Sourcing
Sourcing & Procurement Services (SPS)
At Silverback Distribution, our Sourcing & Procurement Services (SPS) program is designed to simplify the purchasing process for our customers by acting as a single, reliable partner for sourcing and procuring the products you need.
Rather than spending valuable time contacting multiple vendors, managing quotes, and coordinating deliveries, our team handles the entire process on your behalf—from sourcing to final delivery.
What SPS Does
Our SPS system enables us to source and procure products from thousands of manufacturers and suppliers worldwide, ensuring you have access to the right parts, products, and materials when you need them.
Non-Category, Hard-to-Source Items
SPS is especially valuable when customers require non-catalog or non-category spend items that fall outside normal purchasing channels. Our extensive supplier network allows us to quickly locate and procure specialized or difficult-to-source products across multiple industries.
The Value to Our Customers
By leveraging Silverback’s SPS program, customers gain:
One point of contact for thousands of suppliers
Reduced procurement workload for internal teams
Faster sourcing and quoting for required items
Improved cost efficiency through consolidated purchasing
Complete order visibility and tracking
We are here to tailor our service offering to your needs.
We manage the complete procurement lifecycle.
Global sourcing from trusted manufacturers and suppliers
Quote management and competitive pricing procurement
Vendor coordination and supplier management
Order placement and purchase management
Quality checks and inspection when required
Consolidation of multiple supplier shipments
Professional packaging and logistics coordination
Expediting and shipment tracking
BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCING PROCUREMENT
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Rope, Soap, and Tennis Balls
Silverback SPS is a supplier with an ability to provide an extremely wide product range. We have sourced and procured all kinds of items for customers.
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Cost Savings
An easy to price and measure model. Customers can outsource their indirect, low value spend and procurement activities, thereby reducing internal costs significantly.
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You Are Different
What do you need? Silverback SPS understands that every customer has different and unique needs. Different product needs. Different purchasing practices.
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Our Knowledge.
With over 2000 suppliers in our database, the Silverback SPS team is equipped with an arsenal of sources to help you find the products you need with the best price and delivery.
OUTSOURCE YOUR PURCHASING TODAY.
Tail spend management.
In most organizations, the majority of suppliers are not directly tied to core operations. In fact, an estimated 80–90% of vendors fall into the category of non-strategic suppliers—those associated with infrequent purchases, minimal spend, or no active spend at all. Because these suppliers are not part of the “meat and potatoes” of your procurement strategy, they often receive less attention, resulting in inconsistent pricing and service levels.
By outsourcing this long-tail, non-strategic spend to Silverback SPS, organizations eliminate the burden of managing low-value transactions—freeing up internal resources while reducing operational costs. What is typically small, fragmented spend for one company becomes a large, aggregated volume across many companies when managed through Silverback SPS. This consolidation drives stronger purchasing power, resulting in better pricing, faster delivery times, and a higher level of service.
Indirect procurement.
Silverback SPS becomes your single, trusted source—your “Total Supplier.” By consolidating all indirect procurement through Silverback SPS, your organization can streamline processes, reduce internal workload, and gain full visibility and control over tail-end spend. This partnership drives measurable cost savings while eliminating the inefficiencies tied to managing fragmented, low-value purchases.
In most organizations, approximately 80% of total spend is direct procurement—the core, strategic purchasing that drives the business. The remaining 20% is indirect, low-value, low-risk spend. However, that 20% often generates up to 80% of the administrative burden, consuming time, resources, and attention that should be focused elsewhere.
With Silverback SPS managing this segment, your procurement team is freed to concentrate on high-impact, strategic initiatives. We take on the complexity of indirect spend—because that’s what we do, every day.
Reduce Your Low Value and Low Risk Supplier Base. Consolidate.
Most organizations face the same challenge—too many suppliers. Too many points of contact, too many purchase orders, too many invoices, and too many touchpoints overall. All of this adds unnecessary complexity—and unnecessary cost.
The solution is simple: consolidation.
What if you could reduce hundreds of suppliers down to just one? With Silverback SPS, you can. We act as your single source for all low-value, low-risk, non-strategic spend—streamlining your supply base and instantly improving purchasing efficiency.
Today, many procurement teams are tied up in activities that don’t drive strategic value—chasing quotes, sourcing one-off items, and managing suppliers that don’t justify long-term agreements. These tasks are necessary, but they drain time, resources, and focus.
By partnering with Silverback SPS, you eliminate this inefficiency. We handle the fragmented spend so your team can focus on what truly matters—while your organization benefits from reduced costs, simplified operations, and greater overall efficiency.
Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Yes—everything outlined above leads to one clear outcome: a meaningful reduction in your organization’s total cost.
Our customers typically experience a 20–30% reduction in internal costs after implementing Silverback SPS and leveraging our services. By eliminating inefficiencies and streamlining indirect procurement, we take the burden off your procurement and finance teams—freeing them to focus on higher-value initiatives.
Unburden your team and start realizing immediate savings—connect with us today.
Warehousing. Logistics. Quality Control.
So far so good. Everything sounds great. It’s all ice-cream and chocolate milkshakes until the wrong item shows up at your door. Then what? Not so fast. With Silverback SPS, your organization gets total peace of mind knowing that our quality controls, checks, and balances are constantly ensuring that the right products get to your doorstep (or wherever you are if there isn’t a door). Items are meticulously checked for accuracy, overages, shortages, and discrepancies. Items, packages, and shipments are properly labeled, tagged, photographed, and documented for efficient and accurate processing in this critical portion of the supply chain. All this is done by our qualified and highly trained warehouse and logistics personnel.
Strategic Initiatives.
Fixed-price agreements, sourcing agreements, line-item agreements, payment structures, Procure-to-Pay, Source-to-Pay—you name it. All the industry buzzwords, plus everything else that actually makes procurement work.
We understand it, we support it, and we tailor it to fit your organization. Whatever structure or strategy your business requires, Silverback SPS delivers a solution that aligns seamlessly with your needs.
At the end of the day, the objective is simple: make purchasing easy, reduce costs, drive operational efficiency, and deliver it all through a highly responsive, customer-centric experience. Those are the only things that truly matter.
Built Around Your Needs
At Silverback Distribution, our SPS program is designed to be flexible. Whether you require one-time sourcing support for a specific project or an ongoing procurement partnership, we tailor our service model to match your operational needs.
Silverback SPS delivers speed, efficiency, and reliability—helping your organization secure the products it needs while saving time and resources.
