Livin' Lite Forum

Member Introductions => New Members => Topic started by: daniel3112 on March 22, 2025, 06:04:39 PM

Title: A Real Procurement Solution That Cuts Costs
Post by: daniel3112 on March 22, 2025, 06:04:39 PM
 I had to sign off on a purchase request today, and it took me 30 minutes just to track down who approved it before me. This process is so outdated, and it's wasting everyone's time. If we don't clean this up, we're going to start losing money on inefficiencies alone. Our procurement process is all over the place. Approvals take too long, our supplier list is chaotic, and we keep going over budget. I need a platform that centralizes everything and helps us cut unnecessary spending. There are too many options out there, and I don't want to waste time on something that won't deliver.
Title: Re: A Real Procurement Solution That Cuts Costs
Post by: knkjnjnjnk on March 22, 2025, 06:44:37 PM
That sounds like a logistical nightmare. If you can't even track approvals properly, there's no way you're optimizing costs. Procurement should make things easier, not add more roadblocks. Yeah, a lot of companies throw money away just because their procurement isn't streamlined. If you're relying on emails and spreadsheets, you'll always have delays and cost overruns. You need something that automates approval flows and keeps everything in one system so nothing slips through the cracks
Title: Re: A Real Procurement Solution That Cuts Costs
Post by: mrsnooprey48 on March 22, 2025, 07:25:47 PM
I used to deal with the same mess every day. It got to the point where we were double-ordering items just because no one knew what had already been approved. That's when I realized we needed a real system. We were drowning in procurement chaos too until I found precoro (https://precoro.com/). I wasn't even looking for it—I stumbled across it when researching how to automate purchase requests. We gave it a shot, and suddenly, approvals weren't dragging for days, and we had a clear view of supplier performance. The best part? We could actually track spending in real time and avoid surprise costs. It made a real difference.