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Contract Signed With Leading Non-Athletic Footwear Retail Company in the USA for Alternate Vendor Selection

Sourcing Gurus signed contract with leading non-athletic footwear retail company in the USA for Alternate Vendor Selection

 

Mumbai, Maharashtra -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/26/2010 -- Sourcing Gurus, a boutique IT Advisory firm offering end to end consulting for IT, BPO and infrastructure outsourcing initiatives, has signed a new contract for a vendor selection project with a leading non-athletic footwear retail company in the USA.

This comes on the heels of a successful vendor selection performed 2 years ago. The client now wants assistance in finding an alternate vendor for their growing business needs. The process would include a Request for Information (RFI) for vendors with specific technical skills and domain expertise. This will be followed by a Request for Proposal process to finalize a vendor in the next six months.

Sourcing Gurus will assist in

•Finalizing the multivendor approach
•Preparing the scope of engagement
•Shortlisting qualified vendors through RFI/RFP process
•Structuring multi-vendor deal
•Performing final negotiations

We are pleased that our client has shown renewed faith in our vendor selection process and entrusted us with the task again.

About Sourcing Gurus
Sourcing Gurus is an India-based, boutique Advisory firm offering end to end consulting for IT, BPO and Infrastructure Outsourcing initiatives. We bring insight, objectivity and local knowledge to enhance results for successful outsourcing initiatives. Sourcing Gurus supports Organizations through the complex layers of decisions and engagements with Vendors, helping to put their plans into action and deliver results.

Sourcing Gurus also provides companies with tools, technologies and processes needed to build world class vendor management capabilities through our Relationship Management Scorecard

About the Client
The client is among the world’s preeminent footwear, accessory and lifestyle brand companies. They rank as the largest non-athletic footwear company and the largest footwear company based on retail stores in the Western Hemisphere. They are a US $ 3 billion company with 5,000 stores and over 15,000 employees. The business unit is centered on premium lifestyle and athletic branded footwear and high-quality children’s footwear sold primarily through wholesaling arrangements and more than 300 store locations.