Caventis
Supplier cost documents, a calculator and material samples, illustrating cost reduction
Services

Procurement, sourcing and cost reduction services

UK-based procurement, sourcing and cost reduction for global businesses. Every engagement is shaped around what you want to achieve, with the scope and commercials agreed together before work starts.

Cost reduction

Reducing third-party spend across procurement categories, including:

  • Freight and logistics
  • Packaging
  • Facilities
  • IT
  • Energy
  • Professional services
What we do
  • Spend review to size and prioritise the opportunity
  • Savings programme: sourcing, renegotiation and consolidation
  • Savings tracked against an agreed baseline
Outcome
Strategic sourcing has allowed companies to achieve savings of 10 to 20 percent.[1] Savings evidenced and signed off by your finance team.
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Product sourcing

Finding, tendering and qualifying suppliers in the UK, China, India, Vietnam, Turkey, Eastern Europe and near-shore markets, compared on landed cost.

What we do
  • Supplier search, tender and qualification
  • Landed cost comparison, not unit price alone
  • Quality inspection by in-country audit partners
Outcome
Lower landed cost from vetted suppliers, with no conflict of interest.
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Services offshoring

Moving finance, customer service and back-office work to lower-cost locations.

What we do
  • Feasibility review
  • Location and provider selection
  • Set-up support with KPIs and quality gates
Are you the provider?

No. Caventis acts as the independent adviser, not the provider.

Outcome
Independent advice on what to move, where and to whom. In programmes the founder has led, moving selected functions has reduced their cost by 30 to 50 percent.[2]
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Sustainable supply chains

Meeting customer, tender and regulatory demands on carbon and supplier standards at the lowest cost.

What we do
  • Supplier emissions data requests
  • Carbon reduction plans for tenders
  • Modern Slavery statements
  • CBAM on imported goods
Outcome
Led by the founder, formerly Supply Chain Taskforce Director at the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
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Interim procurement leadership

Senior procurement leadership for a defined period.

What we do
  • Managing procurement through a transaction
  • Running a cost programme
  • Building a procurement function
Outcome
An experienced procurement director, the founder, for a defined period.
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Specialist services

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