Procurement Consulting

Athena is a leading provider of comprehensive procurement solutions designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses. Our offerings include top-notch procurement services that streamline the procurement process and support strategic business goals. By leveraging our expertise, companies can achieve enhanced profitability and sustainability, ensuring their organisational objectives are met efficiently.

Looking to consult a procurement expert? Look no further. At Athena, we offer procurement consulting and software solutions across a diverse range of areas. With specialists in all areas of procurement, we have the skills and expertise to guide you through the procurement process, including devising a procurement strategy for your next business venture and equipping your stakeholders and wider team members with the skills and capabilities to manage procurement on an ongoing basis.

What is Procurement Consulting?

Understand the fundamentals of procurement consulting and how it can transform your business operations.

Procurement consulting is a specialised service that helps organisations optimise their procurement function and achieve business success. Procurement consultants work with clients to analyse their procurement processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategic sourcing plans that align with their business goals. By leveraging their expertise in procurement, consultants can help businesses reduce costs, improve supplier relationships, and increase efficiency.

Procurement consulting involves a range of activities, including:

• Procurement process analysis and optimisation
• Supplier relationship management and development
• Strategic sourcing and category management
• Procurement transformation and change management
• Supply chain optimisation and risk management

By engaging with procurement consultants, businesses can gain access to specialised knowledge and expertise that can help them navigate complex market conditions and achieve their procurement goals.

Benefits of Procurement Consulting

Discover the advantages of engaging with procurement experts to optimise your procurement strategy and processes.

Engaging with procurement consultants can bring numerous benefits to businesses, including:

• Improved procurement efficiency and effectiveness
• Reduced costs and increased savings
• Enhanced supplier relationships and collaboration
• Increased agility and responsiveness to changing market conditions
• Better risk management and mitigation
• Improved compliance and governance

By working with procurement consultants, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of their procurement function and develop strategies that drive business success. Whether you’re looking to optimise your procurement process, develop a procurement strategy, or simply improve your supplier relationships, procurement consulting can help you achieve your goals.

Read on to find out about:

·        What is Procurement Consulting and how can it help your business?

·        Do you need procurement strategy consulting?

·        How we develop in-house capabilities

·        Our global Procurement Consultant services

·        What to consider before selecting a procurement consulting firm

·        Why choose us for Procurement Consulting

What is Procurement Consulting and how can it help your business?

Procurement consulting companies assist businesses with putting in place a strategy for the acquisition of new services and supplies as well as the optimisation of internal communications and processes. Building strong relationships and delivering tailored solutions to clients are essential aspects of this service.

A focused procurement strategy is essential for business success, ensuring that an organisation meets its goals – whether that be user experience related, profitability, sustainability – or something else entirely.

At Athena we have 30 years of combined experience guiding our clients through the procurement process, helping you to strategise for success. Our procurement advisory services can help you to:

·        Develop supplier relationships

·        Enhance operational efficiency

·        Gain market share

·        Increase profitability

·        Innovate areas of your business

·        Reduce supplier costs

·        Streamline your supply chain

·        Manage high risk projects

Seeking an independent procurement consultant can also help your business to look beyond your existing activities and to establish new opportunities for growth and competitive differentiation.

Do you need procurement strategy consulting?

A procurement strategy should be a fundamental part of every organisation’s ongoing business development. As previously outlined, a thorough procurement strategy helps to root out any activities that aren’t delivering a high ROI and seeks new opportunities to enhance profitability and competitiveness.

Whilst a procurement strategy should be a priority for all organisations, those looking to transform key aspects of their business such as through digital innovation, international expansion or customer relationship management will particularly benefit from procurement consulting services.

Our sourcing consultants also prove invaluable for businesses experiencing rapid growth. Consultants are able help organisations to put in place the necessary systems to acquire new talent, outsource further help and establish new contractors.

Finally, consultants can also assist stakeholders with procurement strategy development, offering their expertise in supplier acquisition and management to scope out procurement plans. Similarly, a purchasing consultant can advise you on how to approach and negotiate better rates from your suppliers.

Developing in-house capabilities

Our procurement management consultancy will allow your organisation to keep hold of the reins with your procurement strategy development – helping to equip your team with the key analytical skills and processes to manage your procurement strategy on an ongoing basis.

We work with your team to cultivate strategic capabilities; from the skills needed to develop new supplier relationships and critical analyses to operational efficiencies such as establishing procure-to-pay (P2P) integrations.

Our procurement consultancy services are an excellent way to ensure long-term development and growth for your organisation, creating a work-culture geared towards strategic development.

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What to consider before selecting a procurement consulting firm

With procurement strategies offering potentially huge benefits for your business, it is important to ensure that you select the right procurement consulting firm, able to provide you with the best advice for your industry and area of procurement.

When sourcing consulting services, key factors to look out for include:

·        Evidenced success working with other businesses in your industry area. This could be in the form of case studies, reviews or through word-of-mouth recommendations

·        An experienced team of procurement professionals, with notable work experience for relevant organisations

·        Free discovery call or consultation to discuss your requirements and to explore potential solutions

·        Ensure that your creative processes and working styles are aligned

·        Case studies showing previous success in similar projects

Why choose us for Procurement Consulting?

We believe that too much of the business world is conducted in the shadows. Unscrupulous suppliers, hidden costs and failure to deliver what was promised.

Our procurement strategy equips your business with the knowledge and skills to protect yourself, reduce your costs and be on the front foot when making purchase decisions.

We believe in transparency, fairness and openness and we forge all of our supplier relationships in line with this ethos, ensuring that both clients and suppliers are on the same page from day one. By instilling this in your own organisation’s procurement activities, your team can learn to reduce costly mistakes and miscommunications and generate positive and profitable, long-term relationships with your suppliers.

By engaging with procurement consultants who have expertise in various industries, your business can effectively address unique client challenges and build strong networks across diverse sectors.

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