Centicor Capabilities Brochure

A Client-First Approach To Group Purchasing

Your Vision. Our Expertise.

A Partnership for Success.

Providing customized GPO procurement solutions for food, services, and related supplies, enabling clients to deliver exceptional dining experiences and operational efficiencies at competitive costs.

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A Client-First Group Purchasing Organization Model In the traditional broadline contract management model, purchasing decisions are often driven by which products generate the highest rebates for the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO). The result is a system that rewards volume over value, and standardization over strategy. Centicor Procurement Services was built to change that narrative.

Our strategic sourcing solutions are designed to maximize purchasing power, reduce costs, and ensure consistent product quality. We build strategic vendor partnerships that provide reliable access to high-quality products and services with operational and cost efficiency built in.

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We don’t believe in forcing clients into a single contract or a single supplier. Our role is to understand what success looks like for each client and then curate the right mix of national, regional, and local partners to support that vision.

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The Centicor Difference We take time to understand each client’s desired outcomes and operational realities. From there, we design a sourcing strategy aligned to those objectives by curating a portfolio of national, regional, and local supplier partners selected for performance, quality, and fit rather than rebate potential.

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Who We Serve • Corporate Services

• Senior Living

• Education

• Hospitality

• Healthcare

• Leisure & Recreation

Real Savings. Delivered Directly.

Centicor leverages billions of dollars in managed spend to secure competitive pricing like traditional GPOs. What differentiates Centicor is that the value is delivered through transparent, invoice-level savings directly passed on to the client rather than post-purchase rebates that often benefit the GPO more than the client.

The result is a procurement approach that combines purchasing power with flexibility to support cost control, operational efficiency, and longterm program success.

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A SUPPORT MODEL THAT WORKS FOR SINGLE SITES & MULTIUNIT OPERATIONS The Centicor support model is structured so every client receives the attention and advocacy that are typically reserved for a GPO's largest accounts.

Centicor assigns a dedicated client advocate to each client relationship while leveraging subject matter experts across culinary, clinical and procurement to provide integrated, hands on support. We work along side your team, as a procurement partner, to elevate operations, enhance experiences, and bring your hospitality vision to life.

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Vendor Consolidation We review all existing suppliers being used across your system on a category-by-category basis, including contracted and non-contracted suppliers. ​ ​ e identify the best options W for each category, whether a current supplier, a supplier we have under agreement, or we may decide to create a custom agreement for you.

The end result is consistency across your system to simplify contract implementation, product-related training, issue resolution, price auditing, and management of the contract cycle.

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Product Optimization

Compliance Monitoring

Vendor consolidation provides an opportunity to optimize product selection. We focus on identifying the right product or service from what is often an extensive category list and get it delivered at the right price. ​ Product optimization leads to improved performance and lower overall costs throughout your system.​

Even the strongest portfolio of suppliers, contracts, and formularies deliver limited value if not consistently deployed. By actively monitoring contract utilization and product selection, we help ensure that the full operational and financial benefits of vendor consolidation and product optimization are realized across your organization both now and over time.

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Our Three-Fold Promise

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We deliver savings at the invoice level.

We prioritize measurable, invoice-level cost savings rather than relying on rebate structures that often benefit the GPO more than the client.

We operate with complete transparency.

When conducting cost studies, we provide true, like-for-like comparisons between contracted products and current purchases. If quality differences exist, we document them clearly. The final product selection always remains with the client.

We remain engaged long after implementation.

We maximize the financial and operational benefits of the Centicor program by proactively addressing clients’ current challenges and refining the program to deliver sustained long-term performance.

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Leadership Strength Centicor Procurement Services is a division of the Phoenix3 Collective™, a portfolio of brands led by industry veterans with proven expertise scaling organizations, navigating complex operating environments, and delivering measurable results.

Dana Johnston

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dana is a widely respected leader in the group purchasing industry. As the founder and former CEO of the world’s largest dining services–focused GPO, he built his start-up into North America's leading GPO organization by working closely with clients and suppliers to understand their goals and challenges.

At Centicor, Dana brings a disciplined approach to the group purchasing space that is focused on transparency and clientfirst value creation.

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Our Impact in Action HOW CENTICOR CLIENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM OUR UNIQUE GPO MODEL

Turning Procurement into Margin​ CORPORATE DINING OPERATOR | MIDWEST After redesigning the operator’s procurement strategy to move away from a rebateheavy GPO and broadline distributor model and transitioning produce spend to a national supplier, Centicor delivered a 14% net improvement in spend versus the prior program. The result was a meaningful increase in profitability despite a challenging operating environment.

Invoice-Level Savings That Matter​ REGIONAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM | NORTHEAST Transitioning from a large national GPO program, this healthcare organization realized a net savings of 8.5% while gaining greater transparency, flexibility, and operational alignment. Ongoing collaboration in product selection, standardization, and compliance continues to generate additional savings.

Meaningful Savings Without Compromise SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY | NORTHWEST​ Through implementation of a curated Centicor procurement strategy, this community achieved 9% invoice-level savings, along with an additional 4.5% improvement in net value through a robust program of supplier incentives. The Centicor program strengthened financial performance while improving product consistency to support culinary quality and resident satisfaction.

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Our Category Expertise Extends Beyond Food​ While Centicor has deep roots in the dining services group purchasing space with​agreements for food, services and related supplies, our expertise and contract​portfolio also includes agreements covering housekeeping,​ laundry, engineering, medical supplies, office supplies, and services.

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It's time for a GPO model built around outcomes, not incentives.

An Opportunity Worth Exploring.

While you may have an existing GPO relationship or a strong self-managed procurement program, there is no risk in taking a look at what Centicor can do for you. We will either validate that your current strategy is working well or we will identify opportunities to reduce your product costs, while improving the service level you should expect from a GPO partner.

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You have nothing to lose and, potentially, much to gain by letting Centicor conduct a cost study review of your current program.

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