Top Pantellos Supplier Agreements Is your company taking advantage of the existing supplier agreements offered by Pantellos? These established agreements, available in 25 different categories, feature competitive pricing and greatly reduced procurement cycle time. You can select an existing agreement “off the shelf” for instant access to pricing discounts and value-added services—without a lengthy sourcing process. Here’s a quick look at our most popular supplier agreements, based on their adoption rates, proven success in solving real-world business problems and ease of adoption: Wireless telecom services—Fourteen utility trading parties are already taking advantage of the tremendous savings available through the recently completed agreement with Verizon Wireless. Verizon, the nation’s leading provider of wireless communications and a strategic partner with Pantellos, offers utilities an aggressive discount structure, designed to immediately generate first cost savings. The agreement also includes semi-annual rate reviews and recommended organization plans to help you take total control of your wireless telecommunication costs. For more information, please contact Eric Hueneke. Office supplies and equipment—Corporate Express and its diversity partner, Faison, provide an integrated solution on more than 50,000 catalog items, ranging from essential office products and furniture to specialized imaging and computer graphics supplies. The agreement offers competitive prices, next-business-day delivery and a fill rate on catalog items exceeding 98 percent. Corporate Express is the world’s largest business-to-business supplier of office supplies and computer products, with one of the most advanced distribution infrastructures in the industry. Through its partnership with Faison, Corporate Express also offers buyers the opportunity to direct their spending to a qualified diversity supplier. The ten utilities currently participating in the Corporate Express/Faison agreement report 6 percent average savings in this category. For more information, please contact Ron Manchester. IT hardware and software—Software House International (SHI), a diversity supplier, offers an electronic catalog of more than 20,000 SKUs, including hardware and software licensing programs. The SHI agreement features flexible volume purchasing programs from all the major hardware providers and software publishers, as well as reseller services such as imaging and configuration. Other value-added services include asset management and inventory tracking programs. Eight utility trading parties have adopted the SHI agreement to date.For more information, please contact Scott Sage. MRO maverick spend pack—MRO items are some of the most common off-contract buys, adding unnecessary cost in higher prices and inefficient transactions. To help you control your MRO spend, Pantellos has established agreements that offer negotiated discounts and convenient next-day shipping on a full range of MRO supplies and equipment. On average, your organization can save 15 percent by purchasing MRO items through an existing agreement with the nation’s leading suppliers, including AIT, Anixter, Fastenal, Fisher Safety, Graybar Electric, MSC Industrial Supply and Newark Electronics. For more information, please contact Mike Devoney. Adopting one of the existing supplier agreements is easy. First, contact your Pantellos Development Manager, who will send you a contract and pricing details. Once your organization has executed the contract, you’ll receive the supplier’s online catalog to begin efficient, electronic ordering. Many of these suppliers are also fully integrated with Pantellos and capable of performing transactions with your existing technology. For more information about any of the existing supplier agreements, consult with Matt Worth or your Pantellos Development Manager. Go back