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.

82 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+87 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

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Caring
Reliable
Respectful
Friendly Negotiation

Feature Ratings

Average 77

eAuction Functionality

Consulting & Advisory

Community Support

Contract Management

Auction Management

ERFx

Catalog Management

Procurement Management

Workflow Management

Spend Analysis

Supplier Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

GEP SMART Reviews

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Easy to use, intuitive.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Trustworthy
Caring
Friendly Negotiation
Helps Innovate

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Good producr

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Generous Negotitation

Role: Operations
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Good software supported by great people

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Transparent

Cons

Commodity Features

GEP SMART

What is GEP SMART?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

GEP SMART Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love GEP SMART?

Pros

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

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

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

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

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

Auction Management Includes bid management, bidder management and buyer notifications.

ERFx Evaluation and scoring of supplier responses.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Easy to use, intuitive.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Good producr

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Good software supported by great people

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

1
Since last award

2
Since last award

Feature Ratings

eAuction Functionality

Consulting & Advisory

Community Support

Contract Management

Auction Management

ERFx

Catalog Management

Procurement Management

Workflow Management

Spend Analysis

Supplier Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization