Strategic Sourcing
Check your own shelves first.
Connect your ERP and Strike shows what you hold, where it is and what is free. If a warehouse can fill the request, you spend nothing new.
Example screen. The companies, people and figures shown are invented.
StrikeREQ-2291
Corrugated cartons, 5-ply
Jeddah DC can fill this request from stock.
Stock for CRT-5P-600
| Location | On hand | Reserved | Free | This request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeddah DC | 1,240 | 200 | 1,040 | Covers all 800 |
| Dammam DC | 420 | 60 | 360 | Covers 360 |
| Riyadh hub | 310 | 310 | 0 | None free |
From your ERP, synced today at 06:00. You confirm every allocation.
Use the deals you already negotiated.
Strike finds the contract that covers the request, holds the order to its price and terms, and shows you the clauses that bring spend down.
Example screen. The companies, people and figures shown are invented.
StrikeREQ-2291 · CTR-0418
Order from Northline Packaging under your contract
This contract covers the request at 8.30 USD a carton.
| Item | Qty | Contract price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrugated cartons, 5-plyCRT-5P-600 | 800 | 8.30USD | 6,640.00USD |
Clauses you can use
| Clause | Terms | On this order |
|---|---|---|
| Volume price7.90 USD from 1,000 cartons | Price line 2 | 0.40 USD less a carton at 1,000 |
| Early payment2% off if paid within 10 days | Clause 6.2 | Saves 132.80 USD |
| Late delivery0.5% a day, capped at 5% | Clause 9.1 | Up to 332.00 USD back |
The right event for every buy.
Turn the request into an event, invite your suppliers and compare every bid on what it really costs.
Example screen. The companies, people and figures shown are invented.
For commodity items. Suppliers bid the price down live.
StrikeSE-1182 · Reverse auction
Corrugated cartons, 12-month supply
Lowest bidUSD
Below starting price
Closes in
Bidding4 of 6
| Rank | Supplier | Current bid | Bids | Last bid |
|---|
Activity
SE-1190 · Sealed tender
Warehouse racking, Dammam
4 of 6 bids are in. All stay sealed until the deadline.
Bids open20 Nov, 12:00
Submitted4 of 6
Questions answered3
Estimated value240,000USD
| Supplier | Status | Bid | Submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPNorthline Packaging | Submitted | Sealed | 14 Nov, 09:12 |
| HBHadley Box | Submitted | Sealed | 14 Nov, 16:40 |
| CBCorvane Box Co | Submitted | Sealed | 15 Nov, 11:05 |
| OPOstra Paper Group | Submitted | Sealed | 16 Nov, 08:31 |
| ARArrow Racking | Invited | No bid yet | — |
Every answer goes to all bidders at the same time.
SE-1204 · RFQ
Stretch film, 500 rolls
3 of 4 quotes are in. Hadley Box is lowest delivered.
| Supplier | Unit price | Delivered total | Lead time | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBHadley Box | 17.20USD | 9,180.00USD | 6 days | DAP, Net 60 |
| CBCorvane Box Co | 16.90USD | 9,450.00USD | 9 days | FOB, Net 30 |
| NPNorthline Packaging | 18.40USD | 9,600.00USD | 4 days | DDP, Net 45 |
| OPOstra Paper Group | — | Awaiting quote | — | — |
SE-1211 · RFP
3PL services, Eastern Province
Northline Packaging leads after scoring.
| Criterion | Weight | Northline | Corvane | Hadley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | 40% | 88 | 74 | 81 |
| Service levels | 30% | 80 | 85 | 70 |
| Commercial | 20% | 72 | 90 | 78 |
| References | 10% | 90 | 70 | 60 |
| Weighted score | 82.6 | 80.1 | 75.0 |
SE-1216 · Spot buy
200 pallets to Jeddah, by Friday
3 quotes in 2 hours. The best is within your spot limit.
| Supplier | Quote | Delivery | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBCorvane Box Co | 4,180.00USD | Thu | Best |
| NPNorthline Packaging | 4,420.00USD | Wed | Quoted |
| HBHadley Box | 4,650.00USD | Fri | Quoted |
Your spot limit is 5,000.00 USD. Anything above it goes to a full event.
How bids are compared
Quotes are rarely like for like. Strike adds freight and duty and adjusts for payment terms, so you compare what each bid really costs.
Example. Sorted by delivered cost, the lowest quote is the most expensive bid.
The agent does the running. Your team does the deciding.
Strike agent
- Drafts the RFx from a plain request
- Screens and invites suppliers
- Answers questions, same answer to all
- Levels bids to delivered cost
- Runs rounds and chases replies
- Records every step
Your team
- Sets budgets and limits
- Reviews the supplier list
- Decides anything outside the spec
- Makes every award
Bring your next requisition.
We will run it through Strike with you, live, and reply within one business day.