Connected Commerce for Education
With strict guidelines for budget and purchasing compliance, educational institutions are faced with pressure to find suppliers who can meet their procurement requirements.
Organizations who implement technologies that make it faster and easier for educational institutions to purchase – all while being in compliance – will earn the opportunity to win new business and gain more wallet share from existing customers.
TradeCentric for Education
Integration is key for convenient and compliant purchasing, but not all organizations within the education industry have the technical expertise or resources to build connections with their trading partners. Leading organizations are partnering with dedicated software providers to enhance their technical capabilities, eliminate backlogs, scale operations, and empower their teams to accomplish more, faster.
B2B Connected Commerce in Education
For university bookstores, technology stores, and print shops, efficient procurement is essential. TradeCentric’s tailored B2B Connected Commerce solutions enable seamless procure-to-pay automation, enhancing bookstore efficiency.
A large university in Virginia leverages eProcurement to streamline purchasing for faculty, enhancing spend oversight and standardizing procurement procedures across campus.
Educational institutions leverage TradeCentric’s eQuote solution to better manage significant daily purchases and optimize supplier deals. This streamlines custom and off-catalog orders to minimize administrative workload, enhance accuracy, and save time.
Coupled with TradeCentric’s Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) solution, buyers gain valuable order insights like order number, date, tracking number, shipment method, shipping address, and included items, further enhancing procurement efficiency.
School Health Doubles Revenue via Seamless Migration to New eCommerce Platform
School Health wanted to improve its eCommerce experience by providing procurement integration capabilities to their customers. The company also sought to increase revenue from existing customers through its eCommerce platform and to attract new business with this newly integrated procurement ability. TradeCentric helped achieve all these goals, ultimately increasing revenue by more than 110%.
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“Over time, an increasing number of customers were asking for eCommerce automation features like PunchOut catalogs. We saw integration and automation as an opportunity to build stronger relationships with our customers and attract new customers.”
eCommerce Manager
School Health