
Optimizing the Purchasing Department of an Aeronautical Supplier Subject to a Recovery Plan
Our client, a key supplier to the civil aeronautics sector, is experiencing a recovery plan requiring a contribution from Purchasing. KEPLER offers the implementation of a negotiation task force and an extended purchasing diagnosis.
Context
- Tier 1 supplier, leader in its market for civil aeronautics
- Recovery plan involving a short and medium term contribution from purchases
Goals
Initiate a transformation plan for the Purchasing department while guaranteeing performance and savings in the very short term.
Approche Méthodologique
Organization of two joint initiatives with the purchasing teams (sites in Europe, United States and Asia)
- Negotiation task force with around 40 key suppliers
- Development of a purchasing transformation plan with a series of economic and / or organizational initiatives
Realization of a series of workshops with the purchasing teams of each site:
- Preparation of negotiations by putting together a kit by supplier, identifying room for maneuver and levers
- Interviews with the operational teams to select the medium-term actions to be deployed throughout the Business Unit
Operational support for negotiations with all suppliers
- Proposal follow-up and consolidation
Development of the medium-term purchasing transformation plan
- Overhaul of the transversal purchasing organization and by unit
- Implementation of Commodity Management
- Cost saving plan on a selection of high-stakes segments
Results
- Almost € 2 million in additional savings in 2 months
- A costed transformation plan
Duration of the assignment: 5 months
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