As a leader in Sourcing & Procurement Consulting, KEPLER addresses procurement key challenges & actively contributes to the organization's growth. If the search for savings remains the cornerstone of Procurement, other subjects, such as the contribution to the growth of the turnover, economic intelligence, procurements location, the construction of strategic partnerships, or suppliers’ risk mitigation, have become essential. On each of these themes, KEPLER Sourcing and Procurement Consulting Firm brings personalized expertise based on the best practices.
Selecting and Developing the Most Sustainable Suppliers
Securing Upstream Channels
Integrating CSR Dimensions into the Overall Cost Assessment
Integrating CSR requirements in the Choice and Selection of Components, in the Products Design or Re-Design Steps
Implementation of Sustainable Procurement Programs: Sustainable Sourcing Starter Program (S3P)
Supplier Panel Review Plan with Integration of Environmental Assessment
Scope 3 Emissions Control Plan
Plan for Securing the Sustainability of Upstream Sectors
TCO+ Approach with Reward/Penalty Scheme and CO2 Emissions in the Products Redesign Process
Supporting the company's CSR strategy
Our
Consulting Approach
Procurement actively contributes to the development of the company. It is necessary to implement purchasing strategies that align with the very SOUL of the organization to create a competitive, sustainable and unique advantage. KEPLER's approach to procurement consulting addresses these three challenges.
Exclusive focus on high impact challenges related to purchasing strategy, operations and organization
Added value reinforced by best practices of cross-fertilization of multiple sectors and regular benchmarks
Category expertise in direct and indirect expenses
Strategic analysis with decision-makers to define their priorities and objectives
Operational and collaborative approach with client teams: co-design of solutions for faster implementation
Reinforced vision thanks to Kepler’s transversal skills in Innovation, Operations, Supply Chain
Skills, tools and digital partners to accelerate the transformation of the organization and procurement processes
Senior advisors, former CPOs, representing different industrial sectors and directly involved in our projects for their functional / sector expertise
Long-term and “tailor-made” approach to customer methodologies
Great flexibility in project management and working methods to adapt to client / team constraints
No costly over-engineering in the way we deliver our projects
Florian graduated from INSA Lyon as an engineer, before joining PSA (now Stellantis Group) and Schlumberger as a Procurement executive. He joined the consulting industry in 2000 where he…
Florian Chauvin
Florian Chauvin
Partner
Florian graduated from INSA Lyon as an engineer, before joining PSA (now Stellantis Group) and Schlumberger as a Procurement executive. He joined the consulting industry in 2000 where he specializes in global sourcing and supplier development. Founder of KEPLER, he is a specialist of the Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals and Manufacturing sectors.
Bernard Ouriou
Partner
Bernard graduated from École Centrale de Paris and ESCP-EAP Business School. His career is made of a dual path, in consulting at Bossard and industry, mainly automotive. This allowed him…
Bernard Ouriou
Bernard Ouriou
Partner
Bernard graduated from École Centrale de Paris and ESCP-EAP Business School. His career is made of a dual path, in consulting at Bossard and industry, mainly automotive. This allowed him to embrace a wide sectoral expertise. He is a specialist of the rail, aeronautics, chemicals and capital goods sectors.
Pierre Rougier
Partner
Pierre graduated from École Centrale de Lyon as an engineer, before joining the procurement teams of Renault-Nissan group. His career moved towards operational consulting in 2001. He is a…
Pierre Rougier
Pierre Rougier
Partner
Pierre graduated from École Centrale de Lyon as an engineer, before joining the procurement teams of Renault-Nissan group. His career moved towards operational consulting in 2001. He is a specialist of the Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Distribution and Private Equity sectors.