Competencies
Competencies Sourcing & Purchasing
Sourcing & Purchasing
Purchasing has traditionally played a central role when it comes to cost reductions – whether as part of strategic reorientation, changes to the product portfolio or corporate acquisitions. The breath of existing operational improvements tends to lead to a lack of capacity for savings-relevant strategic purchasing activity. Purchasing is often not optimally integrated into the planning of sales, production, logistics and marketing and therefore lacks the necessary overview of company-wide demand. Consequently, indiscriminate purchasing from a proliferation of providers – so-called ‘maverick buying’ – flourishes, especially in the case of indirect goods and services.
All-encompassing processes and specific, bespoke solutions for successful purchasing
J&M Management Consulting combines outstanding management consultancy with innovative, results-focused IT consulting right along the corporate value chain. Working in partnership with the client we develop purchasing organisations, processes and systems which are optimally adapted to their companies. We support the client in all aspects of successful, sustainable purchasing:
- Demand management: Inventory optimisation; cost-optimised specification; material flow optimisation; logistics integration; integrated distribution and operational planning; forecast optimisation.
- Strategic purchasing: Recording and documentation of savings; auctions; product cost optimisation; contract management; supplier assessment and development; supplier collaboration; supplier risk management.
- Procurement: No PO no pay; e-procurement; maximisation of purchasing volumes generated using electronic procurement; supplier loyalty; country- and company-specific, cost-optimised solutions with low purchasing volumes; procurement solutions for services.
- Invoice processing: Electronic invoice processing (e-invoicing); no e-invoice no pay; master data management; implementation and adaptation of ERP systems, international supply chains and procurement financing; integration of invoice analysis and invoice processing into purchasing.
Measurable improvements in sustainable purchasing success
A purchasing strategy which supports corporate goals enables companies to sustainably strengthen their competitive position. J&M bespoke solutions are therefore not just adapted to specific company requirements, but also actively embedded into both general purchasing strategy and the respective detailed strategy category. Taking overall strategy as our basis, we develop and deliver sustainable solutions from the optimisation of purchasing organisation through to the provision of process and technical support to the management of skills, knowledge, information and change processes. J&M has achieved the following improvements across a wide range of projects:
- Cost- and usage-optimised implementation of IT architecture and SAP systems for purchasing.
- Income-relevant savings of 15% and improved procurement processes further to the implementation of global e-procurement and e-sourcing projects.
- Consigned purchasing volume increased up to 100% using e-procurement systems.
- 30% reduction in purchasing volumes using optimised demand planning.
- Inventory optimisation using LEAN Management.
- Savings of 35% by means of support provided within the framework of e-sourcing initiatives (RFx, e-auctions and offer comparisons).
- Automation of business-critical processes in the field of catalogue and contract management.
- High employee satisfaction thanks to the incorporation and training of all process participants.
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