CoreTrust & Staples: 15 Years of Procurement Partnership

CoreTrust and Staples have recognised 15 years of strategic partnership, celebrating the collaboration that has delivered consistent service, value and procurement knowledge to CoreTrust members.

With Staples as the sole core supplier for categories such as paper, office products and janitorial supplies, the partnership continues to achieve outstanding results. 

The collaboration emphasises how group purchasing organisations like CoreTrust can support businesses in streamlining procurement through pre-negotiated contracts, collective buying power and category expansion.

Mahesh Shah, CEO of CoreTrust, explains: “Staples has been a trusted CoreTrust partner, consistently delivering great value, service and expertise to our members,

“With approximately 500 new CoreTrust business members joining last year — and even faster growth this year — we’re thrilled to continue this strong partnership with our sole-source provider for office products, paper and manufacturer-supported janitorial and sanitation supplies. Staples is a partner that can scale with us and consistently add value for our members.” 

What power does group purchasing hold?

Core Trust is a leading GPO that empowers businesses to unlock further procurement efficiency by utilising collective buyer power. 

It gives members access to pre-negotiated pricing, cost savings and reduced procurement complexity by aggregating the spend of many member companies to negotiate contracts with suppliers. 

CoreTrust delivers consistent value across vital procurement categories by partnering with Staples. 

Staples maintains product consistency and supports enterprise-scale procurement strategies by acting as a sole-source provider. This will mean they can offer a consolidated supply deal to simplify vendor management. 

This streamlined approach will allow CoreTrust members to expand into categories such as technology, furniture and breakroom supplies with a trusted supplier.

John Lederer, CEO, Staples, states: “CoreTrust is one of our strongest strategic partners and I have the highest level of respect for Mahesh and his team,

“Nearly half of the business we do today with CoreTrust members comes from our key categories, and we look forward to continuing to build on that success in adjacent categories like breakroom, technology, furniture, print and promotional products.”

Long-term supplier value

Supplier relationships that grow with enterprise growth are vital in today’s changing procurement landscape.

An organisation’s procurement needs will become more complicated as they expand, encompassing many categories, locations and service levels.

Effective suppliers must possess the ability to deliver at scale without disruption, offer consistent performance and demonstrate their adaptability amidst global disruption. 

Staples and CoreTrust’s partnership is a prime example of a strategic sourcing partnership.

The pair of companies demonstrates how a trusted supplier relationship can offer innovation, category expansion and sustained value. 

CoreTrust maintains cost efficiency, stability and procurement simplicity for its members by maintaining a scalable, single provider for key product areas.

What impact will this partnership have on the future of procurement?

This partnership will demonstrate the value of scalable, centralised and data-led sourcing strategies. 

The pair of companies shows that the backing from the collective buying power of a GPO in a long-term supplier relationship can help offer consistent savings, reliable service and procurement agility across enterprises.

This will allow organisations to tackle common challenges, such as risk management, cost reduction and operational efficiency.

Staples will support CoreTrust’s vision of offering its members a scalable solution by continuing to evolve into adjacent areas.

The partnership will demonstrate the need to embrace value-led, strategic procurement ecosystems that meet wider procurement goals of ESG compliance and digital transformation. 

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