Testimonials
Barry Mellor, Category Manager - Marketing and Sales, O2
"We have been delighted with the support that 4C has given us in reviewing the marketing services category. The knowledge and expertise has been clear from the start and meant that they delivered beyond expectations in terms of supplier relationship management, relationship management between marketing and procurement, increasing service levels whilst reducing costs and ultimately bringing savings to the bottom line."
Roger Gonourie, Former Head of Procurement, B&Q
"At B&Q, 4C worked as an integrated team with GNFR. The work that we did together won the CIPS prize for "Most improved purchasing operation - start up". We have been delighted with their support over the last three years".
Claire Astill, Lead Purchasing Manager, Sourcing and Purchasing - Goods not for Resale, The Boots Company plc
"...Boots not only won the 2004 CIPS Award for Innovation in Purchasing but we also won the overall Award." read more
Tim Pile, Sainsbury's Bank
"4C have done a great job for us, showing true understanding of the myriad complexities involved within this category of spend. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them." read more
Geoff Aldcroft, European Purchasing Programme Director, AstraZeneca
"4C have worked with us to deliver some great results on a variety of projects over several years, tackling some extremely complex issues with expertise and professionalism."
Nigel Herrington, Head of Procurement, BG Group
"BG has an integrated procurement outsource relationship with 4C Outsourced
Procurement Services for Indirect goods and services that adds significant value to BG's business through the delivery of high class people, processes and techniques together with complementary consulting services, that has led them to being truly regarded as part of the team."
Mark Allen, AWE
"4C helped us to achieve a step change in LVO performance while also exceeding savings targets, delivering a great project ROI. We are now working with 4C on other projects to further improve the service we deliver to the business."
Doug Price, Global Category Leader, AstraZeneca
"We use Pro4C to manage our complex marketing services spend and have been
delighted with the results."
Angela Porter, Group Procurement Director, ITV
"4C with the new Group Procurement Director were able to quickly and sustainably reduce production costs at ITV. As a result of the project work, the profile of Procurement has been raised, giving them greater influence over ITV’s spend."
James Hussey, MD Currency Division, De La Rue
"I'd like to thank the 4C team for the ongoing support you are providing us with in meeting our business challenges. In the past five years I have not worked with a procurement department that has been so structured and professional. The tools and processes are giving us a new visibility of spend and data allowing us to collaborate and look at horizontal opportunities across the business."
Graham Perry, Savings Manager, Buying Solutions
4C has consistently and effectively brought to bear breadth and depth of their market sector knowledge and analytical capability to deliver rigorous price benchmarking analyses of disparate and frequently complex products / services. This intelligence has enabled Buying Solutions to demonstrate and improve on the achievement of its strategic vision to deliver "Savings for the Nation."
Dean Shaw, IDB / DTP Operations Director, Talaris
"We are pleased with the excellent support that 4C provided throughout this freight procurement process. Their expertise and flexible approach resulted in improvements for procuring our global freight services and identified a large potential opportunity for cost savings. We look forward to working with them to deliver this saving and to further identify opportunities in other categories."