Procurement Archives

Sustainability and Cost Reduction: Are They Mutually Exclusive?

In the current economic climate, procurement teams face the challenge of reconciling the push for sustainability with the need for cost reduction. Businesses are urged to adopt eco-friendly practices even if they come at higher costs, while inflation drives the demand for cost cutting. The conventional belief that sustainability drives up cost is being challenged. Strategies such as Total...

From Automation to Analytics: How Technology Is Making Supplier Management More Efficient and Effective

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, effective supplier management is essential for competitiveness and success. Technology is reshaping this landscape, introducing automation, analytics, collaboration, transparency, and AI to enhance value and performance. Inefficient contract management causes potential value loss, while most procurement lacks advanced supplier relationship programs. Technology-driven automation streamlines tasks like ordering, boosting efficiency and supplier performance. Analytics...

The Importance of Relationship Management in Clinical Outsourcing

The success of clinical outsourcing depends on the relationship between the sponsor and the CRO. A lack of trust can lead to problems, so it is important to build strong relationships. Sourcing managers can play a key role in this by understanding the needs of both parties, facilitating communication and collaboration, managing conflict, and measuring and rewarding performance. By...

Enterprise-wide Cost Optimisation Diagnostic

Working with an international bank on the end-to-end technology diagnostic across their entire purchasing landscape.

Commercial Package Negotiation

Supporting a leading biotech organisation during a negotiation with an established preferred provider for long term success.

Business Case Development

Supporting a Central Government Department's Wave 2 of two multi million pound grant schemes to support vulnerable and less well off families.

Transformational Change Programme

Helping our client transform their Central Services Division and the value it provides the wider organisation through successful delivery of integrated technology and business change.

Post-merger Restructuring

Working with a multinational foreign exchange company on post-merger restructuring and novation of supply contracts following the acquisition of a global business payments business.

Operating Model Transition & Regulatory Remediation

Working with a UK challenger bank to define a new operating model for procurement and complete urgent remediation to ensure regulatory compliance.

Cost Optimisation Strategy & Execution

Working with a global bank to deliver a bottom-line improvement of €50M across a €1.2B portfolio of spend

Commercial Surge Partner

Providing Commercial support across a Central Government Department and its ALBs over a 4 year period.

Managed Procurement Programme

Working with a non-departmental public body under DESNEZ to manage procurement activities for a major government infrastructure project.

Promotional Effectiveness Improvement

Partnering with a multinational retail chain to improve promotional effectiveness across the company's sports protein powder products.

More Haste, Less Speed

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Procurement Managed Service

Working with a Housing Association to reduce the contractual backlog, improve compliance and manage operational procurement.