Published On: 11 January 2025Categories:
Case condition

The purchasing costs were too high, so the owners tasked the company management with implementing a modern purchasing organization with optimal distribution and a category focus in line with the market for this purchasing category.

Solution

In collaboration with another consulting company that contributed to developing processes and strategies for purchasing, KPIs and an updated system for follow-up and reporting, our consultant was hired as purchasing manager with the task of defining and proposing structure for categories, negotiating with large suppliers and being couch for buyers in their organization.

Delivery

Organization and roles changed, responsibilities were distributed and purchasing costs were reduced by 8%

  • Purchasing personnel form part of a team with engineering, quality and logistics

  • Purchasing are responsible for integrating suppliers right from the design stage

  • Purchasing are responsable for communication with supplier and within the organisation

  • Purchasing personnel seek the best supplier to achieve the lowest overall cost

Increased Quality

Purchasing personnel responsible for the quality of the purchased products

Globalization of the supply chain

Purchasing personnel involved in the globalizing supply base to find the best suppliers

Supplier quality assurance

Workflow process

Experienced - Committed - Partnership

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