Unlock Exceptional Savings and Support
Through our buyer-focused reselling and negotiated discounts, Conformance1 makes purchasing and deployment more effortless and less costly for those producing goods and services in quality, manufacturing, energy, environmental, construction, information security services, and related segments. Clients get better pricing and support for management systems-related services like software, training, registration, consulting, or equipment.
Why Buy Through Us?
At Conformance1, we specialize in helping clients:
- Evaluate the product/service, including contacting peers to report on their experiences.
- Obtain pricing and quote comparisons anonymously without sitting through hours of initial demonstrations and pitches.
- Negotiate the best terms, prices, and conditions: Either individually or through larger buyer pool purchase influence, reseller rebates offered to Conformance1, or bidding on “excess inventory” (such as unsold training and other services, subscriptions, or physical products).
- Implementation and ongoing support can be better managed by either by leveraging a larger buyer community, or if purchased individually through our experience with the vendor pool.
Negotiated Discounts: Our Price-Lowering, Service-Increasing Approach
Negotiated discounts are a cornerstone of our services that involve a buyer and seller agreeing on a reduced price for goods or services. When one client leverages their purchasing power and relationship with the vendor to negotiate a discount for other clients, it can be mutually beneficial for all parties involved.
How It Works:
- Need: We work with you to identify specific features, functions, integrations and other conditions to solve problems or fill specific needs.
- Identification: We jointly decide upon an initial set of vendors to approach.
- Discovery: We provide additional information including scheduling of anonymous meetings where buyer can ask questions of potential sellers without disclosing their identities to avoid unwanted sales calls.
- Negotiation: We approach the vendor and propose a group purchase or volume discount arrangement, particularly if the vendor has “excess inventory” or increased need for volume. The terms of the discount, such as the percentage off or the duration, are negotiated based on the number of clients and/or the potential purchase volume and other terms.
- Agreement: Once the discount is agreed upon, we continue to work toward even better arrangements by using it to attract others and increase buying power.
Why Participate?
- Our lead clients can expect to see:
- Cost Savings: Secure a significant discount by bringing in more business for the vendor.
- Enhanced Reputation: Strengthen relationships with other clients by offering them access to discounted software.
- Potential Revenue: Charge a small fee to facilitate the negotiation process.
- Other clients can also expect:
- Cost Savings: Gain access to software at a reduced price that might not be individually negotiable.
- Simplified Process: Save time and resources by not having to negotiate directly with the vendor.
- Our partnered vendors can expect:
- Increased Sales: Gain multiple new customers, leading to higher revenue.
- Stronger Relationships: Deepen relationships with our lead clients and establish new ones with other clients.
Our Other Services
While negotiated discounts are a key offering, Conformance1 also provides a wide range of services to help clients optimize their purchases and implementations:
- Name Your Fee Discount Program: Typically applied to training class purchases but can also be used for other products or services. Clients offer pricing through C1 without knowing who the seller is, helping to obtain a price they are more willing to pay.
- Group Purchasing Plans: Pooling the buying power of multiple clients to secure discounts from sellers. We help negotiate the purchase of products, services, and systems for strategic sourcing.
- Solution Comparison and Evaluation Tools: Pre-testing and scoring potential solutions before purchasing.
How, Why, and Where We Solve Management Systems and Process Problems
Conformance1 is a problem-solving resource for those producing goods and services in manufacturing, energy, environmental, construction, information services, and related segments. Our services are designed to help users evaluate and implement tools and problem-solving approaches through:
- Solution comparison and evaluation tools.
- Pre-testing and scoring of potential solutions before purchasing.
- Implementation checklists.
- Supplier listings and upon-request peer evaluations.
- Cost estimators and anonymous demonstrations/quoting for buyers.
- Buying groups to reduce costs and increase support for chosen solutions.
- Individualized support and consulting.
- General reference and educational materials and approaches.
A Buyer Advocate, Solution Strategist, and Industry Influencer
We provide continual improvement and business optimization by acting as:
- A Buyer Advocate: Assisting those purchasing product, service, and systems solutions to navigate past hyperbole, select practical approaches, and obtain the best pricing, support, and terms.
- A Solution Strategist: Guiding solution providers to understand buyer demand and needs to improve their offerings, support, and performance.
- An Industry Influencer: Researching, developing, educating, and evangelizing processes, strategies, technologies, trends, and concepts that deliver value and results.
Get Better Discounts on Training, Software, and More
We’re here to help you navigate the complexities of purchasing and implementation, ensuring you get the most out of your investment.
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