Our Solution
The two things all our clients have in common is they are short on
time and they are looking to reduce their costs.
Most clients acknowledge they could streamline their procurement supply
chain to make them more efficient and effective, however it is finding
the time. We help our clients by taking this burden away. This enables
you to focus on core areas of procurement and gives you the ability
to have a much larger procurement department without the increase
costs.
As well as looking at immediate cost reductions we also spend time
focusing on how your supply chain works on a day to day basis. Our
comprehensive report looks at the overall cost to purchase and not
just the product or service unit cost. This ensures we review areas
such as delivery, quality of service and payment terms.
How we work with you
Stage One - Initiate the audit
This stage will involve us meeting with you to define the scope and
areas which you feel we can help you with. We will review data and
identify suppliers or services to benchmark.
Working with you we will identify the key stakeholders and help to
ensure the relevant people are aligned to what we are trying to achieve.
We will define what is the current baseline cost on which any savings
will be calculated
Stage two – Research
We will conduct the necessary market research, benchmarking and product
comparisons to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of your
product and service requirements. We will indentify new potential
suppliers and prioritise the saving opportunities.
We already have an extensive knowledge base, however we have no loyalty
to any particular supplier, we always work with your best interests
in mind. We will always engage with your existing suppliers and only
use new suppliers for a comparison benchmark.
Stage Three – Present report to you
At this stage we will prepare and present our findings. Our report will include a full breakdown of savings identified, recommendations of whether a supplier change is necessary and suggested changes to your procurement process.
Stage Four – Implementation
We will work with you to implement any of our recommendations you
wish to accept and to ensure the savings are delivered in the shortest
possible time.
We will keep you informed throughout the process and agree with you
deadlines, we will engage with stakeholders within your business to
ensure a smooth transition should a supplier change be needed. We
often make significant savings and increase the levels of service
without changing supplier.