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Expert Procurement — Without Hiring A Procurement Team.
Most SMEs can't justify a full-time CPO. But running procurement without expertise costs more than you think. PaaS gives you on-demand senior capability for a fraction of the cost — operational in days, not months.
- Live in days
- Scales with you
- Global network
In-house hire
Traditional approach
$80–120k/year
salary + benefits + overhead
3–6 months
to hire and onboard
One person's
expertise and network
Fixed capacity
— peaks and troughs
Severance risk
if business needs change
Nihatech PaaS
Recommended
Flexible monthly
engagement — scale up or down
Operational in days
— not months
Surge capacity
available for major projects
No lock-in
— aligned to your outcomes
Full senior team
expertise across SCM, sourcing, negotiation
What's included
Everything Your Procurement Function Needs
Six core capability areas, all included in every PaaS engagement.
Day-to-day Operations
Vendor communications, purchase order management, invoice queries, and supplier performance monitoring — handled by your dedicated lead.
Spend Analysis & Reporting
Monthly visibility into your spend by category, supplier, and business unit — with savings tracked and benchmarked against market rates.
Supplier Sourcing & Qualification
Access to our global network across 25+ countries — including beyond China alternatives — identified, vetted, and onboarded on your behalf.
Contract Management & Negotiation
Review, renegotiate, and structure supplier contracts for value, risk protection, and flexibility — benchmarked against current market pricing.
Category Management
Structured approach to your highest-spend categories — market analysis, supplier strategy, and continuous improvement.
Risk & Compliance Monitoring
Ongoing supplier risk assessment, ESG compliance, and supply chain resilience planning — issues caught before they become disruptions.
How it works
Operational In Days, Not Months
Discovery Call
30-min conversation about your procurement landscape and priorities
Week 1
Spend Diagnostic
We analyse your supplier base, contracts, and spend data
Week 1-2
Go Live
Dedicated lead assigned, systems access established, workplan agreed
Week 2-3
Ongoing Delivery
Monthly reporting on savings, supplier performance, and risk
Month 1 onward
Common questions
Straight Answers Before You Start
How is PaaS priced?
Engagements are scoped based on your procurement volume and service needs. Most clients start with a 3-month engagement to demonstrate value, then move to rolling monthly. No long lock-ins.
Will we lose control of our suppliers?
The opposite. One of the first things we do is establish a spend dashboard so you have more visibility than before. All relationships remain yours — we operate in your name.
How quickly will we see savings?
Most clients see initial savings identified within 30 days — typically from benchmarking existing contracts. Structural savings from diversification materialise over 3–6 months.
We'd been renewing the same supplier contracts for years without questioning them. In the first month, Nihatech benchmarked our top 8 categories and found we were paying 22% above market on three of them. By month three we had renegotiated two major contracts, introduced a qualified Vietnamese alternative, and had a spend dashboard running for the first time.
- $340k identified in year-one savings
Varun Chavali
Operations Director · Manufacturing SME, Dartmouth NS
See If PaaS Is Right For Your Business
Free 30-minute call. We'll map your procurement setup and show you exactly where the savings are.
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