Are you paying the right price for what you buy?
For most manufacturers, bought-in materials and parts are the biggest part of cost. This check gives you a clear, independent view of where your purchasing money goes, where you may be paying too much, and what to do about it without putting quality or good supplier relationships at risk.
Signs this check could help.
- Supplier price increases arrive and it is hard to judge whether they are fair.
- A few suppliers get most of your spend, and you are not sure you would have an alternative.
- Prices were agreed years ago and nobody has looked at them since.
- Purchasing is busy placing orders, with little time left to negotiate.
The questions this check answers.
Clear answers to the questions an owner asks, in plain language and with the numbers behind them.
- Where does our purchasing money actually go, by supplier, part and material?
- Which prices look out of line with what the part should cost?
- Where do we depend on one supplier, and how big is that risk?
- Which few actions would make the biggest difference, and what are they worth?
Not sure where to start? 15 short questions show which area to look at first.
Take the free ScorecardShaped around your situation.
We agree the focus with you first. Then we look at your spend and purchase data, talk to the people who buy and use the parts, and look closely at a selection of key parts and suppliers. We work on site and remotely, in whatever way suits the work.
A report and a conversation.
- A written report: where the money goes, where we see room to save, the risks in your supply base, and the first actions we would take.
- A conversation with you, the owner, to go through the findings and agree what makes sense for your business.
Every check has a fixed fee, agreed with you before we start. No surprises.
Is this for you?
Owners and managing directors who feel material costs are squeezing the margin, who face price increases they cannot easily judge, or who depend heavily on a few suppliers.
You decide what comes next.
You decide what happens next. Your team can take the actions forward, or we can help with negotiations, second sources and should-cost models, side by side with your purchasing team.
A different problem on your mind?
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Talk to us about the purchasing cost check.
Write to [email protected] with a few lines about your plant. We reply personally to every message.
Where is your business losing money: purchasing, launches or deliveries?
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