Negotiatus--great for efficiency, could work more on reporting on savings
August 04, 2021
Negotiatus--great for efficiency, could work more on reporting on savings
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Negotiatus
We have been using Negotiatus to manage purchasing across our network of flexible office space locations. Negotiatus allows us to control purchasing at the location level through approval workflows and budget limits. It also allows us to map approved products to our general ledger accounts, making the coding process seamless. Negotiatus also allows for consolidated invoicing--only having to manage one invoice per location on the accounts payable side. In short, we are able to solve multiple business problems simultaneously related to purchasing.
- Consolidated invoicing--Negotiatus consolidates all invoices into one monthly invoice for us to pay by the 15th of the subsequent month.
- General ledger mapping--products on the platform can be mapped to one or more entities or cost centers through a monthly consolidated file, which has great value when it comes to process efficiency.
- Ease of use--the platform is fairly easy for both users and administrators. With many locations that are geographically dispersed, it allows us to manage purchasing without an excess training need.
- Communicating Savings: Negotiatus sells itself on its vendor network--the ability to search for the best possible price according to what is available. However, it is challenging to tell what that savings would have been (e.g., WB Mason vs. Amazon).
- Speed of Resolution: it sometimes takes a few months to come to a resolution when it comes to analysis/reporting. As they do not have great reporting around savings, we often ask for them to provide some periodic analysis. The account manager will put in the request, but it may not get completed or be up to the appropriate standard due to lack of understanding of the requirements.
- Cancelled Orders: at some points early on (2+ years ago), many of the orders were cancelled and we were left scrambling to replace them. That has gotten much better.
- Cost coding/accounting
- Consolidated invoicing
- Bulk updates to product lists
- Positive efficiencies (major positive)
- Negative monthly costs per location
- Positive control
Do you think Negotiatus delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with Negotiatus's feature set?
Yes
Did Negotiatus live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Negotiatus go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Negotiatus again?
Yes