4C is a leading commercial, supply chain and operations consultancy that harnesses the power of people and collaboration to build transformative solutions that create sustainable impact for our clients and society.

The world is facing unprecedented challenges, from the increasing pace of technological innovation and globalisation to economic uncertainty and supply chain disruptions.

In this rapidly evolving landscape, it is more important than ever for organisations to find the right commercial, operational and supply chain capabilities and configure them in the most efficient and optimal way.

That is what we do best. We work with leading organisations across the public and private sector on their most complex problems. Our in-depth expertise enables us to create transformative solutions that deliver sustainable value and return.

Transformative Solutions
Sustainable Impact

We are a trusted partner, working with public and private sector organisations around the world. Our success is fuelled by our people who bring diversity of knowledge, experience and thinking to every project, built upon strong, unique 4C consulting methodology and enabling systems.

Services

Digital

Digital innovation integrates cutting-edge technologies and data-driven strategies into decision-making and operations for long-term value creation. Our services help reimagine people, data, processes, and technology to achieve organisations’ digital objectives while enhancing efficiency, growth, resilience, and stakeholder value.

Operations

Efficient operations drive operating margin improvement and growth. Our services deliver higher efficiency, productivity, enhanced value creation, resilience, and sustainability across the value chain and business processes. Our team of experts deploy a range of techniques to analyse and identify areas of waste and provide programme support to ensure the elimination across processes and technology.

 

 

Procurement

Procurement excellence secures supply and optimises value through effective sourcing and supplier management.  Our team of experts has extensive experience in identifying areas for improvement, reducing risk, developing and implementing procurement transformation strategies and technologies to help organisations achieve lasting results.

Supply Chain

Effective Supply Chain management optimises interactions between the source-make-deliver functions. Our services reconfigure supply chain processes, people, data and technology to achieve key business objectives in terms of cost, growth, resilience, sustainability and customer service.

 

 

Sustainability

Organisations are increasingly recognising sustainability as a strategic priority that involves significant opportunity, and risk. There is pressure to reduce impact on the environment, address social and ethical concerns and meet the growing demands of consumers, citizens and stakeholders for sustainable products and services.

Our team empowers organisations to achieve long-term value creation by integrating environmental, social, and governance considerations into their strategic decision-making and business operations.

Transformation

AI is disrupting business models which, combined with the globalisation of supply chains, means that most organisations are affected in some way by any macroeconomic disturbance across the globe and need to be able to react. Our transformation expertise starts with vision and strategy development and covers the development and delivery of transformation programmes to execute those strategies.

Industries

We pride ourselves on our multi-sector experience, working in partnership with leading organisations across public sector and regulated industry, retail and consumer, life sciences, and financial services.

Public Sector & Regulated Industry

From addressing domestic and international societal needs to providing public services, we collaborate with a broad range of government, public and regulated industry organisations to facilitate the delivery of world-class public services in a financially and environmentally sustainable manner.

Retail & Consumer

With a detailed understanding of the end-to-end supply chain issues our clients face, we help retail and consumer goods brands to optimise their commercial, operations and supply chain delivery to deliver sustainable growth, redistribute value and reduce risk to the benefit of everyone.

Life Sciences

Using our life sciences expertise, healthcare market understanding and commercial acumen, we partner with some of the world’s most innovative biopharma companies to support the global life sciences industry’s pursuit of greater wellbeing for patients.

Financial Services

From digital transformation and customer experience through to innovation, fintech collaboration and sustainability, we partner with financial service organisations to achieve their goals of customer growth, improved operational effectiveness, cost reduction, risk management and regulatory compliance.

At 4C we believe that business can be a powerful tool for creating positive change and we are proud to be a B Corp, leading the way towards a more sustainable and equitable future.

Our Group

Our sister companies work seamlessly as one team, offering a variety of complementary services across multiple industries and capabilities.

Anvil Analytical

Anvil Analytical is an industry leading platform providing “always on” supply analytics that combines years of specialist procurement consultancy expertise with cutting edge technology to deliver data driven insight into your third party spend, carbon, risk and contract.

EBIT

EBIT provides a unique blend of industry leading market intelligence, data, software and support that benefit clients, both immediately and in the longer term.  Working with leading brands across multiple sectors, EBIT provides effective and innovative procurement solutions.

Procure4

Procure4 creates sustainable value for clients by enhancing performance of their supply chains, through a talented and spirited community of experienced procurement operators who deliver cost base reduction projects, managed services and change programmes in the UK, US and South Africa.

Henkan

Henkan partners with global companies to instil a culture of excellence for improved organisational effectiveness, with seasoned practitioners who deliver tailored programmes that engage your workforce, from C-suite to shopfloor, to drive sustainable growth and real change at pace.