Develop your future purchasing strategy with SCM PLUS Purchasing Consulting!Guidelines for purchasing and related departments
Based on your corporate strategy, we examine the organization on two different levels:
Level 1 focuses on the further development of the purchasing organization with the aim of maximizing performance.
Level 2, on the other hand, examines the potential of the goods and services procurement markets.
The purchasing strategy also includes guidelines for key competitive issues such as
- supplier management
- development partnerships
- Local / global sourcing
- make-or-buy
are developed.
Objective:
The objective of this process is to generate the basis for the future strategic orientation of your purchasing organization. We consider both the requirements of your own purchasing organization and the requirements of relevant procurement markets. The goals and measures derived from this are the foundation for the orientation of your purchasing.
The path to your purchasing strategy:The first step is to determine the current situation - internal and external information is collected and analyzed.
1. analysis, potentials and measuresInternal requirements
The basis for determining the internal requirements as well as the actual state analysis of your purchasing department takes place in bilateral dialog with your employees from the direct and cross-interface departments.
The primary topics are
Corporate strategy
In the individual analysis of your product and/or service portfolio, we differentiate between innovation sourcing and development partnerships versus the cost leadership required in cut-throat competition via best-cost country sourcing. Delivery reliability and delivery performance of your suppliers, inventory management and working capital as well as documented risk management are of unrestricted importance. As part of your strategic orientation, answer the question of what contribution purchasing can and should make to achieving the company's goals.
Product roadmap
The product roadmap defines which products are to be sold in which quantity in which markets. The resulting statements form the basis for all purchasing measures for both direct and indirect requirements.
Strategic technology planning
Which technologies and what level of automation will ensure your competitiveness? Where can development partnerships support your growth strategy and innovation sourcing provide additional impetus?
Make-or-buy strategy
Based on your corporate strategy and your product roadmap, you can determine your future depth of added value and which services should and could be provided by third parties.
Product quality
The requirements of your company or your customers for the desired product quality are the key factor in supplier selection and development.
Flexible supply chain
Supply chain management reacts quickly and flexibly to market changes. SCM PLUS supports you in answering the question of which requirements across the entire spectrum of foreseeable market volatilities need to be taken into account by purchasing in order to guarantee the required delivery capability.
2. market trends and competitive environment
Together with your employees, we analyze market trends, the competitive environment, the existing supplier structure and possible potentials from complementary options that could have an impact on the orientation of your procurement management. The conclusions drawn about strengths and weaknesses as well as risks and opportunities define the following necessary measures.
3. strategic plan/purchasing strategyObjectives, action plan and fixed guidelines for purchasing
The knowledge gained about strengths and weaknesses as well as risks and opportunities within your market environment define all the necessary measures. In the context of your corporate strategy, we create the guidelines for successful purchasing.
Your long-term added value:
Your purchasing strategy forms the basis for value-adding procurement. It provides orientation and contains decision-relevant information and creates standards of action as well as clear guidelines for the future direction of your purchasing. It therefore makes a significant contribution to the profitability of your company.
We, as SCM PLUS Unternehmensberatung Einkauf, support you with proven practical experience in questions relating to purchasing strategies. We look forward to hearing from you!
Customers about us:
Harald OswaldManaging Director - AL-KO Production Austria GmbH
"Rudolf Kohlmaier from SCM PLUS has provided us with perfect interim support in purchasing and has also enormously developed our entire supply chain process with his professional and social skills. Through his personal work, he succeeded in taking the entire department with him in the change process. Thank you very much!"
Dr. Gerd SchreiterMember of the Executive Board - Swarovski Optik KG
"SCM PLUS has developed a very comprehensive and meaningful overview of the strengths and potentials of our purchasing organization with a high level of expertise and has mapped out clear paths for the future strengthening of the strategic and quality-oriented orientation of purchasing. The tasks were approached with a high level of professional and social competence. We can build directly on the results!"
Siegfried GrasseggerAL-KO Production Austria GmbH
"As part of an interim mandate, Rudolf Kohlmaier from SCM PLUS supported the change process in our purchasing department in the face of high staff turnover. Urgent and new purchasing projects, including the sourcing of new suppliers, were professionally supported. At the same time, stimulating discussions led to the start of process analyses and process optimizations. At the same time, SCM PLUS provided employee training for the entire SCM division. Many thanks for the time together!"
Rainer WeingraberCEO - Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH
"We used SCM PLUS, in the person of Rudolf Kohlmaier, on an interim mandate to fill the position of Head of Purchasing. Mr. Kohlmaier took on responsibility from day one and brought a breath of fresh air into the company with a high level of competence, implementation skills and good cooperation. The result is improved processes and sustainable savings."
Johannes ThalerVice President Supply Chain Management - Swarovski Optik KG
"Overall, SCM PLUS has succeeded in creating a very structured, consistent and coherent concept, from the analysis to the recommendations for action and the organizational structure, in the analysis of our purchasing and especially supplier management. We had already seen some of this in the same way, but it was further sharpened and underpinned by the external view."
Thomas KidschunHead of Logistics and Material Management - MV Werften GmbH
"Mr. Rudolf Kohlmaier supported us via an interim mandate in the change process, which brought about a comprehensive, cross-divisional and far-reaching change in the implementation of new strategies, systems, processes and behaviors of the stakeholders of the three shipyard locations. Mr. Kohlmaier's excellent technical expertise in the fields of purchasing, logistics and supply chain management, combined with the active integration of all project participants, were an essential building block for the successful implementation of the change process."
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