Leading Supply Management Company BravoSolution Launches Nordic Division

HELSINKI, June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The global supply management solutions provider has expanded into the Nordic market with a new office in Helsinki. The team will be lead by Hannele Palje-Rossi as the managing director in charge of the Nordics.  

A Finnish national, Hannele has extensive experience in senior procurement roles including with the London Stock Exchange Group, UK Ministry of Defence, Linklaters LLP, and the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City. Hannele said, "I'm looking forward to leading the Nordic operations from Helsinki - working within such a technically astute and innovative region provides an exciting opportunity. Establishing a Nordic headquarters demonstrates BravoSolution's commitment to providing truly localised and experience-based services for the many innovative businesses in this region."

Nader Sabbaghian, BravoSolution CEO said: "BravoSolution is already working with a number of Nordic companies and has seen a real appetite for innovative, robust strategic sourcing solutions. Procurement professionals are increasingly looking for tailored solutions that deliver real return on investment. Specialising exclusively in supply management means BravoSolution truly understands what businesses need to become more streamlined and ultimately stay competitive in a global market."

The Nordic team will support existing clients in the region, often with strategic partner Basware.

In 2013 Basware, the largest independent provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay (P2P) solutions, announced a partnership with BravoSolution, the leading independent supply management and spend analysis provider, to create a comprehensive source-to-pay (S2P) solution. Both companies offer best-in-class technology and consulting solutions across the source-to-pay process.

Leading global Analyst firm Gartner recently ranked BravoSolution as the top overall vendor in its latest Magic Quadrant for strategic sourcing technologies. BravoSolution graded highest among 29 vendors for 'completeness of vision' and scored highly for its 'ability to execute'.

Founded in 2000, BravoSolution has rapidly expanded to have 19 global offices across 13 countries. Gartner's recent report highlighted several strong points for BravoSolution, including:

• Top-3 ranking for public sector sourcing and optimisation
• Top-5 ranking for spend analysis, eSourcing, supplier base management, contract repository and overall technology platform
• Strong functionality and event management expertise in transportation sourcing

About BravoSolution 

BravoSolution offers leading software and services to fit the needs of today's sophisticated supply management organisations. BravoSolution is dedicated exclusively to sourcing and procurement consulting with industry leading software to support the full supply management lifecycle.

More than 60,000 procurement professionals in 60 different countries are using BravoSolution's technology and services to unlock benefits such as increased process efficiency, decision support, cost reduction, improved process governance, greater quality relationship with vendors and the ability to share, understand and act upon the wealth of sourcing-related data.

Group turnover at year end 2013 was €66 million. Learn more at http://www.bravosolution.com

Contact: Erika Hakala, +358-800-550-146