We are proud to announce that for the 3rd consecutive year, Cirtuo has been selected for the 2023 ProcureTech100, the ultimate list of pioneering technology solutions propelling the Procurement profession forward. Cirtuo is considered the pioneer in the ‘Strategy, Process & Performance’ category. Most importantly though, we are named a Leader in ‘Customer Satisfaction’.

I am thrilled that we are named a ProcureTech100 provider for the 3rd consecutive year. Category Strategies have emerged as a true value driver for navigating the expanding business requirements & priorities procurement is tasked with. The recognition pays tribute to the fact that we are the pioneer in digitizing a core competence of Procurement with our AI-powered guided category strategies.” – Drasko Jelavic, CEO & Founder, Cirtuo

‘ProcureTech 100’

Every year ProcureTech, in collaboration with Kearney and a panel of over 70 Procurement practitioners, technology experts and B2B investors, selects the 100 pioneering Procurement technology providers who’s innovative solutions drive meaningful and tangible impact for Procurement.

“The ProcureTech100 are the 100 pioneering digital procurement solutions. Pioneers that are inspiring and driving digital transformation. Pioneers that are customer-centric, innovative, high growth and making a social impact. Pioneers that are supercharging procurement, the enterprise and the digital procurement ecosystem.” ProcureTech

The recognition as a pioneering procurement solution provider in the 3rd consecutive year is appropriately timed, following the recent launch of the 4th generation Cirtuo Guided Strategy Creation™ Pro. Both events highlight Cirtuo’s continued innovative approach and progression in the field of digital category management and strategy creation.

More importantly though, the recognition as a Leader in ‘Customer Satisfaction’ underlines our unwavering focus on the people we support with our solution: category managers. Only Cirtuo guides procurement professionals to holistic category strategies that drive tangible impact in complex business environments.

With our proven category strategy framework, our unique interview-style approach to guiding users through strategic tools, and our patented AI-recommendation engine, we help category managers create actionable category strategies. Spanning the entire process from strategy creation to initiative management and execution, we provide them with a comprehensive strategic procurement control center.

“The impact of technology depends on the adoption of the people it is intended to serve. We therefore put a lot of emphasis on usability and the user experience. But besides that, we have an entire team dedicated to the success of our customers. Leading the customer success team, the recognition as a leader in ‘Customer Satisfaction’ is extremely satisfying, yet humbling”, said Ganga Sieberts, VP Customer Success and long-time Procurement veteran.

“I am particularly grateful for being chosen in the ‘Customer Satisfaction’ category”, added Drasko Jelavic. “Cirtuo’s primary focus has consistently been on the quality of delivery and ensuring customers realize the value they seek. As we experienced exponential growth over the last years, we were vigorously committed to upholding this core strength and ensuring our clients excel with our technology. This award pays tribute to that.”

The recognition fuels our ambition to solve complex business problems and to continue advancing the strategic procurement technology market with solutions that make strategy creation faster, easier, and more valuable.

Learn more about how we enable Procurement to create holistic category strategies with Cirtuo Guided Strategy Creation™ Pro in our press release.

About ProcureTech

ProcureTech is a global, digital procurement platform created to change the way professionals source, select and manage digital procurement solutions. ProcureTech is home to the ProcureTech100 and is a platform for you to showcase your solutions and connect with buyers.

About Cirtuo

Cirtuo is the pioneer in digital category management and strategy creation. Based on the original consulting blueprint for category management and refined in countless client workshops, Cirtuo distills the insights from hundreds of category strategies across global and local procurement organizations and spend categories into one digital consultant: Cirtuo Guided Strategy Creation™ Pro. Cirtuo supports over 5.000 category managers of leading national and multinational companies like Walmart, Novartis, Molson Coors, or British Telecom across 40+ countries in creating business-centric and actionable category strategies that deliver unparalleled impact and value.

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