as for category experts actively tracking the global Noble & Elemental Gases procurement market.

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Key questions on Noble & Elemental Gases procurement answered by this report


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

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Noble & Elemental Gases Category Insights: What is inside

The Noble & Elemental Gases 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 Noble & Elemental Gases procurement spend and pricing trends. The report further delves deep into the aspects of cost structure, total cost of ownership and supplier margins for Noble & Elemental Gases. 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 Noble & Elemental Gases 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 Noble & Elemental Gases 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 Noble & Elemental Gases 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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