Why use a Procurement consultant?
If you don’t have your own Procurement team, or lack the depth of expertise within your team, consultancy is a cost-effective solution for your Procurement challenges.
What are your alternative options? Read more.
How does it work?
Consider me an extension of your Procurement team, or your “go-to” Procurement person.
You choose the option that works best for you:
Hire me for ad hoc advice from as little as 1 hour, or;
You give me a specific task to work on, or;
Ask me to support you on a specific Procurement activity within your company, or;
I run and facilitate activity-focused workshops (see below)
Face-to-face, or virtually (from anywhere in the world)
What are the benefits for you?
Expertise just when you need it (you don’t need to hire a contractor for 6-months) that can deliver, by way of examples;
Profit improvement - through structured cost management / cost reduction programmes
Better value from your spend – innovation, lead time improvements, increased supplier performance eg quality
Enhanced risk management – supply disruption, supplier selection, ESG obligations
Which type of companies would benefit from hiring a Procurement consultant?
Small & medium-sized companies who lack sufficient Procurement resources to allow them to exploit opportunities across their 3rd party spend
Manufacturers - due to their high proportion of revenue spent with 3rd parties
Cost reduction workshops and audits
Increase your profitability with breakthrough cost reduction activity!
Quick start session – how to start, where to look, tools you can use (1-day)
Cost reduction workshop - using your real situation to identify opportunities and create cost reduction plans that will deliver results (1 or 2 days)
Value engineering / value analysis workshop – identify specification-related value improvement opportunities (1 or 2 days)
Cost reduction audit – deep dive into your 3rd party spend, identifying savings opportunities and an implementation approach (duration as per your requirements)
My expertise can help you with your Procurement challenges:
Negotiation
Preparation
Strategy
Coaching
Supplier Sourcing
Strategy
Risk management
Cost optimisation
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Identifying value suppliers can bring
Making it work for you
Governance to keep momentum
Contracting
Commercial models
Incentives & remedies
Risk management
Supplier Onboarding
Policy compliance
Selection criteria
Supplier audits
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)
How to start
Strategic planning
Supplier alignment