Services for Buyers

Oorala has been built after an extended journey working with B2B procurement. Our team has spent a significant amount of time researching, analyzing and understanding the pain points of B2B procurement and how to address them. We have built Oorala to be a platform that is intuitive and easy to use, while also providing the necessary controls and integration options that large enterprises require when procuring goods and services. Our platform has been
designed to streamline the procurement process, making it more efficient and cost-effective for businesses.

Procure

  • Browse
  • Select
  • Checkout

Control

  • Only pre-qualified suppliers
  • Buyer controlled visibility
  • ERP integrated approvals
  • Dashboard reporting

Invest Safely

  • Dove-tail directly into existing ERP and procurement systems and processes
PROCUREMENT IS CHANGING

B2B online marketplaces are transforming global indirect procurement

What do you have to gain?

Bringing efficiency to the next level

  • Gain digital efficiency without the SaaS fees
  • Utilise end-to-end digital procure to pay process with faster payments and fewer errors

Transparency to build trust

  • Watch the live status of transactions with embedded chat for collaboration
  • Track spending through real-time dashboards and advanced analytics
  • Ensure integrity in sourcing and procurement processes

Saving you money

  • Reduce procurement costs by outsourcing indirect purchasing
  • Use marketplace purchasing power to get the best pricing
  • Better strategic sourcing compliance
  • Reinforce and automate strategic procurement mandates

Supporting Strategic Initiatives

Making it easier to buy indirects from target businesses

Simplify your indirect purchasing process by using our platform to specifically target local, First Nations, woman-owned, sustainable, and other minority-led supply groups. Utilize platform-based controls to prioritize these businesses and take advantage of our ongoing campaigns to ensure representation in all categories of spend."

Developing strategic supplier capability to be procurement-ready

● "Enhance supplier readiness by building their capabilities through our strategic supplier development program
● Developing strategic supplier capability to be procurement-ready
● Capacity building for First Nations, womanowned, and SME businesses in partnership with NGOs/Industry Associations

Reinforcing and automating strategic procurement mandates

● Implementing back-end restrictions to ensure compliance with loca
● Providing easy, transparent monitoring of current programs and spending through the Oorala platform, giving companies the ability to track their compliance with local procurement, IPP indigenous spend targets mandates and manage their spend effectively.

Providing working capital/digital systems to strategic suppliers e.g. local suppliers

● Empowering suppliers, including minority supplier groups such as First Nations businesses, to secure working capital and expand opportunities for SMEs and women-owned businesses
● Providing digital catalog management and e-invoicing tools for local SMEs and women-owned businesses, including those owned by First Nations individuals, to streamline their operations and increase visibility in the market.

FAQ

Oorala does not charge Buyers who want to use Oorala to purchase goods or services. If integration with ERP systems is required, there will be a one-off integration charge.

The Oorala marketplace is ideal for the purchasing of Indirect spend also known as tail, non-core, or non-strategic spend (e.g. Laptops, Stationery, Facilities Management Services etc.).

Yes, with Oorala both goods, as well as services, can be purchased on the marketplace.

Oorala integrates into ERP systems and procurement and sourcing systems. The level of integration varies depending on buyer requirements.

Ooralaplatform has previously integrated with all major ERP systems including legacy versions, this includes but is not limited to SAP (all versions), Oracle (on-premise and Fusion), Microsoft Dynamics, Sage X-3 etc.

Enterprises will have access to three sets of suppliers that are pre-qualified for procurement - Suppliers who supply you currently plus suppliers of other large corporations that buy using Oorala plus Suppliers sourced by Oorala independently that meet your sourcing standards.

Oorala has a dedicated team that vets suppliers and enforces best-practice standards. Further suppliers are qualified to comply with your requirements (e.g. on Sustainability, on BBBEE, etc)

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