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"When we hired Provident's team of professionals, we had no centralized system to capture data related to the dollars we were spending. They provided us with the service and expertise to pull that information together and begin to consolidate and take advantage of our leveraging ability. The level of professionalism and expertise they brought to the table was exactly what we needed to accomplish our goals. I would highly recommend their services and professionalism."

RANDY A.
Sr. Ingredient Sourcing Manager
Fortune 500 company


"Provident's staff has provided us with the tools and expertise to aggregate the spend of many categories across multiple business units and go to market with one company voice.  As a result, this ability to leverage our spend has resulted in significant savings and supplier consolidation.

They are able to do this with a level of professionalism and expertise unmatched in the consulting industry."

JIM S.
Director of Procurement
Fortune 500 CPG food company


“I was most impressed with their efforts to fully understand the needs and expectations of the client and the ability to communicate them to the suppliers.

This allowed us to construct a detailed and pointed proposal and gave us the best chance at being successful with the client.”

SCOTT S.
National Accounts Manager
Supplier of industrial products for the MRO and OEM markets


"I have been extremely pleased with the Provident approach and their attention to detail during the entire process.  It has been of invaluable educational and operational benefit to our organization and has helped us to continually move forward with innovative, cutting-edge approaches to purchasing."

BRUCE T.
Director Of Purchasing
Fortune 500 CPG company


“Provident's approach combines "real world" experience and proven strategies to provide positive results. They make it their business to research the best practices used by successful organizations and guide their partners in implementing these practices in their environments.”

PAUL B.
Procurement Manager
CPG / Fortune 500 company


"What impresses me most is the quality of Provident’s people. Not only are they professional and knowledgeable, they simply care about their customers and want them to succeed. This separates Provident from the rest."

THOMAS C.
Vice President


“Provident’s skilled professionals had the expertise, communication, and tactical skills to help our company coordinate a complete review of our purchasing spend across our entire enterprise as well as to consolidate our corporate spend across packaging, ingredients and major supply contracts.”

“The Provident team worked patiently with our internal teams to coordinate our strategy while respecting our existing supplier relationships. Their expertise, breadth of experience, and ability to acquire and analyze significant amounts of complex data was vital to our thought process and decisions. Thank you to the entire Provident team.”

PHIL M.
Vice President, Research & Development
Fortune 500 CPG company


“Our company is a better supplier today because of our relationship with the folks at Provident.”

PAUL D.
Sr. Manager
Mid-size food ingredient supplier


“Provident's staff of experts has served us well. They have the market expertise and knowledge of the industry to help us make decisions that fit with our corporate strategies and contribute to our bottom line. I can heartily endorse them as a partner.”

“We needed to consolidate purchasing among our six plants nationwide, but had neither the time nor the expertise to do it on our own. We turned to them and got excellent results. They worked with us to make sure that quality and service were key parts of the decision making. By agreeing to a cost savings sharing plan up front, our only “cost” was a share of the savings that we got. It ended up a win-win all the way around. I can heartily endorse them as a partner for sourcing initiatives.”

STEVE W.
VP Supply Chain
Mid-sized CPG company


“My experience with the Provident team has been extremely positive. From their professionalism and unsurpassed customer service to their results oriented approach, they have proven to be a business partner that we can count on. I would highly recommend them to anyone.”

GREG W.
CEO
SAP Affiliated Products


“Provident's group of experts consistently scores as one of the top-most professional companies with which we interact. Their attention to detail, communications, follow-up procedures, and continued focus on positive results make them a true partner to our business.”

MICHAEL C.


"Provident's staff does such a thorough job of identifying the solutions to sourcing issues that we have asked them to present specific purchasing strategies to help our sales team communicate more effectively with our customers. The Provident approach clearly yields the best purchasing solution.”

CHARLES M.
Account Executive
Supplier


“I first met with Provident's team twelve years ago and was so impressed that we started almost immediately on a handshake agreement. They have never let us down. We’re still served by people who steadfastly place service, integrity, punctuality, bottom line results, and relationships above their own personal ambitions.”

PAUL K.
Vice-President
CPG company of organic products


“I can confidently recommend the experts at Provident Spend Management. They continually deliver on their commitments and make you feel at all times like your business is important to them. Provident’s services, top to bottom, are staffed with professionals who are truly experts at what they do.”

TERRY S.
Former CEO
Mid-sized CPG food company


"As a supplier I respect Provident's approach to business. They are results oriented and get the job done for their clients in a smart, elegant, savvy, and professional manner that creates winning long-term business relationships."

JOHN H.
Marketing & Sales Manager
Supplier to CPG companies


“Provident is not the typical outside resource. Their organization partnered with us to deliver tangible results, rather than possibilities. I truly appreciate the professionalism of the entire Provident team.”

NEIL H.
COO / CFO
Consumer goods company


“During the entire process—from sourcing potential suppliers to collecting, reporting, and measuring the RFI/RFP data to final supplier selection,—I always felt Provident 's staff had our best interest in mind. The project was a win/win for both our company and them. I will not hesitate to use their services in the future.”

RAY D.
Senior Purchasing Manager
Major US producer – commodities


“Provident's people build trusting business relationships that provides its customers with competitive pricing, service, quality, and market knowledge. They serve as a conduit between their customers and vendors which benefits all."

PETER L.
Supplier