Lower Costs and Rebate Income for Indirect Spend

Collective buying with technology and sourcing experts to reduce your indirect costs

Are you overpaying for essential spend areas like power, fuel, insurances or merchant fees and technology? With Collective Edge, you can unlock lower costs, cash rebates, and expanded buying expertise. By pooling your spend with other organisations, Collective Edge uses its unique expertise in rebate management, cost compliance, sourcing, and supplier performance management to deliver new savings solutions. Whether you're a large organisation looking to extend your sourcing reach or a small to mid-sized business seeking out-of-reach technology and expertise, Collective Edge is your partner for maximising purchasing power and supplier relationships.

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Collective Edge - Benefits for all

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Why Join Collective Edge? The Benefits

By joining Collective Edge, you become part of a collective buying group that increases your purchasing power through pooled orders for indirect spend. If your are a buying group, association, large or small organisation, looking to expand your procurement reach or seeking advanced technology and expert insights, Collective Edge delivers key advantages:

  • Lower costs and cash rebates:
    Collective Edge pools your spending with other organisations, giving you access to bulk savings and better deals on essential resources like fuel, insurance, and more. On top of the savings, you also earn cash rebates, increasing your financial returns.

  • Expanded buying expertise and technology:
    Gain access to sourcing expertise and best-in-class procurement technology. Collective Edge equips you with tools and expertise to understand current indirect spend and reduce future spend.

  • Stronger supplier relationships:
    By collaborating with other members of the collective, you gain leverage in supplier negotiations. Suppliers benefit from having more customers, while you enjoy improved pricing, better terms, and long-lasting supplier partnerships.

  • Customised solutions for your business:
    We start with a spend analysis to understand your specific needs and objectives. From there, we customise a solution tailored to your business, ensuring that you unlock the best possible deals and optimise your supplier relationships.

Our Approach: Customised Procurement Support

Our approach is built on a foundation of collaboration, best-in-class technology, and expert sourcing to drive value for your organisation. Here’s how we do it:

  1. Spend and opportunity assessment:
    We begin by analysing your current indirect spending patterns to identify areas where you can unlock better pricing and rebates. This initial assessment is tailored to your organisation's needs, ensuring that the strategy is designed for maximum impact.

  2. Negotiation and sourcing expertise:
    Collective Edge acts as an extension of your procurement team, pooling your spend with others to negotiate better prices and secure rebate income. Our expert sourcing professionals help you achieve savings and access resources that were previously out of reach.

  3. Rebate management and cost compliance:
    Our extensive expertise in rebate management ensures that you maximise every opportunity to earn income from your procurement activities. We manage the entire rebate process, providing transparency and compliance every step of the way.

  4. Ongoing optimisation:
    Once the system is in place, we continually monitor your procurement activities, working with suppliers to improve terms, ensure compliance, and increase your savings and rebates over time.


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