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| Procurement
Review & Planning |
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| Description |
An in-depth and
specialised review covering:
• Procurement
category planning
• Procurement
policies and procedures
• Procurement
framework, processes and tools
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Procurement competencies and capabilities
• Procurement training and staff development
• Ethics and probity, as required |
| Deliverables |
Deliverables can include:
• Assessment of long term procurement
needs / strategies linked to business plans
• Procurement category plans
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Procurement policies / procedures documentation
• Procurement role definition and recruitment
assistance
• Needs Analysis, training
plans and training sessions. |
| Benefits
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• High-level assessment
of current polices, procedures, procurement
plans and competencies
• Development
of procurement polices, procedures, procurement
plans and competencies
• Focusing
on the building blocks required for effective
procurement practices. |
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| Description |
This service focuses
on strategic procurement management within
a business involving:
• Aligning procurement activities
with corporate objectives
• Structural review
• Business process review (activity
based costing/benchmarking)
• Value management analysis on goods
& services procured. |
| Deliverables |
Deliverables can include:
• Report covering strategic repositioning
and/or structural change recommendations
• Implementation planning and project
management
• Success measurement
and review. |
| Benefits
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• Ensures that the procurement
function supports a business’ core objectives
and assists
in the delivery of business services
• Focuses on
the building blocks required for effective
procurement practices. |
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| Description |
This service
is aimed at effectively managing the processes
which support the procurement function including:
• Integrated procurement systems and
operations
• Supply agreement negotiation and
implementation
• Strategic sourcing overview
• Supplier development |
| Deliverables |
Deliverables can include:
• Category management recommendations
• Development of supply agreements e.g.
contracts, service level agreements etc.
• Managing and supporting the Procurement
function on a temporary basis.
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Report recommending appropriate sourcing strategies
and tools
• Report making recommendations for
integrating procurement systems with other
business systems. |
| Benefits
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• Buying smarter - maximising
value for money
• Developing effective
supplier relationships
• Developing
supply markets
• Reducing the supplier
base
• Operating in distorted markets
• Implementing effective performance
monitoring systems
• Linking business
systems. |
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| Stores
and Inventory Management |
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| Description |
This service
focuses on identifying the most efficient
and effective way of managing stores &
inventory to support core business. It considers
technological and service capabilities of
different suppliers and the capabilities
of each client organisation in developing
innovative and commercial strategies to
minimise risk, capital and service delays
covering:
• Inventory management
• Warehousing
• Distribution
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| Deliverables |
Deliverables could include:
• Report containing options available
and implementation considerations.
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Negotiations with industry partners to introduce
reforms. |
| Benefits
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• Reducing working capital
• Releasing valuable storage space
• Reducing the cost of inventory management
processes
• Accessing innovative
supply options. |
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| Description |
This service
assists clients in identifying and documenting
their needs with respect to electronic purchasing
systems and electronic commerce. Recommendations
for systems implementation/upgrades can
be made leading to substantial productivity
and efficiency gains based on existing systems,
processes and trading relationships.
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| Deliverables |
Deliverables could include:
• Report incorporating system options
and strategies
• User requirement
specifications
• Cataloguing strategies
• Market review
• Technology
and systems implementation strategies, as
required. |
| Benefits
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• Utilising technology
to drive or support procurement reforms.
• Reducing the cost of the purchasing
process – reducing transaction costs.
• Matching best practice. |
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