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75-80 % of our orders . We implemented catalogues around 12 years ago and then found we shouldn ’ t do the hosting and management ourselves , but give this to someone who is even more capable than us . We therefore invited Mercateo to join our procurement transformation journey – we were one of their first customers so were really able to help them grow their platform , and now Mercateo is a major company in electronic catalogue handling .”
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Mercateo is one of several partners that Innogy sees as vital to success and growth . “ When you want to create such a successful and powerful organisation , you can ’ t do it alone ,” Piepel continues . “ We have ideas , but need strong and innovative partners to follow these through with . You can develop things better as part of a partnership rather than looking for a specific tool . We have also been working with many consultants which specialise in procurement for the last few years , for example Boston Consulting Group , which has helped us shape our ideas , strategy and cost savings . It is fundamental that we benchmark with each other , as they know what is going on in the market .”
Call-offs have also been supported
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