Identify and leverage cost-cutting potential
Cost reduction is a key issue for every purchasing department. For companies with high material input, purchasing is an important factor for business success. Targeted supplier selection, an ideal supplier portfolio, transparent costs and a regular review of conditions are key factors for reducing costs in purchasing.
In day-to-day business, purchasing often lacks the resources to devote to the topic of sustainable cost reduction to its full potential. In many cases, purchasing is also not involved in the procurement activities of indirect materials from other areas of the company, or is not involved sufficiently or in good time. As a result, potential savings in procurement are often not fully exploited.
SCM PLUS supports your purchasing department in identifying possible potential and combines the knowledge gained in a holistic approach with your qualitative requirements profile for products and services.
Objective:The primary objectives are
- Reduction of direct material costs
- Reduction of indirect costs such as energy, marketing, insurance, etc.
- Further development of the supplier portfolio
Procedure:SCM PLUS works with your team to develop and implement concepts for optimizing and significantly improving the cost situation in purchasing:
- Actual and potential analysis, assessment of possible savings
- Qualified market research
- Definition of objectives and assessment of the potential identified
- Formulation and implementation of tenders
- Possible "cost break down"
- Supplier negotiations or optimization workshops
- If required, selection of additional new suppliers and strategic partners
Your added value:Employee qualification and cost reduction potential:
- Sustainable reduction in direct material costs and indirect costs
- Supplier portfolio tailored to your requirements
- Stable process landscape in the purchasing organization
- Measurable P&L-effective savings
Customers about us:
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."
Siegfried GrasseggerAL-KO Production Austria GmbH
"Through 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 we spent together!"
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!"
Thomas KidschunHead of Logistics and Material Management - MV Werften GmbH
"Mr. Rudolf Kohlmaier provided support 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."
Harald OswaldManaging Director - AL-KO Production Austria GmbH
"Rudolf Kohlmaier from SCM PLUS provided us with perfect interim support in purchasing and 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!"
Johannes ThalerVice President Supply Chain Management - Swarovski Optik KG
"SCM PLUS has succeeded in creating a very structured, consistent and coherent concept in the analysis of our purchasing and especially supplier management, from the analysis to the recommendations for action and the organizational structure. We had already seen some of this in the same way, but it was further sharpened and underpinned by the external view."
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