How does Lessen Marketplace control what gets bought?

MARKETPLACE ON ITS OWN For everything you buy — your team or any vendor you hire ✓ Approved catalog enforcement — your team or any vendor you hire buys from your approved list, not wherever is convenient ✓ Purchase transparency — every purchase visible in real time: what was bought, at what price, from which supplier ✓ Pricing you control — your negotiated deals and rebates honored; where you don't have deals, you get Lessen's ✓ Approval workflows — tiered spend limits by user, role, or location; nothing purchased without the right sign-off ✓ Centralized payment and audit trail — one payment channel, GL coding, full transaction history, one login

How does direct manufacturer relationship impact cost?

PROOF POINT — COMMERCIAL HVAC equipment ~60%cost reduction A customer was quoted $50,000 for commercial HVAC equipment through a standard vendor channel. Through Lessen’s direct manufacturer relationship, the same equipment was sourced for approximately $20,000 — a roughly 60% reduction in equipment cost before installation. The value did not stop at the unit price. Because the purchase was connected to the work order, Lessen also captured the asset record, tied the install to the job, preserved warranty documentation, and created a complete record of what was purchased, installed, and documented.

Controlling Procurement and Spend in Commercial Services

The content highlights common procurement challenges in commercial services—such as off-catalog buying, lack of real-time purchase visibility, rebate erosion, absence of approval gates, and decentralized P card usage—that lead to spend leakage, unauthorized purchases, and financial inefficiencies, and proposes a centralized marketplace solution enforcing a single approved catalog, real-time transparency, and controlled pricing to ensure consistent, auditable, and cost-effective purchasing regardless of who performs the work.