Service Line "Value Procurement“

In recent years, the functional area of procurement developed more than any other area of industrial enterprises. The growing complexity of business environment, global competition, technological progress and the increasing value orientation of top management lead to a concentration on core competencies. This has implications for procurement: purchase volumes increase, procurement markets are increasingly specialized, strategic alliances grow in importance and procurement activities are more often operated at global level. Procurement is responsible for the largest cost block with an order volume of 40% to 80%. While procurement was originally assumed as merely order clerk, it developed to a critical success factor of a company.

Thus, companies and their competitiveness increasingly depend on the performance of their purchase efficiency. High performance imply cost savings, differentiation and innovation. From this enterprise strategic importance, new challenges arise for the procurement department.

Sustainable cost reduction- Which innovative strategies and measures can achieve further cost reductions?

Optimum start-up and integration of supplier base- Who are the best suppliers? How can the potential of suppliers be raised ideally? How can the supplier know-how and technologies be optimally used? How can suppliers be integrated into these processes?

Ensuring of steadiness and supply standards- How can the changing conditions with associated procurement risks be minimized? How can economic, environmental and social objectives be brought into harmony through the supply chain?

Implementation of corporate strategies and goals- How can the business objectives be best achieved? What is the contribution of procurement to the company´s USP? What is the optimal value structure? What value-added shares are provided internally and externally? How is the value globally distributed and organized?