A group purchasing organization (GPO), like Pandion Optimization Alliance, helps companies of every size and type save time and money. They negotiate purchase contracts and service agreements for a huge range of products and services. Small to medium businesses buy all kinds of things, such as office supplies, cell phone service, food and beverages, and hiring services. Unfortunately, these businesses can’t always buy in bulk like larger companies can. So, they usually end up paying more for the same stuff. By joining a GPO, you get the purchasing power of a large organization. Learn more about our group purchasing organization!
The GPO Advantage
A GPO levels the playing field. By leveraging the buying power of their network of members, GPOs can get lower prices and better service right from the manufacturers and vendors. Being a part of a GPO gives you savings on a huge amount of contracts for the things your company needs. It’s all about strength in numbers and bringing companies together to save them time and money.
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Some people might think that GPOs only help you save on small things like toilet paper or pencils. However, that’s not true. GPOs, like ours, keep adding more stuff to their contracts to give even more value on products and services that are important. You might already buy goods and services directly from W.B. Mason, Verizon, or US Foods. Being a part of a GPO lets you keep buying from these industry leaders while enjoying more savings.
Here are just a few of the areas where a GPO can offer savings:
Office supplies
Business equipment
Facilities (maintenance, repair, & operations)
Information technology
Telecom equipment & services
Administration & human resources support
Housekeeping services
Clinical staffing services
Linens and uniforms
Cellular voice and data services
Natural gas and electrical utility services
Curtains and draperies
Document management services
Medications
An Ever-Expanding Network
Pandion Optimization Alliance is always adding more products and services to its network. For example, our group recently signed a contract to help the healthcare industry with staffing through three top staffing agencies. With this contract, we can offer our healthcare members up to 14% savings for RNs in acute care facilities and up to 12% for LPNs and CNAs in non-acute care facilities. Expanding benefits like these afford you access to strategic contract relationships with top suppliers in your particular industry.
Find your industry and learn about the portfolio of product and service contracts we offer.
Find Your Industry
Almost every company, no matter what size or industry, can benefit from a GPO’s national and local contract offers. Depending on the industries they serve, GPOs usually negotiate contracts with the leading manufacturers, distributors, or wholesalers serving those industries.
Here are a few of the more than 2,000 competitively priced contract partnerships you get access to as a Pandion Optimization Alliance member:
Comprehensive Organizational Optimization
If you think about teaming up with a buyer’s group, make sure they really care about your work. They should offer more than just ways to save money. Groups like Pandion give special advice to fit your needs. They even have experts who can visit your place. The Pandion team can check up on you. They make sure you’re doing things the right way to save money and order supplies in the best way. Pandion can also give you detailed reports to help you manage your items and make your work even better.
Hospitals, non-acute care facilities, long-term care, continuum of care, specialty healthcare offices such as orthopedic practices and imaging centers, and even general physician offices can benefit from membership in a GPO.
Leveraging the purchasing power of K-12 schools and colleges and universities, GPOs will negotiate the most competitively priced contracts on supplies and services to support critical educational services.
By researching, vetting and negotiating with leading vendors, GPOs can deliver substantial cost-saving opportunities to the hospitality industry – from a small restaurant chain to a regional hotel chain.
GPOs can provide access to best-in-class contracts on virtually every product or service including foodservice supplies, office supplies, facility supplies, and equipment to save you money across through strategic purchasing across the supply chain.
A GPO provides access to best-in-class contracts on virtually every product or service a business could need.
When considering a relationship with a group purchasing organization it is important to understand their commitment to your business or industry, beyond the savings offered by existing contract portfolios.
GPOs such as Pandion offer full-service, customized consulting contracts with subject matter experts who can work on-site. In fact, the Pandion team can perform outside validation and detailed reviews of policies, procedures, and purchasing files to ensure your business is following best practices, maximizing expense reduction, and streamlining supply chain solutions. Pandion will even provide advanced reporting and analytics to help your company improve inventory management and take advantage of opportunities to optimize your overall operations.
Pandion’s deep understanding of issues faced by healthcare systems and hospitals today provides them the unique opportunity to help members plan, organize, even implement educational efforts for various disciplines. Beyond education, Pandion remains an aggressive advocate and lobbyist for members’ interests on healthcare and related legislative and regulatory issues at the state and federal levels.
Pandion takes their membership relationships further than most GPOs. View case studies about how Pandion can tailor cost-saving business solutions and supply chain management to meet your specific needs.
Being a member of Pandion Optimization Alliance’s GPO can give your organization a competitive edge. Some of the benefits that come with being a member of our group include:
- Buying power of over 12,000 member businesses
- More than 3,300 contract options across many products and services
- A certified sponsor of Premier, one of the biggest GPOs in the country
- Over 95 years of great relationships with businesses, vendors, and suppliers
- Deep knowledge and experience in the industries we serve
- Extra perks to help you get better at what you do
- No cost to join
Frequently Asked Questions About Our GPO
How Do I Get Started?
A Pandion Optimization Alliance representative will meet with you to find the top suppliers and product categories that fit your business. We’ll compare costs to find potential savings and recommend contracts based on what we find.
Who can join?
We welcome companies and organizations from various sectors and industries. Whether you are an educational institution or a long-term care facility, we have the ability to help your organization thrive. Some of our current members include:
- Healthcare organizations
- Colleges and universities
- Business and industry
- Recreation and municipal organizations
- Hospitality organizations
- K-12 schools
- Non-profits and community organizations
What are the costs associated with membership?
Becoming a member is free of cost, and it also doesn’t cost you anything to stay a member year after year.
Do I sign a contract with Pandion Optimization Alliance?
There are no contracts required. Just finish a membership application, including the requested application support information. Once you’re accepted as a member, you can use any of our supplier agreements.
Do I Make Purchases Through the Group?
You work directly with each vendor to place orders, get deliveries, and pay invoices. You simply get the group pricing through each supplier or distributor.
What If a Supplier Is Not Part of the Group Portfolio?
We let you buy from any supplier that meets your needs, whether they’re one of our contracted suppliers or not.
Join Our Group Purchasing Organization Now!
Now that you know what a GPO is and how much we can help your organization, let’s start working together. We’re available to answer any questions and guide you through the process of filling out a membership application. Contact us today to join our group purchasing organization!
