Proven Across Every Spend Category
every supplier relationship. These case studies show how CenterPoint has helped clients in different industries cut costs,
consolidate suppliers, and build procurement programs that last.
Navigating IT costs for Businesses
IT costs can be a significant expense for businesses of all sizes. From hardware and software to staff and maintenance, there are many factors that contribute to the overall cost of IT for a company.
... From Data to Decisions: How to Conduct a Procurement Spend Analysis
Spend analysis is the systematic process of collecting, cleansing, classifying, and analyzing your organization’s purchasing data to identify where money is going, who it’s going to, and where savings opportunities exist. For most companies, external spend accounts for 60 to 80 percent of total revenue (Sievo, 2025), which means procurement...
What is diversity spend? Supplier diversity benefits and procurement strategies
Supplier diversity has moved from a corporate social responsibility checkbox to a procurement strategy with measurable returns. Organizations that track and grow their diversity spend report stronger supplier competition, more resilient supply chains, and access to markets that traditional vendor pools miss entirely. But getting started requires more than good...
How to Get the Most Out of your Procurement Consultant Engagement
If you are like most procurement professionals are beginning to strategize how to affectively maneuver in what may be a tight market, then you may be considering working with a consultant now to get out ahead of the impending financial slowdown. If you have retained or are thinking about retaining...
How to Select Suppliers for Your Business
The suppliers you choose affect almost everything: product quality, delivery speed, cost structure, and how your customers experience your brand. A bad pick shows up as late shipments, inconsistent materials, or pricing that eats into margins you thought you had locked down. A good one becomes a competitive advantage that...
Optimizing Corporate Data Pooling Plans
Remember when BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) seemed like a bright idea?
...Procurement Performance
measurable savings, operational efficiency, and stronger supplier outcomes.
“I am happy to say that CenterPoint is one of AmeriHealth
Caritas
Family of Companies’ finest
business partners. They support our
business
supplies program throughout the United States with next
day delivery and prompt account
management.”
“We have utilized CenterPoint to help us audit and benchmark
our
Office Supplies purchases in North
America. They helped us improve
our overall
contract, find additional savings for this commodity, and
build on our existing good
relationships.”
“CenterPoint Group were extremely instrumental with regard to
the
facilitation of a very complex and
dynamic indirect spend RFP. Their
number
crunching, spend analysis and reporting capabilities are
invaluable services.”
“CenterPoint Group helped take my project to the next level.
They are
true professionals and I would
recommend them to anyone.”
What is a GPO, and how does it benefit my business?
A Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) combines the purchasing volume of its members to negotiate better pricing, contract terms, and service levels with suppliers. For your business, this means access to rates that would normally require far higher individual spend to qualify for. A GPO also handles supplier negotiations, contract management, and ongoing billing oversight, which frees your procurement team to focus on other priorities instead of vendor-by-vendor haggling.
What procurement categories does CenterPoint Group cover?
CenterPoint Group covers 60-70+ indirect spend categories through 300+ supplier contracts. The major categories include MRO and industrial supplies, office supplies, safety and PPE, wireless telecom, software and IT, packaging, hotels and car rental, janitorial, lab supplies, facilities, shipping, and human resources. If a category falls outside our existing contracts, our Sourcing Desk™ service can run a custom RFP to source suppliers for that specific need.
Does it cost anything to join CenterPoint Group?
No. There is no membership fee to join CenterPoint Group. Our service fee is embedded in supplier pricing, so members pay nothing out of pocket to access our pre-negotiated contracts and account management services. There are also no long-term contracts or purchase minimums required.
How quickly can a company start seeing savings after joining?
Most clients see savings within the first month. CenterPoint’s GPO contracts are pre-negotiated and ready to activate, so members can plug into existing supplier programs without waiting for a lengthy RFP process. Program onboarding typically completes in less than two weeks, and average member savings run around 20%, though specific results vary by category and current pricing.
Is there a minimum spend requirement to participate?
No. There is no minimum spend required to join CenterPoint Group. Members agree to use best efforts to source at least 80% of their related category spend through CenterPoint’s programs, but there is no dollar threshold or volume floor to qualify for membership or access pre-negotiated pricing.
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