Procurement & Supply-Chain

Category Management & Cost Optimization

Guiding your transition from an operational role to a strategic function:

Clean-up and harmonize the category structures inline with standards (i.e. eClass, UNSPSC) and business requirements
Define category cost structures through advanced cost modeling & tear-down analysis
Identify key cost drivers at both the macro level (e.g., supply-demand dynamics) and micro level (e.g., specification reviews and adjustments)
Unlock the full potential of your value roadmap through collaborative optimization and thorough scenario planning
Set-up and run category spend optimization programs
Move to gen AI supported category management by selecting the right tool

We offer expertise in the essential areas needed for a successful procurement transformation:

Segmentation (What needs to be done?)
Processes (How it should be done?)
Organization & Operating Model (Who will do it? Make or Buy? Business Process Outsourcing?)
People (Right skills at the right place?)
Technology (Is there an enabling technology available?)

Activites will take place in a 3 Phase based procurement transformation approach:

Our Supply-Chain services:

Make your Supply-Chain ready for the upcoming ESG requirements (i.e. Supply-Chain data analysis, supporting tool selection, etc.)
Trade compliance & export control (i.e. deploy and implement an ICP, master data enrichment, etc.)
Working capital optimization (i.e. improve delivery time, lot sizes, review the value-chain, etc.)
Analyse & mitigate Supply-Chain risks (i.e. deploy a proper Risk Management for categories & suppliers, etc.)