ABTF Area of Expertise:
Purchasing
Current Challenges in Purchasing
- The steady flow of supplies from supply chains is breaking down.
- Missing parts and quality issues are causing high costs.
- Material prices are constantly rising.
- Large order backlogs are tying up capacity.
- Long delivery times are frustrating customers.
- Order cancellations are on the rise.
Our Range of Services for Purchasing
In the procurement competency area, we evaluate your procurement management based on the following criteria:
Your procurement strategy
- Procurement objectives: e.g., reducing material costs
- Minimizing high-risk suppliers
- Developing A-Tier suppliers
- Avoiding production downtime
Your purchasing toolbox
- Application of ABC/XYZ analysis
- Total Cost of Ownership techniques
- Use of AI techniques
- Traffic light system for supplier evaluations
- Use of automated call-offs
- Application of framework agreements
- Item master data maintenance
The professionalism of your staff
- Product training for the purchasing department
- Communication and negotiation skills of buyers
- Organization into strategic and operational purchasing
- Thorough knowledge of the industry and A-suppliers
- Regular attendance at trade shows and supplier visits
Your risk management in supply chains
- Implementation of a systematic process
- Identification of cost and material risks in your supply chain
- Development of strategic suppliers
- Establishment of safety stock to safeguard business continuity
Your key performance indicators for purchasing
- Monthly measurement and review of KPIs
- Key figures for savings
- Monitoring of order lead times
- Supplier on-time delivery
- Results of supplier evaluations in consultation with QA
Summary
Following this analysis phase, we develop a target concept for you that is precisely tailored to your procurement challenges. This concept is then implemented by our specialists.
Typical Projects / Case Studies: Purchasing
Case Study
Strategic Transformation of Procurement
Your Contact Person
Let us advise you on interim management for purchasing.
Adalbert Ney
Dipl.-Betriebswirt
ABTF Senior Partner
Core Competencies: Purchasing, Optimizing Supplier Management
Our Industry Focus
We specialize in management roles in the automotive, mechanical engineering, and defense industries.
Our range of services covers manufacturers and suppliers from the following industry segments:
- Passenger cars
- Motorcycles
- Commercial and specialty vehicles, including defence
- Aviation technology, including defence
- Rail technology
- Suppliers from the mechanical engineering, metal and plastics processing, mechatronics, and electronics industries, as well as software development