About us
ANCECO
ANCECO, the National Association of Purchasing and Service Centers, is a non-profit organization founded on March 30, 1998, representing the organizational and business model of Purchasing and Service Centers (PSCs) in Spain. Our main mission is to safeguard the interests of PSCs, inform and promote the model, contribute to its development, and serve as a meeting point for PSC professionals.
Mission
To provide tools, knowledge and collaboration opportunities to all forms of organized commerce, including purchasing groups and other structures, to strengthen their competitiveness and ability to adapt to change, foster value creation for their customers and promote sustainability in all their activities.
Vision
To be the main support and reference entity for all SMEs in organized commerce in Spain, facilitating their growth, innovation and sustainability in an increasingly competitive and technological market.
Our vision serves as a reference for all of us at Anceco; it is our motivation and inspiration to develop the work that allows us to achieve our proposed goals.
Purpose
Empowering SMEs in organized trade to thrive and contribute positively to society, strengthening the local economy and promoting fair and sustainable trade.
Our purpose becomes like the backbone of the association and we depend on it to make decisions and understand which ones are correct and generate value.
Values
Collaboration and Cooperation: Member companies join forces to achieve goals they could not reach on their own, which requires a high degree of teamwork and cooperation.
Interdependence: Member companies depend on each other for success. We foster a culture of mutual support.
Knowledge Sharing: We promote transparency and knowledge sharing among members.
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility: We promote fair and transparent business practices, as well as efforts to contribute positively to society.
Achievement Orientation: We promote a focus on achieving goals that values efficiency, productivity, and results.
Respect for Diversity: We respect the different ways of working, the different points of view, and the different strengths that each member company brings to the group.
Orientation to Change and Adaptability: We develop an approach of innovation, continuous learning and continuous improvement.
Value Proposition
To offer a collaborative environment where organizations can share and learn from each other, generating synergies, enhancing their competitiveness in the market, and providing advisory and support services.
Why do we do what we do?
We believe in the future of SMEs and promote association as a business model to improve the competitive position of companies and ensure their sustainable future.
How do we do it?
Listening to the needs of our members, creating a portfolio of services that meet those needs, and serving as a meeting point between businesses and public administrations.
What do we do?
Collaborating with public administrations, managing public subsidies, developing exchange and networking activities, offering advice, training and tailored services, organizing events and activities and disseminating documents, studies and reports of interest
Objetives
- Standardize the sector: Regulate the Purchasing and Services Centers sector, given its importance and impact on the economic environment and its high growth potential.
- Inform and promote CCS: Disseminate the business model of Purchasing and Services Centers, as well as raise awareness among independent companies of the importance of sector associations, encouraging the creation of new CCS or joining existing ones.
- Representing the sector: Defending the general interests of the CCS and presenting them as a group to public and private institutions, with the aim of formalizing concrete agreements at the national and European level.
- Provision of value-added services: Benefiting all its members with exclusive advantages and services, creating agreements and synergies with suppliers and teams from other CCS.
- Knowledge management and meeting point: Promoting and disseminating the advantages of the horizontal model, as well as sharing experiences and personal knowledge through training and networking activities to improve business management.
Organization Chart – Executive Committee
President: Cristina Menéndez – General Director of Industrial Pro
First Vice President: Jordi Costa – CEO of Sternaliza
2nd Vice President: Carlos Moreno-Figueroa – General Director of Sinersis
Secretary: Ignacio Gaspar – General Director of Toy Planet
Member: Javier Panzano – CEO of Taktic
Member: Eva Datzira – General Manager of Comergrup
Member: Fernando Álvarez – General Manager of Asofrio 2002
Member: Mercedes Vivas – General Manager of GPD
Member: Olga Pastor – General Manager of Passion Beauté
Member: Josep Domingo – General Manager of Aúna Distribución
Member: Borja Castelló – General Manager of Grupo HDF
