Purchasing and procurement

When it comes to purchasing and procurement, the focus today more than ever before is on driving down costs without compromising on stringent product, quality and delivery service standards. At the same time, the opportunities and framework conditions existing in the global procurement market have undergone a radical shift. Other factors influencing success in the procurement business include increasing customization of products and ever shrinking order lead times.

ebp-consulting has the necessary expertise to help medium-sized enterprises in particular to optimize their purchasing processes, make the most efficient use of sourcing opportunities and optimize the integration of purchasing and procurement with supply chain management processes. Our consultants combine practical experience and methodological expertise from both these two fields to generate added value for optimization projects.
Purchasing volume and material groups
  • Conducting of portfolio analyses
  • Material group structuring and simplification
  • Reduction of suppliers per material group
  • Supply risk analyses for material groups
  • Conducting of make-or-buy analyses
  • Conducting of purchase volume and purchase price analyses
Processes and organization
  • Centralization and decentralization of purchasing functions
  • Development and establishment of strategic purchasing
  • Assignment and definition of strategic and operative tasks
  • Introduction of material group management
  • Definition of process interfaces between purchasing, logistics and SCM
Negotiations and supplier meetings
  • Identification and definition of cost-saving projects
  • Definition of negotiation strategies
  • Preparation and execution of material group/supplier days
  • Development of frame contracts
  • Preparation and execution of online auctions
Procurement market & sourcing
  • Definition of sourcing strategy
  • Development of part-oriented or material group oriented sourcing concepts (demand and supplier consolidation, single, dual and multiple sourcing)
  • Support in the identification and selection of new suppliers
  • Support in the development and expansion of sourcing in China/Asia
  • Support in module and system sourcing
Supplier management/SRM
  • Supplier assessment and auditing
  • Development of supplier controlling mechanism
  • Supplier development and qualification
  • Supplier integration in the procurement process
  • Supply chain risk management
  • Requirement specification and selection of SRM tools