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Anchor Insights · For procurement teams

More local suppliers. Less searching.

Finding local suppliers takes time. So does learning about each business and deciding which ones deserve a closer look. Anchor Insights helps your team do that research.

Talk about supplier research

Procurement colleagues reviewing local supplier research together

Research that helps your team move

Find businesses. Check the details. Decide what deserves a closer look.

Search for what you need

Look for businesses by service, location, industry, certifications, and other relevant criteria.

See the evidence

Review sourced findings with clear signals about what is known and where more information is needed.

Keep your team in control

Use the research to guide follow up. Your procurement process determines who qualifies and who you buy from.

Choose the depth of help

From a supplier question to a view of your whole list.

Talk with BEAM about current availability, scope, and pricing.

Basic

Sourced supplier lookup. Ask about businesses, certifications, industries, and geography. See where the findings came from and how certain they are.

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Pro

Lookup plus Supplier Scorecards. Organize key findings about a business for review and identify questions worth following up on.

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Enterprise

Analysis using your procurement data. Examine your spend and supplier relationships, then explore agreed questions about local suppliers and continuity.

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An example of a useful question

Which local businesses offer the service we need?

Bring us a supplier research question or describe the list your team works with. We can discuss how Anchor Insights fits your process.

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Your next step

Where is your team spending too much time searching?

Start with one research question. We will help you explore the right level of support.

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