A clearer view
of the sourcing decision.

Two different jobs.

Your ERP records the need, purchasing transaction and accounting outcome. Strategic sourcing is the work of defining a comparable event, reviewing supplier fit, comparing alternatives and governing the award.

The handoff.

Bring a reviewed purchase request into sourcing. Retain the evidence behind the award. Prepare the approved handoff for the ERP purchase-order process.

The current Sorvation connection is reviewed file-based exchange. Live ERP connectivity is scoped during implementation.

1. Define comparable scope, units, quantities and currency.
2. Set questions, deadlines and the participation rules.
3. Confirm supplier qualification and invitation ownership.
4. Separate technical fit from commercial evaluation.
5. Retain revisions, exclusions and offer conditions.
6. Compare the award alternatives on a consistent basis.
7. Complete configured independent approvals.
8. Retain the approved ERP handoff and source references.

A lower quote is not necessarily a compliant offer. A forecast comparison is not a realized saving.

In the illustrated annual agreement, SAR 950,000 of eligible actual purchases earns SAR 9,500 at 1%. A proposed SAR 55,000 award crosses the SAR 1,000,000 threshold.

A retroactive 2% rate on SAR 1,005,000 gives a forecast of SAR 20,100. The incremental effect is SAR 10,600; the evaluated cost of that offer is SAR 44,400.

An approved award can reserve a commitment; scenario economics remain a forecast. It is not a new invoice, actual accrual or settlement. Use the approved terms and actual qualifying evidence for each measure.