Procurement & Supplier Management
Procurement & Supplier Management with ebp-consulting
The increasing focus of companies on their core competencies, coupled with the consistent outsourcing of non-core areas and the growing complexity of products, has led to the development of global production and distribution networks. Within these networks, suppliers and manufacturing companies work together to efficiently serve markets and customers. End products consist of numerous components and parts, often produced in multi-tier supply chains and delivered to end customers via multi-level distribution networks.
In such structures, optimising internal company processes alone is no longer sufficient. Crucial to long-term business success is the systematic integration of suppliers and service providers into company processes, as well as the establishment of lean and efficient procurement concepts. A stable, cost-optimised supply of purchased parts and production materials forms an essential foundation for competitive manufacturing and reliable delivery performance.
This development has significantly expanded the traditional role of procurement and now places additional demands on purchasing and sourcing functions. Increasingly, supply chain concepts must be integrated into procurement and sourcing processes to sustainably optimise the total cost of ownership for purchased parts and services. At the same time, it is necessary to specifically enable suppliers to implement intelligent delivery concepts and to become more closely integrated into customer processes – as a basis for greater flexibility and agility within production networks.
ebp-consulting is your strategic partner in this: we support you in developing intelligent supply concepts, optimising your procurement processes and purchasing organisation, as well as in supplier integration and management. Rely on our expertise and work with us to shape your procurement strategy to be efficient, sustainable, and future-oriented. Contact us for tailored advice and discover how we can successfully support your processes in procurement and supplier management.
Services Provided by ebp-consulting in the Area of Procurement & Supplier Management:
Targeted consultancy from ebp-consulting supports you in aligning your purchasing organisation with supply chain management (SCM) principles, integrating your suppliers effectively into your business processes, and increasing supply security. Our many years of experience in supply chain optimisation enable you to define clear actions and concepts for improving supply performance while simultaneously reducing procurement costs.
In doing so, delivery concepts are designed to be as lean and efficient as possible, and inventories of purchased parts, raw materials, and operating supplies are optimised without compromising supply reliability. Our services range from supplier analysis and audits to the implementation of cross-company concepts, and cover the following areas:
Supplier Management und Supplier Relationship Management (SRM):
- Supplier evaluation and supplier audits
- Supplier development and qualification
- Development of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) concepts
- Design and implementation of cross-company demand planning processes (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment – CPFR)
- Requirements specification and selection of SRM tools
Sourcing Strategy and Procurement Concepts:
- Definition of sourcing strategies (single sourcing, multi-sourcing, local sourcing, global sourcing)
- Development and implementation of lean supply and delivery concepts (Just-in-Time and Just-in-Sequence)
- Development and implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) concepts
Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM):
- Identification and assessment of risks in the internal and external supply chain
- Development of measures to eliminate risks or reduce their potential impact
Optimisation of Procurement Processes and Organisations:
- Allocation and alignment of strategic and operational tasks within purchasing, and development of modern purchasing organisations (strategic procurement, operational procurement, lead buyer concepts)
- Centralisation and decentralisation of procurement functions
- Analysis and optimisation of procurement processes
- Definition of process interfaces between procurement, logistics, and supply chain management (SCM)
Optimisation of Inventories for Purchased Parts, Raw Materials, Consumables, and Supplies:
- Analysis and determination of optimal stock levels and delivery concepts for raw materials, purchased parts, packaging materials, consumables, and supplies
- Dimensioning of optimal safety stocks for raw materials, purchased parts, packaging materials, consumables, and supplies
Outsourcing of Logistics Services:
- Preparation of tender documents for warehousing and transport services
- Execution of tendering processes and support in selecting suitable service providers
Further consulting focus areas in supply chain management:
Examples of Successful ebp-consulting Projects in the Field of Procurement and Supplier Management:
- Development and implementation of an optimised purchasing organisation and a lead buyer concept for a manufacturer of electrical control cabinets within an international production network
- Optimisation of procurement processes for a trading company specialising in electronic and medical devices across Europe and Asia
- Optimisation of procurement processes for a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products
- Execution of supplier audits at 40 suppliers of an automotive manufacturer in preparation for the production launch of a new vehicle model
- Enabling a manufacturer of bumpers and injection moulding components to deliver Just-in-Sequence (JiS) and Just-in-Time (JiT) to final assembly plants of an automotive OEM
- Support for an automotive manufacturer in analysing, optimising, and stabilising component supply from a critical Tier 1 supplier
- Dimensioning of optimal safety stocks for consumables and supplies at an automotive manufacturer
- Development of a supply chain risk management concept for an international premium vehicle manufacturer
- Optimisation of the central purchasing organisation for a machinery and plant engineering company
- Onboarding and integration of several new suppliers into the production launch of a new automotive manufacturer
- Development of a Supplier Relationship Management concept for a manufacturer of herbal sweets and bagged tea, including specification of process requirements for the supporting IT systems
- Product analysis and development of suitable sourcing strategies for purchased parts for a manufacturer of fasteners for solar panels
- Preparation of tender documents and execution of tenders for logistics services (warehousing and transport) for numerous companies in the pharmaceutical, automotive, medical, metal, and retail sectors