The market for supplier relationship management (SRM) and risk solutions comprises many segments. HICX, a specialist provider in this sector, stands out as a commendable generalist for supplier management that delivers best-in-class capability in targeted areas, especially the subcomponents of master data management (MDM). In practice, few companies ever decide to purchase a single solution to address their broad-based needs for supplier management, highlighting the individual importance of solutions that target MDM and adjacent supplier management areas.
Spend Matters SolutionMap has hundreds of functional requirements for supplier management, of which only a subset will be critical for specific organizational needs (e.g., MDM, supplier diversity, supplier risk management, supplier performance management, supplier compliance management, supplier development). As of December 2018, SolutionMap contains functional and customer satisfaction benchmarks on more than 50 providers across the procurement technology landscape.
But where does HICX stand out most in the supplier management market from a functional perspective, and why should this matter for procurement organizations?
Let’s delve into the SolutionMap benchmark to find out where HICX is great.
“What Makes It Great” is a recurring column that shares insights from each quarterly SolutionMap report for SolutionMap Insider subscribers. Based on our rigorous evaluation process and customer reference reviews, each brief offers quick facts on the provider, describes where it excels, provides hard data on where it beats the SolutionMap benchmark and concludes with a checklist for ideal customer scenarios in which procurement, finance and supply chain organizations should consider it.