High calibre people

Our senior team have industry leading procurement experience from blue chip organisations, and most have senior level general management experience as well. Within the teams, we have the capability to provide 'category procurement experts' in everything from marketing services and travel to facilities management, insurance and IT. Our consultants usually have a mixture of consulting and line management experience, and expect to deliver results not theories.

Challenging the status quo

We do not simply replicate what a good internal purchasing department can do. In the nicest possible way, we challenge the way things are done today. We help clients think differently about business specifications and what they want from suppliers.

Seeing business opportunities not just cost savings

Some of our best results have been achieved when we have brought together several external parties to work in a novel way and provide a service or solution that is new to the market. This has provided our clients with real competitive advantage. Delivering it, though, takes experience, strategic vision and business acumen, combined with our ability to build strong trust-based relationships with our clients.

Our philosophy

We believe that successful purchasing is 80% communication and 20% purchasing. That's why we use a collaborative approach and why our consultants have business and people skills as well as purchasing experience. We do not beat up suppliers to get a lower price – we help clients identify what they actually need from suppliers, and which elements of a product or service add value and which don't. The result is an added value service, at lower cost with a better supplier relationship.