My passion is helping companies improve their strategic outsourcing relationships. SRSymmes Consulting is focused on enhancing buyer/supplier relationships, uncovering value through assessments, business design and reengineering, strategic sourcing, process improvement and training. We develop and redesign end-to-end business solutions that deliver significant paybacks for our clients.Recognized as thought leaders in the areas of relationship based contracting, operational assessment and Vested (outcome based collaborative contracting). We are involved in research and development of the Vested Outsourcing methodology with the University of Tennessee. As a Vested Certified Deal Architect I support service providers and buyers transform complex BPO service agreements and create ultra collaborative win-win relationships. SRSymmes Consulting has proven operational and consulting experience in start-up and high growth companies that span the retail, high technology, industrial equipment, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, software publishing, computer manufacturing, consumer electronics, utilities, real estate and facilities management, third party logistics and distribution sectors. We support clients throughout the United States, and in Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America. We act as an independent contractor for a number of consulting companies and Vested Centers of Excellence in the United States, Europe and Australia.- Vested Outsourcing Inc - University of Tennessee, Knoxville - College of Business (Vested Research & Education) - SIREAS LLC - AD Supply Chain Group Pty. Ltd. - Chartered Institute of Cooperation - The Forefront Group LLC Contact us at SRSymmes.Consulting@comcast.net for consulting or training support.

Promote the development of Vested education programs, tools and methodologies. Perform Vested, collaborative contracting and supplier relationship research. Draft white papers and case studies and contribute to the vested series of publications. Support the Vested Certified Deal Architect (CDA) community with training and Vested implementations.Contact me at ssymmes@utk.edu for questions about Vested education and research or for ideas on cases and white papers related to collaborative contracting.