- Review and define requirements
- Assess supplier markets
- Estimate savings targets
- Define category strategy and implementation plan
- Execute programs
- Negotiate with suppliers
- Establish Contracts & Contract Management Processes
- Conduct stakeholder education
We have extensive experience with Low-Cost-Country Sourcing, particularly in the direct materials for industrial and high-tech manufacturing. Once again, we utilize in-country independent contractors or small consultancies to deliver exceptional market intelligence and on-the-ground execution.
Blonkvist Partners resources have experience with the requisite technology enablement tools of our profession. From spend analysis toolsets (e.g. Zykus, BIQ) to eRFX and Reverse Auction Toolsets (Iasta, VerticalNet, etc) to procure-to-pay technologies (Ariba, Oracle, etc), we are intimately familiar with procurement technology enablement.