Cost Optimization
Transform your procurement process with our cost optimization expertise, to tackle market complexities and rising expenses. Our proven strategies ensure your business thrives, even in fluctuating economic environments.
Transform your procurement process with our cost optimization expertise, to tackle market complexities and rising expenses. Our proven strategies ensure your business thrives, even in fluctuating economic environments.
Manage Volatility & High Cost
Our team brings over 20 years of experience executing cost-out projects across various industries worldwide. We provide expert knowledge to help businesses manage volatility and rising costs, delivering effective solutions in both stable and fluctuating market conditions.
Leverage Potential
We have deep industry expertise and utilize advanced levers for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and direct spend reduction. Our proven track record in optimizing indirect spend ensures that companies can capitalize on all available cost-saving opportunities.
Accelerate Results
Our dedicated experts drive negotiation excellence, applying scientific insights from game theory and psychology to take negotiations to a higher level. This strategic approach allows us to accelerate results and secure optimal client outcomes.
Cost management is currently a top priority for boardrooms across all industries. The current economic climate has significantly increased the complexity of procurement due to ongoing disruptions, sustainability requirements, and the need to innovate – all contributing to rising costs. In addition, high interest rates and the threat of insolvency are putting further pressure on budgets. In this context, companies are looking for ways to reduce costs while maintaining operations.
As part of our holistic offering, we help to counteract rising costs along the supply chain, e.g. in raw materials procurement, to manage working capital and to find the right balance in cost management.
Managing costs effectively and on time is paramount to maintaining profitability and a competitive edge. We have developed two innovative digital solutions for:
These tools provide a tailored framework to address specific challenges and manage costs dynamically, ensuring businesses can navigate market volatility with confidence and precision, whether through reactive measures to protect value or proactive approaches to maximize it.
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The IVM tool takes a proactive, more offensive approach to cost management. It is designed to help businesses participate ideally in market volatility, avoiding cost increases and maximizing cost decreases. IVM identifies risks and opportunities ahead of time, enabling companies to proactively contact suppliers when opportunities arise. This tool indirectly steers cost management by establishing fact-based savings goals that reflect the current market situation.
It provides a comprehensive view, combining individual negotiations with a broader strategic perspective, ensuring businesses are always positioned to capitalize on favorable market conditions.
The IVP eases reactive claims management. It is focused primarily on avoiding cost increases claimed by suppliers. This solution is designed to be activated when a supplier presents a cost increase claim, enabling companies to evaluate risks and respond effectively. IVP guides users through the end-to-end cost avoidance process, providing step-by-step information on what has happened and what actions to take.
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We use Advanced Analytics and GenAI to uncover potential savings, providing a comprehensive view of both direct and indirect spend, tailored to industry specifics, and including a TCO perspective.
Advanced Cost Levers for Direct Requirements – Industry experts apply advanced commercial and technical strategies, leveraging industry-standard approaches.
We enhance supplier negotiations with a structured, process-driven approach, incorporating game theory, auction strategies, and Bonus/Malus systems.
Our programs upskill procurement teams in cost management, negotiation, and digital capabilities to boost performance.