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Improve procurement across campus

With the Varis purchasing platform, Higher Ed procurement teams can create a private marketplace populated with their suppliers, GPO’s and the option to utilize Varis’ rigorously managed suppliers. Campus staff can buy the products they need but with only suppliers, items and pricing that have been approved by the procurement team. Integration and deployment of the Varis purchasing platform is easy and only takes a matter of weeks to get up and running.

 

  • Save as much as 14% on everyday supplies
  • Increase contract compliance and reduce rogue spending by as much as 75%
  • Intuitive User Interface, little to no training required
  • Seamless technical integration

What Higher Ed customers say about Varis

“It’s simple to search across the different suppliers and find exactly what I need – everything is loaded in the same shopping experience; I don’t have to jump to other supplier websites to compare pricing.”

Jason S. – Procurement Manager

“User-friendly and lots of choices! The platform was easy to use and not cumbersome. The array of products were plentiful and allowed me to make informed choices.”

– Daquia M. –Teacher

4.7 out of 5

Hard dollar savings

Increase hard dollar cost savings by as much as 14% on core supplies you are already purchasing just by tapping into Varis’ managed suppliers. Our high-quality suppliers, including small, minority and woman-owned businesses, have competed and been awarded contracts through the competitive bidding process conducted by leading public sector agencies, including the U.S. General Services Administration. 

Increase productivity

When purchasing supplies is made easy, staff will spend less time ordering and have more time to focus on their core job…resulting in as much as 5% increase in available time.

Decrease compliance risk

Confirm purchases are happening from approved suppliers while also adhering to policies and monitoring compliance for fairness, competition, and accountability. Deploying the intuitive, easy-to-use Varis purchasing platform helps staff comply with policy and reduces purchase hassles — no training required. 

Large, vetted supplier catalogs

All Varis public sector suppliers are pre-negotiated, multi-year contracts that we rigorously manage for sharp pricing, on-time delivery and product quality. Our catalog includes millions of items spanning Safety and Personal Protective Equipment to Industrial Equipment and Cleaning Supplies, offered by experienced public sector suppliers.

Seamless technical integration

The deployment-ready Varis purchasing platform can be implemented within a few weeks avoiding long integration projects and heavy lifting from your IT department. 

Blog:

The future of community college procurement

White paper:

The Next Generation of Category Management

Guide:

5 signs your organization needs to retool its procurement process