NordCortex Procurement Blueprint — 10 Core Pillars

Industry‑agnostic procurement backbone with tier mapping, open costing, and RFX discipline. Built for clarity, speed, and measurable outcomes across any category or spend type.

01 · Strategy

Strategy & Governance

  • Category strategies aligned to business & risk
  • Make‑or‑buy; supplier segmentation
  • Policy, DoA, approvals, sustainability
  • Digital roadmap & operating cadence
Alignmentone‑page per category
02 · Spend

Spend & Category Management

  • Spend cube; demand control
  • Pipeline & prioritisation model
  • Market intel & benchmarking
  • Kraljic/Maturity assessments
Visibility100% categorised
03 · RFX

Sourcing & RFX

  • RFI → RFQ → RFP with clear gates
  • Templates & scoring models
  • e‑Auctions when specs mature
  • Onboarding: legal, bank, ESG
Cycle time‑25–35%
04 · Cost

Costing & TCO

  • Should‑cost & cost breakdowns
  • TCO: price + freight + duty + risk
  • FX, indexation, scenarios
  • Value engineering pipeline
Negotiation delta‑5–10%
05 · Contracts

Negotiation & Contracting

  • BATNA/ZOPA prep & playbooks
  • SLAs/KPIs; change control
  • CLM repository & versions
  • Signature workflow
Compliancecontracted ≥95%
06 · SRM

Supplier Relationship Mgmt

  • Segmentation: strategic / preferred / transactional
  • Scorecards & QBRs; joint CI backlog
  • Innovation & sustainability reviews
Performancetracked monthly
07 · P2P

Operational Procurement (P2P)

  • PR → PO → GR → Invoice (3‑way match)
  • Catalogs & guided buying
  • Supplier master data governance
  • DPO optimisation & payment terms
PO compliance≥ 95%
08 · Risk

Risk & Compliance

  • Risk register; continuity & dual‑sourcing
  • Audits (quality, social, cyber)
  • Sanctions/PEP, ethics, modern slavery
  • ESG & regulatory reporting
ContinuityBCP on critical
09 · Digital

Data, Systems & Tools

  • ERP, e‑sourcing, CLM, SRM
  • Spend analytics dashboards
  • Supplier portals & integrations
  • AI for opportunity/contract mining
Data qualitysingle source
10 · People

Organisation & Performance

  • Org model (central/local/hybrid)
  • Skills matrix & training (CIPS/ISM/Lean)
  • KPIs: savings, TCO, compliance, SRM
  • Stakeholder engagement model
Maturitystepping up yearly

Operating Rhythm (Design → Source → Validate → Award → Operate)

  • Design: category brief, tier map, costing logic, contracting plan
  • Source: RFI shortlist → RFQ breakdowns → negotiations
  • Validate: samples/tests (if applicable), due diligence
  • Award: contracts, KPIs, onboarding, change control
  • Operate: scorecards, QBRs, CI backlog, savings tracking
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