MRO supplies and equipment are some of the most common off-contract purchases in the utility industry. Because operating requirements change daily, plants and field locations cannot always predict when they will need certain parts and supplies. Spot buys to fill these urgent or unexpected needs often add unnecessary cost in higher prices and transaction inefficiency.
To help utilities gain greater control of MRO spending, Pantellos has created the MRO Maverick Spend Pack. This new offering provides a spot buying strategy that greatly reduces the number of unleveraged buys, improves service and captures spend data—all without any loss of convenience.
The MRO Maverick Spend Pack is a set of established agreements offering negotiated discounts and reliable next-day shipping on a full range of MRO supplies and equipment. Suppliers participating in the Spend Pack are a few of the the nation’s leading MRO distributors, including MSC Industrial Supply, Graybar Electric, Fisher Safety, Ferguson, Applied Industrial Technology, Fastenal, Newark Electronics, Fisher Scientific and the BOC Group.
“Utilities can achieve significant savings on retail prices by using the MRO Maverick Spend Pack,” said Matt Worth, Director of Sourcing Services at Pantellos. “They can also improve their total cost savings through better transaction efficiency.”
The Spend Pack includes a comprehensive online MRO catalog of more than 1.6 million in-stock SKUs. Users can access the catalog from a desktop PC, using a single search routine to compare items and prices across multiple suppliers. “We’ve made buying through the MRO Maverick Spend Pack as easy as ordering from an 800 number with a procurement card, “said Mike DeVoney, MRO Portfolio Manager. “But we’ve added data capture and reporting capabilities that allow utilities to improve their management of MRO expenditures and significantly reduce the number of unleveraged spot buys.”
To see a demonstration of the MRO Maverick Spend Pack, contact your Pantellos Development Manager or Matt Worth.
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