A purchasing alliance is a collective buying group, who potentially have similar interests in buying a particular type of goods and/or services. By combining their purchasing power, the group is able to secure services at a rate better than normal market prices. The SDL Purchasing Alliance serves the talent, learning, and human capital market.

The concept of purchasing alliances originated 50 years ago in the healthcare industry – where collectively, hospitals procured huge volumes of medical supplies. Since then, purchasing alliances have expanded into other sectors, but rarely for HR services . . . until now !

A few times per year, SDL asks the members of the purchasing alliance what type of needs are urgent in their organiztions (this “ask” is commonly called crowdsourcing).  Based on the level of demand, SDL may offer more aggressive discounts to members of the Alliance for an advertised time period.

While your org must execute a contract before the deadline, the actual delivery of services can be scheduled anytime during the year that you desire.

Think of the Alliance as an upscale cousin of Groupon.  Groupon uses collective buying to offer more favorable deals to their members. You can choose which deals are best for your organization and opt-out on others of which you have no interest.

Another benefit of membership in the Alliance includes the best of curated news, research, best practices, and updates in the world of blended workforces/ human capital managed services.  We also host virtual networking opportunities to help you expand your professional network by meeting SDL staff and Alliance members.

Have an urgent need now and don’t want to wait for a special offer?  All Alliance members get at least 5% off all contracted services. Submit request for a free quote here.

For example, SDL offers a popular workshop, called Manager Essentials.

We may offer a discounted workshop rate of 20% off the normal price, exclusively for Alliance members, if their organization signs a contract to book the delivery of the workshop before a specific date.

Why is this a win-win?

For Alliance Members:  Group purchasing gives buying power and big savings to Alliance members.

For SDL:  SDL may end up booking numerous contracts to facilitate the workshop.  Since our revenue and staff utilization is more predictable with group purchasing, we can share the cost savings of multiple bookings back with our Purchasing Alliance members. We can also share and implement best practices we’ve learned across all of our contracted clients.

Zero.  Nada.  Nothing.  No fee to join.  No minimum order/contract requirements.  No annual dues.

There are no hidden commitments outside your willingness to receive our quarterly Alliance emails of the currently discounted offerings.

Why is  this the case?   Your participation in the Alliance allows for the deepening of your relationship and trust in us.  This way, when any needs arise, hopefully you will add us to your shortlist of preferred vendor partners.