GEP

GEP SMART

Composite Score

7.0 /10

CX Score

7.3 /10

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What is GEP SMART?

GEP is one of the leading providers of strategic sourcing services in the world. Every year, we help hundreds of organizations save billions in spend. Staffed by experienced category specialists, our sourcing teams get sustainable results fast – real results that improve the bottom line and create competitive advantage.

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Awards & Recognition

GEP SMART won the following awards in the Strategic Sourcing category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Contract Negotiation

2022

GEP SMART Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

81 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

6
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 87%
Negotiation and Contract:: 80%
Conflict Resolution:: 88%
Strategy & Innovation:: 79%
Service Experience:: 88%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love GEP SMART?

0% Negative

6% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Contract Management

Consulting & Advisory

eAuction Functionality

Community Support

Catalog Management

Procurement Management

ERFx

Spend Analysis

Supplier Management

Workflow Management

Communications

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

GEP SMART Reviews

James B.

Role: Operations
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2020

Very easy to use software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates GEP SMART from other similar products?

You can budget your business very easily

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It implements with most software applications

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing That I can think of

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Very easy to use and works well with most applications

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2020

Easy to use, Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Caring
Respectful

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2020

Lots of features

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

GEP SMART

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

GEP SMART Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

6 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love GEP SMART?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Contract Management Includes automated contract renewal, approval process, compliance management, and contract database.

Consulting & Advisory Consult and advise on procurement support, managed services, group purchasing organization (GPO) and strategic sourcing initiatives such as measurable savings.

eAuction Functionality The ability to provide forward, reverse, Japanese, Dutch, and English step auctions.

Community Support Highly personal support service to both buyer and supplier communities, ensuring proposal uptake and supplier help.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

ERFx Evaluation and scoring of supplier responses.

Spend Analysis Includes data visibility and quality, supplier ranking, and compliance and reporting.

Supplier Management Supplier collaboration, including Quarterly Business Review Meetings, Scorecards, KPI and SLAs.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Communications Includes communication portals or secure messaging or automated alerts.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

GEP SMART Reviews

James B.

Very easy to use software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use, Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Lots of features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

2
Since last award

6
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Contract Management

Consulting & Advisory

eAuction Functionality

Community Support

Catalog Management

Procurement Management

ERFx

Spend Analysis

Supplier Management

Workflow Management

Communications

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization