Service · Program & Delivery Management
RFP & Vendor Selection Management
We run end-to-end RFI and RFP processes for technology, services and agencies, from requirements definition and market mapping to objective scoring, financial modelling and contract negotiation. For complex RFPs, we involve arad experts from each domain involved, adding depth to requirements, evaluation and negotiation. Vendor-agnostic by design, we help you choose the right partner at the right total cost of ownership.
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Italian optical retailer with high level of professionalism.
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Italian eyewear group designing and distributing own and licensed brands worldwide.
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Italian luxury fashion house with global apparel, accessories and home lines.
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Italian online retailer running a portfolio of e-commerce sites on its own in-house commerce platform.
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Italian arm of a pan-European pharmacy chain, with an online pharmacy and a growing network of owned pharmacies.
RetailDigital Operating Model
Italian grocery chain serving households and professional buyers in store and online.
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Which PIM and DAM platforms does arad work with?
Any that fits. arad has worked with PIM and DAM platforms in client projects and stays vendor-agnostic, as on the rest of the commerce stack. Selection starts from how product data must flow to e-commerce, marketplaces, sales and partners, then compares platforms on requirements and total cost. For an Italian eyewear group, arad selected a standard SaaS PIM and an integrator and dropped asset management from scope as unnecessary.
How does arad choose between Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify and Adobe Commerce?
Through a structured, vendor-agnostic selection rather than a preference. RFP & Vendor Selection Management defines the requirements, maps the market, scores each platform objectively and models the total cost of ownership, then supports the contract negotiation. Catalogue complexity, number of brands and markets, integrations with ERP and OMS, and the team that will run the platform weigh most on the outcome.
What is the RFP & Vendor Selection Management service?
RFP & Vendor Selection Management covers the full selection process: requirements definition, longlist and shortlist, RFP documentation, structured evaluation, commercial comparison and support through negotiation and contracting, run independently of any vendor.
Does arad help select an e-commerce or omnichannel platform?
Yes, through RFP & Vendor Selection Management. arad defines the requirements, builds the evaluation framework, runs the process with the shortlisted vendors and supports the negotiation, without any commercial interest in the outcome.
Does arad manage external vendors on our behalf?
Yes. arad runs RFP and vendor selection processes and coordinates multiple suppliers inside transformation programmes, acting as the client's representative. Being vendor neutral, arad can challenge suppliers without a conflict of interest.
Does arad work with our existing suppliers?
Yes. arad does not require replacing incumbent suppliers: the standard approach is to work with the existing ecosystem, make expectations and service levels explicit, and recommend changes only where the evidence supports it.