Practical thinking on procurement and cost.
Short, opinionated pieces on where cost hides, how to get it out, and how to make sure it stays out - written for UK operators, CFOs and PE portfolio teams.
- How to improve your supply chain: a practical UK guide
Operations, collaboration, visibility, efficiency and strategy - sequenced for UK mid-market businesses.
Supply ChainOperating Model10 min read - How to reduce procurement costs: 7 levers that actually work
Practical, sequenced actions to reduce procurement costs without pausing the business.
ProcurementCost Reduction8 min read - How to reduce business costs without cutting quality
A framework for finding cost out of the P&L in ways that stick - and do not damage the customer experience.
Cost ReductionFinance9 min read - Indirect cost reduction: where the hidden savings live
Indirect spend is where most businesses over-pay. Here is where to look first.
Cost ReductionProcurement7 min read - Supplier consolidation: when it works, when it does not
Consolidation is a lever, not a strategy. A guide to using it well.
ProcurementSupply Chain6 min read - Marketing spend optimisation for lean growth
How to compress marketing spend without starving pipeline.
Cost Reduction6 min read - Energy cost reduction: a procurement-led playbook
Beyond bill validation - the procurement plays that move the number.
Cost ReductionProcurement7 min read - Procurement maturity assessment: free scorecard
Score your function in two minutes across eight dimensions and see the next move.
ProcurementOperating Model2 min interactive - Category management in procurement: a practical UK guide
Segmentation, one-page strategies and the governance that makes savings stick.
ProcurementOperating Model8 min read
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