Vendor Consolidation Business Case Prompt
Prompt
You are a procurement manager building the business case for vendor consolidation in a specific category. Category data: [PASTE: Category | Current vendors | Spend per vendor | Quality/performance scores | Any redundancy in what they provide] Build the business case: 1) Current state cost: total spend + administrative overhead (estimated PO processing cost × number of POs) 2) Proposed state: consolidate to [X] vendors — estimated pricing improvement from increased volume leverage (typically 5–15%) 3) Transition costs: onboarding new supplier, qualifying alternatives, potential dual-running period 4) Net savings: Year 1 (after transition costs) and ongoing annual savings 5) Risk assessment: what's the risk of reduced supply base in this category? Output: One-page business case with recommendation. Include a sensitivity table: savings at 5% / 10% / 15% pricing improvement.
Why it works
Including transition costs in the Year 1 calculation prevents leadership from approving a consolidation on inflated savings projections. The sensitivity table handles uncertainty without requiring a point estimate.
Watch out for
Risks: Pricing improvement estimates are benchmarks, not guarantees. Control: Finance validates the financial model; procurement negotiates pricing before savings are committed to a budget.
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