EVEREST GROUP NAMES GEP A LEADER AND STAR PERFORMER ON ITS ANNUAL PEAK MATRIX™ OF PROCUREMENT OUTSOURCING SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR SECOND SUCCESSIVE YEAR

CLARK, NJ  – SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 – GEP, a leading global provider of procurement services and procurement software to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, has been honored for a second successive year as a PROCUREMENT OUTSOURCING SERVICES LEADER and STAR PERFORMER by the well-known research and advisory firm Everest Group in its annual market research study, Procurement Outsourcing (PO) – Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2014.

Everest Group issues this in-depth report annually, measuring procurement service providers on its proprietary Performance, Experience, Ability and Knowledge (PEAK) Matrix.Everest Group evaluates procurement outsourcing LEADERS with criteria that include market success and wins, scale, scope, technology, delivery footprint and buyer satisfaction levels.  Likewise, the STAR PERFORMER designation is awarded on the demonstration of the strongest year-on-year movement on the PEAK Matrix.

”The people of GEP achieve extraordinary results for our clients every day – results our clients count on to improve financial performance and give them a competitive edge,” said Al Girardi, Global VP of Marketing & Analyst Relations at GEP. “So this achievement is theirs – the more than one thousand creative problem solvers, can-do innovators and results-focused delivery professionals who have made GEP a global industry leader in procurement services and software.”

About GEP

GEP is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement.

We invest ourselves entirely in our client's success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. We deliver practical, effective procurement services and technology that enable procurement leaders to maximize their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance.

Named a Star Performer in Everest Group's Peak Matrix of Procurement Services Providers, Winner in the HfS Blueprint Report on Procurement Outsourcing Providers and to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for nearly a decade, GEP is also ranked a leader on Gartner's Magic Quadrant analysis of the world's top procurement software providers. Clark, NJ-based GEP has 10 offices and operations centers in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
To learn more about our comprehensive range of procurement consulting and procurement outsourcing services, please visit www.gep.com. For more about SMART by GEP, our unified sourcing and procurement software platform, please visit www.smartbygep.com.

Contact

Al Girardi
Global Vice President – Marketing & Analyst Relations
GEP Worldwide
Phone: 732-382-6565
Email: al.girardi@gep.com