Procurement

Whether you know exactly what you need, or you need more information to make an informed decision, Metro Business Systems gives you one responsive, knowledgeable contact and a wealth of experts at your disposal.

We have thousands of industry relationships that can put virtually any piece of hardware or information at our fingertips. We leverage those relationships to provide you with every advantage in consolidated ordering, best pricing, product selections and delivery options. We help eliminate costly ordering errors and work with suppliers to facilitate delivery. We will even create a completely customized tracking system.

If your procurement process requires us to link to your ERP system or enabler platform, we can comply. We are experienced with Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, CommerceOne and we participate in Ariba Events. We can also handle EDI transactions and XML formats.

Other procurement services include:

Consultation

• Provide technical expertise to Purchasing
• Virtualization and resource consulting
• Evaluate equipment options against your standards
• Evaluate equipment compatibility and connectivity
• Suggest solutions and product options

Negotiating and Ordering

• Negotiate bids and pricing with vendors
• Act as a client advocate with manufacturers
• Consolidate vendors
• Link to CRM, ERP and B2B enabler platforms
• Handle EDI and XML formats
• Verify order accuracy

Post Order and Delivery

• Service group already knows your standards and configurations
• Provide same day or next day delivery
• Perform product registration
• Provide product return options