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GetAhead: Elevate Your Efficiency
—Transform Your Supply Chain Today!

Shift to Safer Markets.

Shift to Safer Markets.

A Sourcing & Procurement Consultancy Offering Full Execution Services to Recalibrate Your Supply Chain in Asia

  • Procurement Strategy for Southeast Asia & India
  • Cross-Regional Sourcings for Comprehensive Market Comparisons
  • Broad Supplier Base Generating Maximum Competition
  • On-Site Cost, QM and Production Verifications
  • Definition & Execution of New Logistics Chains
  • Supplier Development & Monitoring

 

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At a Glance

GetAhead Supply Chain Solutions is a procurement consulting firm headquartered in Singapore with focus on the procurement markets of Southeast Asia, India and Japan, helping manufacturers bring down purchasing costs, improve the margins of struggling products, and enhance supply chain resilience across Asia. Led by industry veterans from Volkswagen Group and Continental, GetAhead combines an engineering mindset with strategic sourcing and strong project execution through its buying offices in all target markets.

Client Testimonials 

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“Mathias has proven to be a strategic leader who streamlines actions of internal departments, builds and maintains cross-cultural bridges.”
Changsheng Sun, Head Of China Projects Procurement, Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany
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“The approach of Mathias has proven to be very effective and was characterized  by deep understanding for our processes and products.”
Manual Kuerschner, Management Accounting GS/CTG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
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Mathias’ work has created value by making the Supply Chain for Rare Earths more transparent and introducing early indicators for market price changes that help us take preventive measures.

Harald Klose, Head Of Raw Material Procurement, Continental Automotive, Regensburg, Germany

Mathias has successfully identified untapped customer segments for us in the competitive US market. The data-driven market entry strategy has been a major factor in our successful launch in the US market.

Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer Celo Health, Seattle, USA

GetAhead’s Consulting was invaluable and of high practical use to us. We gained access to the low cost segment of the supplier market which previously wasn’t available to us.

Dr. Ing. Lucas Bretz, General Manager KIT Global Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Suzhou, China

GetAhead collaborated seamlessly with our engineering team, explaining our technical requirements to suppliers across ASEAN and India. This opened up a new set of strategic options for us in the procurement market.

Seth Knutson, Founder & CEO Codex Energy, Dallas, USA

Why Choose GetAhead Supply Chain Solutions ?

Before VS After Engaging

WE HELP YOU PIONEER NEW MARKETS

STATUS QUO

  WORKING WITH  

Paying importer/wholesaler prices with no transparency over current market prices in Asia, especially for custom-designed engineering parts.

You will purchase directly from Asian suppliers, with part prices that include logistics costs and tariffs, offering significant cost savings, in particular for custom-designed parts.

Heavy reliance on China/Taiwan imports with full exposure to trade and geopolitical risks.

You will identify the best emerging Asian markets outside of China to mitigate risks, reduce costs, and unlock steady productivity savings as they grow.

Legacy contracts exist and are not benchmarked against current market prices in new growth markets of Asia.

Legacy contracts are reopened, standardized, and regularly benchmarked against competitive Asian markets.

High travel and human resources costs to identify and manage suppliers.

By pooling travels, we reduce travel expenses within Asia by 70-80%, lowering CO2 emissions and freeing up your team for higher-value tasks.

Difficulty verifying cost, sustainability, or ethics of suppliers’ factories.

With frequent visits to critical suppliers, your company gains full and regular transparency over the factory conditions.

Concerns regarding supplier quality and logistics block your road to benefit from lower costs of new growth markets in Asia.

The path to savings is clear: We monitor supplier quality on-site and manage logistics through our local offices and Singapore HQ.

Before VS After Engaging

WE HELP YOU PIONEER NEW MARKETS

STATUS
QUO

  WORKING WITH  

Paying importer/wholesaler prices with no transparency over current market prices in Asia, especially for custom-designed engineering parts.

You will purchase directly from Asian suppliers, with part prices including logistics and tariffs, offering significant cost savings for custom-designed parts.

Heavy reliance on China/Taiwan imports with full exposure to trade and geopolitical risks.

You will identify the best emerging Asian markets outside of China to mitigate risks, reduce costs, and unlock ongoing savings as they grow.

High travel and human resources costs to identify and manage suppliers.

Legacy contracts exist and are not benchmarked against current market prices in new growth markets of Asia.

Concerns regarding supplier quality and logistics block your road to benefit from lower costs of new growth markets in Asia.

Difficulty verifying cost, sustainability, or ethics of suppliers’ factories.

By pooling client costs, we reduce travel expenses within Asia by 70-80%, lowering CO2 emissions and freeing up your team for higher-value tasks.

With frequent visits to critical suppliers, your company gains full and regular transparency over the factory conditions.

Legacy contracts are reopened, standardized, and regularly benchmarked against competitive Asian markets.

The path to savings is clear: We monitor supplier quality on-site and manage logistics through local offices and our Singapore HQ.

Economic Growth of ASEAN, India, Japan & China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam China
2023 Real GDP Growth 6.3% 5.0% 2.0% 4.0% 5.3% 1.9% 5.1% 5.2%
2024 Real GDP Growth* 6.8% 5.0% 0.9% 4.4% 6.2% 2.7% 5.8% 4.6%
2025 Real GDP Growth* 6.5% 5.1% 1.0% 4.4% 6.2% 2.9% 6.5% 4.1%

Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF). *Estimates.

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