Sourcing + Supply Chain Optimization
Our Approach
We specialise in working with organisations to improve their procurement functions from being old-world cost centres to innovative revenue generators. Our digital procurement strategies concentrate on changing behaviours as much as focusing on changing processes and systems, we achieve remarkable results.
Our experience in working with leading suppliers both on-shore and off-shore service based organisations has helped companies to realise their objectives in cost savings, value generation and smoother transition.
Service Offerings
Opportunity Assessment
Get spend visibility, reduce costs and improve existing systems.
Let our experts conduct a review of the whole or part of your IT procurement function to identify areas where improvements can be made. We will gather data and develop an understanding of how procurement is working in your company.
Our observations will be qualified by discussion with procurement and other category stakeholders before agreeing the conclusions of the assessment.
Procurement Business Case
Enjoy a more efficient procurement transformation.
For a faster and efficient procurement transformation we can assist you in the preparation of a business case. Get the best insights and trends from our experience of running and contributing a variety of transformation and cost optimisation initiatives.
Spend Analytics
Have an overview over spend, negotiate and save money.
Spend analysis underpins cost-down and category management. It also provides insight into opportunities for supplier rationalisation, invoice reviews for cash recovery and the extent of on/off contract spend within an organisation.
To be successful, spend analysis relies on good data but this is rarely available on demand or from a single source. The scale of the tasks to extract, cleanse, classify and normalise spend data should not be underestimated. Automated spend analysis can help to provide insight but is unlikely to give the complete picture unless combined with validation by category managers.
Contract Review Management
Reduce risks and find new opportunities.
Contracts are legal documents and therefore must be fit for purpose. Great care must be taken in authoring and managing contracts and, once live, contracts should frequently be revisited to ensure that they continue to represent the scope and service levels to which they refer. Similarly, contract renewals should be actively managed and many procurement systems provide functionality to support this process.
Sourcing
Find and select the best suppliers in less time.
Sourcing is a continuous, iterative and comprehensive activity which can profoundly impact the direction and effectiveness of an organisation. The scale and scope of sourcing projects can vary enormously and the approach to a project should be specific and appropriate. Supplier selection is a major component of any sourcing approach and technology can greatly facilitate many aspects of the sourcing process.
Supplier Innovation
Transform your supplier collaboration into a competitive advantage.
Supplier-led innovation has the potential to give your company a competitive edge but needs to be built on a foundation of solid relationships and shared objectives. This foundation may not be achievable with all suppliers, however, and careful consideration should be given to identifying which suppliers might be suitable.