Purchasing optimization - profit & loss already arise in purchasing

Half the profit lies in purchasing – so far, so good. But all too often, the existing earnings potential from purchasing cannot be effectively realized P&L. This is where we come in with the help of our purchasing advice.

Profit & loss already arise in purchasing

Typical weak points

Do you know these problems in purchasing?

Weaknesses in day-to-day operations lead to numerous incorrect purchases in terms of quantity or price
Unclear and sometimes contradictory supplier strategies
Missing and insufficient digitalization of purchasing processes
Inventory management and supply chain are insufficiently coordinated with the purchasing strategy and the underlying purchasing processes

Unquestioned shopping habits
Competence wrangling between purchasing, category management, sales, finance and supply chain - many cooks spoil the broth
Unclear degree of centralization: Potential purchasing synergies become an ongoing issue and never find their way into the P&L
Half-hearted consolidation of suppliers and / or brands prevents best price negotiations

These and other purchasing weaknesses have a serious impact on your profitability, your competitiveness and therefore on your further growth. If you don’t shop optimally, you will quickly lose out in terms of value for money. This is not only frustrating for your sales department, it is usually the beginning of a negative vicious cycle of sales stagnation and discount battles.

Effective measures

Stop the bleeding

Quick wins for P&L start in purchasing and should precede every cost cutting action. However, securing your long-term competitiveness also requires first-class purchasing processes and appropriate purchasing advice.

With our purchasing consultancy, we help you to realize purchasing synergies quickly, pragmatically and effectively and to use your purchasing power profitably.

Thanks to our specialization in category excellence, we guarantee close integration with all relevant areas of category management, supply chain, sales and finance. Our holistic approach ensures sustainable success, because your sales team and your customers will be delighted.

Individual solutions

Our purchasing advice at a glance

Potential scan

The ideal and inexpensive way to get started and for quick transparency. Our standardized potential scan provides you with information on existing earnings potential after just a few days.

Savings & processes

This proven consulting module is ideal for realizing short and medium-term improvements in purchasing results:

Private label management

After two years of inflation and unchecked price increases by many brand manufacturers, private labels are now indispensable for retailers.

But be careful: the procurement of private labels is subject to its own laws, which must be mastered. We support all operational processes of private label management:

Purchasing workshops

Sometimes a well-structured workshop is enough to give new impetus and point out existing weaknesses. We are more than moderators, we support your workshop with expert knowledge.