GEP

GEP SMART

Composite Score

6.9 /10

CX Score

7.2 /10

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What is GEP SMART?

GEP is one of the leading providers of strategic sourcing services in the world. Every year, we help hundreds of organizations save billions in spend. Staffed by experienced category specialists, our sourcing teams get sustainable results fast – real results that improve the bottom line and create competitive advantage.

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Awards & Recognition

GEP SMART won the following awards in the Strategic Sourcing category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Contract Negotiation

2022

GEP SMART Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

80 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love GEP SMART?

0% Negative

6% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Consulting & Advisory

eAuction Functionality

Contract Management

Community Support

Catalog Management

ERFx

Procurement Management

Spend Analysis

Workflow Management

Communications

Auction Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

GEP SMART Reviews

Ashok S.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Superb performance, initially slow sometimes.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates GEP SMART from other similar products?

Unified cloud procurement system

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Centralised backend network

What do you dislike most about this product?

Slow loading

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A should consider product

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ashiru Oluwapelumi A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Energy
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

End to end solution

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates GEP SMART from other similar products?

Reliable and accurate

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Faster use resolution

What do you dislike most about this product?

Integration challenges

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Evaluate the implementation process

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Effective Service
Altruistic
Security Protects

Cons

Less Efficient Service
Commodity Features
Less Friendly Negotiation

Role: Operations
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Good to use,

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Altruistic
Acts with Integrity

GEP SMART

What is GEP SMART?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

GEP SMART Ratings

80 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love GEP SMART?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Consulting & Advisory Consult and advise on procurement support, managed services, group purchasing organization (GPO) and strategic sourcing initiatives such as measurable savings.

eAuction Functionality The ability to provide forward, reverse, Japanese, Dutch, and English step auctions.

Contract Management Includes automated contract renewal, approval process, compliance management, and contract database.

Community Support Highly personal support service to both buyer and supplier communities, ensuring proposal uptake and supplier help.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

ERFx Evaluation and scoring of supplier responses.

Procurement Management Includes purchasing and procurement management, as well as supplier management and optimization.

Spend Analysis Includes data visibility and quality, supplier ranking, and compliance and reporting.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Communications Includes communication portals or secure messaging or automated alerts.

Auction Management Includes bid management, bidder management and buyer notifications.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

GEP SMART Reviews

Ashok S.

Superb performance, initially slow sometimes.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ashiru Oluwapelumi A.

End to end solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Good to use,

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

2
Since last award

1
Since last award

4
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Consulting & Advisory

eAuction Functionality

Contract Management

Community Support

Catalog Management

ERFx

Procurement Management

Spend Analysis

Workflow Management

Communications

Auction Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization