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.
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“We were impressed by the holistic perspective on our company, as well as the strategic leadership that streamlined entire internal departments. Enduring cross-cultural bridges to Asian markets were successfully built.”
“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.“
“The effective and thoughtful approach demonstrated a deep understanding of our processes and products, which led to robust and actionable improvements of our business plan.”
“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.”
“The collaboration 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.“
“The consulting team assigned to us successfully identified untapped customer segments in the competitive US market. The data-driven market entry strategy has been a major factor in our successful launch in the US market.”
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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.
News & Knowledge
Strategic Shift in Asian Procurement – Focus on Resilience and Future Markets
At the 59th Symposium for Procurement and Logistics hosted by the Federal Association for Materials Management, Procurement, and Logistics (BME), Mathias Alt, Managing Partner and Founder of GetAhead, partnered with Jürgen Matthes from IW Cologne [...]
Strategic Shift in Asian Procurement: Finding New Opportunities and Strengthening Supply Chains
Join us on November 14, 2024, at the 59th BME Symposium for Procurement & Logistics in Berlin’s STATION venue, where we’ll explore the future of international trade and sourcing. The focus of this event, [...]
GetAhead Supply Chain Solutions Presents on De-Risking Supply Chains in Asia at Handelsblatt Chief Procurement Officer Summit
Düsseldorf, April 11, 2024 - Mathias Alt, Managing Partner & Founder of GetAhead, contributed to the Handelsblatt Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Summit with a speech on the topic 'The CPO as a Navigator in [...]
