Case Study: Genius! Britain‘s leading free-from bakery brand saves more than £400k from indirect spend through programme of Procurement Cost Reduction. Client Genius Gluten Free is Britain’s leading bakery brand within the free-from category, growing ahead of the market every year. 3 bakeries supplying all major UK supermarkets with established international growth through global…

Case Study: Chilled food manufacturer saves £2M through indirect procurement cost reduction. Client A leading UK chilled food manufacturer supplying the UK’s leading supermarkets, retailers and foodservice customers The project objective was to drive EBITDA improvement from cost improvements in indirect spend categories Approach Initial Spend Analysis & Opportunity Assessment identified and planned a…

Case Study: Pharmacy chain develops programme of key supplier management to drive margin improvement. Client British pharmacy company with over 1,500 pharmacies, 17,000 staff and dispensing over 150 million prescriptions annually The project objective was to identify ways to improve margin from a range of branded products supplied direct-to-store. Approach Top 23 suppliers identified,…

Case Study: Implementing Digital Procurement across a European manufacturer; understanding the art of the possible and defining the digitisation roadmap.   Client The European division of a global industrial and services group. With a recently formed group procurement capability, the organisation had a clear objective to leverage technology to build digital procurement on top…

Case Study: US transportation company uses ProIntell Spend Analytics tool to achieve visibility of supplier spend. Client Leading US bulk distribution and transportation company Operates the largest dedicated bulk tank truck network in North America based on bulk service revenues Core carrier to Fortune 500 companies and provides services to each of the top…

Case Study: US distribution & transportation company saves $2.5M on truck parts, maintenance, repair & servicing. Client Leading US bulk distribution and transportation company Operates the largest dedicated bulk tank truck network in North America based on bulk service revenues Core carrier to Fortune 500 companies and provides services to each of the top…

Case Study: The Open University implements category management to drive the stage of procurement improvement. Client The Open University is the UK's largest university for part-time higher education. With Procurement at the OU already well developed. Category Management had been identified as the way to secure additional savings and efficiencies Approach The approach was…

Case Study: Garden retail chain identifies direct global sourcing for procurement and EBIT improvement. Client Private equity owned garden retail chain looking to improve profit margin. Procurement already centralised and well-developed but with no direct global sourcing The project objective was to identify cost reduction opportunities by moving away from agents to direct global…

Case Study: Women's fashion clothing retailer targets rapid profits through procurement. Client Leading UK women’s high street fashion retailer with over 125 outlets in the UK, US and UAE. Private equity owner and new management team looking to reverse declining profitability. The project objective was to identify cost reduction opportunities through improved procurement. Approach…

Case Study: Acute Trust saves £3.3M in 12 months through procurement cost reduction. Client An NHS Trust employing 5,000 staff providing a range of acute and community based services to 380,000 people. Under financial pressure to improve financial position, commenced an ambitious initiative to drive a £3m reduction in non-pay expenditure Approach £55m targeted…