Procurement

In a weak economy, effective procurement, whether as a shared service or outsourced, can have a dramatic bottom line impact. Enterprises spend on average over 40 percent of every expense dollar on external goods and services, and top quartile procurement strategies can impact this spend by 15 percent or more.

Nonetheless, procurement leaders face challenges in attracting talent, expertise and tools to optimally manage spend across all categories and to continuously drive change to their companies. Significant year-over-year value and sustained competitive advantage can be realized through concentrating talent on differentiating activities and employing a combination of sourcing and automation strategies for everything else.

TPI helps you design, implement and deliver on the organizational initiatives related to any part of your strategic sourcing and procurement operations — we guide improvements through practical expertise in organizational transformation through shared services and outsourcing alternatives.

"TPI's assistance in negotiating a procurement outsourcing arrangement has contributed to the success of our initiative via a clear and concise agreement with the service provider. TPI’s professionals demonstrated their capabilities as solid and reliable advisors — true experts in their field."
— Vice President, Indirect Sourcing, retail company

TPI’s CPO Services will help you to optimize your procurement and strategic sourcing function, and to bring sustainable bottom line benefits to your company.

Here are some of the key ways we support the development and governance of your procurement strategies:

  • Operational assessments and advice on organizational design, skills, process and technology
  • Scope assessments for potential sourcing of procurement services
  • Operating model design for blended outsourcing/internal service optimization responsibilities
  • Assessments to determine the strongest service providers for your business
  • Business case analyses to determine returns associated with sourcing procurement services
  • Shared services and outsourcing implementation services
  • Training and support to procurement organizations in managing complex services sourcing
  • Communications strategy and planning for organizational transition
  • Portfolio assessment and M&A support

For more information, contact:

Bill HuberIn the Americas, Bill Huber,
Director, CPO Services North America, TPI
bill.huber@tpi.net.		 Arno FranzIn Asia Pacific, Arno Franz,
Partner & Regional President,
Asia Pacific, TPI
arno.franz@tpi.net.
Frank WolfsteinerIn EMEA, Frank Wolfsteiner,
Partner & Managing Director,
Business Process Services, EMEA, TPI
frank.wolfsteiner@tpi.net.