Guide
Procurement cost reduction strategies that actually work in UK businesses
Sequenced strategies for UK SME, larger, manufacturing and PE-backed businesses, with sizing and quick wins.
ProcurementCost Reduction
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Insights
Read practical guidance 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.
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- Guide
Indirect procurement: a practical guide for UK businesses
What indirect procurement covers, why it leaks, and how to build indirect procurement services that hold the savings.
ProcurementCost Reduction9 min read - Guide
Spend analysis: a practical guide to the spend cube
How to run a spend analysis that actually drives savings: data, taxonomy and outputs.
ProcurementCost Reduction8 min read - Guide
Supply chain resilience: a practical guide for UK businesses
Risk mapping, dual-sourcing, buffer strategy and supplier risk management for UK businesses.
Supply Chain9 min read - Guide
How to improve your supply chain: a practical UK guide
Operations, collaboration, visibility, efficiency and strategy: sequenced for UK businesses.
Supply ChainOperating Model10 min read - Guide
Supplier consolidation: when it works, when it does not
Compare total cost, protect supply and plan a controlled transition to a smaller supplier base.
ProcurementSupply Chain8 min read - Guide
Marketing spend optimisation for lean growth
How to compress marketing spend without starving pipeline.
Cost Reduction6 min read - Guide
Energy cost reduction: a procurement-led playbook
Beyond bill validation: the procurement plays that move the number.
Cost ReductionProcurement7 min read - Guide
Procurement maturity assessment: free scorecard
Score your function in two minutes across eight dimensions and see the next move.
ProcurementOperating Model2 min interactive
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