We've found the suppliers that are most successful on OMX are the ones that actively leverage the platform to win business from large procurement programs. Here are some tips on how to maximize your use of the platform and earn business from these programs:
Keep an Updated Company Profile
Routinely update your company profile to appear higher in search results. Make sure your profile has all of your company information including: capabilities, location, size, and certifications so that you don't miss out. Fill in the details, contact and products & services sections of your profile to get best results.
Insider tip: Update your profile based on the contracts you are interested in working on to gain traction.
Messaging
Actively use OMX to reach out to Prime contractors and Tier 1s that you are interested in working with. Messages in OMX go to users specifically responsible for managing a procurement project or business development at the Prime company. You can share documents and it will be backed up for causality.
Read our article on messaging in OMX.
Joining Supplier Lists
Let buyers know that you are interested in working with them by joining their supplier list directly in OMX. Joining supplier lists creates a short list of companies that are interested in working with that Prime or Tier 1 and provides a direct link to your company profile.
Read our article on joining supplier lists.
Responding to Opportunities and Setting up Notifications
Use the OMX RFP engine to respond to opportunities posted by Prime contractors and Tier 1s as well as aggregated public postings. Set up opportunity notifications on your company profile so that you'll receive automatic notifications when an opportunity for your capabilities is posted.
Read our articles on Responding to Opportunities and Setting up Notifications.