Client Testimonials

“We needed a reverse auction supplier that could handle the process from start to finish.  eAuctions were something new to us and we needed a partner that could walk us through the process.  TradingPartners came highly recommended from peers working at Fortune 500 companies as a professional and competent source for managing reverse auctions.  

Our objective was simple – reduce total cost, improve spend visibility and align with supply partners that were truly interested in working together for the long term.  TradingPartners takes the time to understand not only the need to reduce costs, but also the need for a true partnership.  They wanted to know about our business so the suppliers they recommended were meaningful to the auction process and capable when it came time to implement.   

The professionals at TradingPartners speak for themselves by their knowledge of the commodities and suppliers.  All that’s needed is to call a meeting to review your requirements as a client and let them tell you what they know – you will be impressed.  Their knowledge of the supply landscape and the detailed process TradingPartners follows will drive the results; they leave no stone unturned.”

“Your efforts have helped to improve our productivity and cost structure going forward. In an environment where bad news seems to overwhelm good news, we wanted to make sure that TradingPartners was recognized for the good news you helped deliver. Through our recent reverse-auction, your team positioned us to save annually over the next three years.”

"TradingPartners are a refreshing mix of experience and pragmatism.  Each member of their team is highly competent, enthusiastic and keen to work alongside us as partners in our project. They understand the unique challenges we face in our particular market (public sector services) and remain resolutely focused on the end goal. They are refreshingly collaborative in their working style. There is no way we could have achieved what we did without their involvement. Quite simply, their performance has set the standard."

“Our partnership with TradingPartners has definitely meant savings for us – both hard and soft. “Their approach to doing business is truly unique in that they have always worked along side us as a strategic business partner and have never lost sight of our long-term goals.”

“One of the things that has made our partnership with TradingPartners work so well is their willingness to grow and refine as our needs become more complex. We have benefited from their versatility and look forward to what it will bring in the next two years.”

“TradingPartners has exceeded our expectations by saving us significant time and money. They have really become an extension of our purchasing department, taking on the ‘grunt’ work so that the rest of the team can concentrate on strategic sourcing opportunities.”

“The 38% reduction in cost is further evidence that well managed auctions really do achieve the true market price for goods and services.”

“We were very happy with the excellent collaboration we had with TradingPartners in this project. It was our first eAuction in China and it was extremely successful."

“TradingPartners get something right that so many suppliers never can or will: they listen, they learn and they move with your business. That’s a great and invaluable quality. TradingPartners seem to be the embodiment of the phrase ‘Our Greatest Asset is our People’."

"TradingPartners has saved us so much time through its professional eAuction process. Its system produces real savings so quickly and presents results in a very explicit manner. The auction takes place right in front of you while you just watch your savings grow. It’s almost too easy."

“As a novice organization to the eSourcing process, the professionals at TradingPartners have bent over backwards to be patient and fully supportive of our wants and needs. I can’t imagine anyone else providing a more complete sourcing support service.”

"We needed to renew the corrugated box contract quickly and we wanted to lower the costs. We were convinced running an eAuction with TradingPartners would be the best solution and we were right.”

“Savings of $1.4 million have exceeded our expectations and the project was kicked off and implemented much quicker than we expected, which resulted in additional man-hour savings.”

“After 25 years of experience, I found that TradingPartners is an excellent source that combines pragmatic techniques that naturally foster competition in the marketplace with innovative ideas that practitioners from operations can apply regardless of their industry…and they deliver results.”
“The level of customer support and ongoing partnership that you get from the global TradingPartners staff makes an alliance with them an incredibly positive and profitable experience for everyone.”

“We chose an eAuction because it would provide the best value for money and save a lot of time compared with the sealed bid method we have used in the past. It would also provide us with a transparent procurement process. TradingPartners provided excellent strategic support throughout the whole project from beginning to end. They were extremely useful to us.”

“This is the first time we have run an eAuction but it definitely will not be the last. The innovative process saved us not only money, but time.”

“We made a tremendous saving and we’re encouraging further use of eAuctions throughout the organisation because they are practical and much more effective than the old way of doing things.”

“The eAuctions have proved a huge success. The people of the borough expect value for money and excellent services. This is an example of how we are transforming the way the council does its business to achieve efficiencies that can be re-invested into services without the loss of the high-quality standards we expect.”

“It was totally successful and we’ve been able to achieve some fantastic savings by using the most up-to-date eAuction techniques with TradingPartners. The best available deal in the marketplace was achieved."

"The eAuction event was very exciting. It started off quite slowly but there were one or two surprise bids and then the action really started. It all went very well and the savings we had hoped for were exceeded. We were very impressed by TradingPartners’ professionalism. They drove it through and made it work for us.”

“Although the group of commodities chosen was relatively complex, TradingPartners walked us through the process from start to finish, leading to end results far in excess of our initial expectations. TradingPartners' knowledge and commitment - aligned with their ability to truly understand our needs - has ensured savings we would not have achieved alone. We look forward to working with them on future events."

"We were very pleased with the result. The saving was much better than we had anticipated. The project has saved us a great deal of time and money. Now we are looking at other areas of spend where we can make similar gains with TradingPartners.”