Consulting
Our consultancy service can take many forms depending on a company’s individual requirements and can include long term partnerships, short term programs, expert advice, or category specific projects. These can include:
- Analytical assessment of current business activities, including purchasing process and resources
- Benchmarking existing terms and agreements
- Contract re-tendering and negotiation
- Supply chain rationalization
- Cost reduction projects
- Access to new markets
- Change management
- Feasibility studies
Our approach is collaborative. Together with customers, we develop a project with clear plans, milestones and measures of achievement. We then ensure that progress is monitored through regular reviews.
Our experienced team with equipped tools can research your current procedures across all categories of expenditure, obtaining data from both ends of the supply chain to identify strengths, weaknesses and make recommendations.
Our analysis phase would include:
- Assessment of purchasing terms and procedures
- Supplier selection and nomination policies
- Current purchasing strategy
- Summary of annualized purchases by product and value
It would also focus on:
- Supplier capabilities
- Order process
- Purchasing compliance
- Quality of goods and service provided
- Price control
- Inventory
- Invoice processing
- Payment terms
A detailed report of our findings would then be provided together with recommendations for a proposed strategy of change and improvement.
Only after discussions and agreement with you, we would undertake specific phased activity within confirmed areas of responsibility and timescale. Each phase to be concluded with a formal report and summary of actions taken and benefits secured.