Our e-Sourcing Ocean Freight Solution (eSOFS™) is a cutting-edge advisory and sourcing event execution service which brings efficiency and transparency to the management of the most complex and data intensive sourcing events.
Alongside the forecasts and benchmarks of ocean freight costs we already provide, we are increasingly being asked by ocean freight procurement and logistics operations teams within our shipper/BCO clients, to leverage this market visibility to optimise their tender and carrier management processes.
Powered by our extensive market knowledge and understanding, we are able to provide robust and practical recommendations at each stage and aspect of the service provider selection and management process - from bid preparation and management to deciding capacity commitments and fine-tuning contract terms.
An introduction to our eSourcing and event management platform, eSOFS™:
Our ocean freight cost benchmarking and procurement solution supports all stages of the lifecycle. As well as giving confidence to your negotiating position with prospective and existing carriers, we provide the evidence you need to validate the competitiveness of contract rates secured and obtain the internal support required for transportation budget approval.
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Our e-Sourcing Ocean Freight Solution (eSOFS™) is a cutting-edge advisory and sourcing event execution service which brings efficiency and transparency to the management of the most complex and data intensive sourcing events.
eSOFS™ is part of an end-to-end ocean freight procurement solution providing lifecycle and event support combining industry best practices with real-time freight rate benchmarking data to enable your organisation to achieve, sustain and deliver future competitive advantage. This rigorous cost management and procurement solution draws on a rich seam of maritime industry experts with experience supporting complex multimode /multi-route instructions for an elite client base of global brands in retailing and manufacturing.
By combining real-time market intelligence, industry experience and cutting-edge technology, we help ocean freight procurement teams achieve their commercial objectives.
eSOFS™ is designed to help ocean freight procurement teams achieve better results and reduced cost from their procurement processes.
At its core, the service provides:
“As a global leader in protection solutions seeking to transition from NVOCC to direct ocean carrier contracts, we selected Drewry’s e-Sourcing Ocean Freight Solution (eSOFS™) to manage this year’s ocean freight procurement event. Drewry’s advisory team brought professionalism and invaluable insight to all stages of the RFI and RFQ process, from managing the global tender and liaising with bidders to scenario analytics and inter-party communication and co-ordination.
Our team was impressed by both the team appointed and the solution presented - and very satisfied with the results achieved. I would be happy to recommend Drewry to other companies.”
Andrew J. Gillespie, Director, Global Logistics, Ansell Healthcare Products
May 2017
"We engaged Drewry to provide advisory RFI/RFQ services for our group’s large and complex Ocean Freight Global Procurement Event. Drewry met our requirements and provided a high level of expertise, advanced analytics and responsive communication with all parties, under tight deadlines. As a result, we were able to obtain improved contractual terms and services from ocean providers."
Vice President, Indirect procurement, US-Headquartered, global technology company
Nov 2016