Strategic Sourcing
Our Procurement Projects Contain End-to-End Solutions: From Sourcing Strategy to Contract Signature Between Supplier and Client to Full Implementation
GetAhead is offering Procurement as a Service. Unlike conventional sourcing and business matchmaking services, GetAhead starts with a wholistic supplier strategy. For suppliers which were identified as suitable, we set up advanced sourcings with best practices from the automotive industry.
GetAhead’s approach to projects is characterised by a high degree of modularity. Depending on the client’s individual situation, GetAhead can perform exploratory market research and define a supplier strategy together with the client. Alternatively, the strategic building block can be taken out and GetAhead can support execution of a pre-defined supplier strategy in Southeast Asia and India.
The client’s purchasing, quality and R&D personnel is integrated throughout the process.
We Apply a Variety of Best Practices
1. Simultaneous Engineering and Procurement
Together with your engineers, we define, manage and update all product requirements. Timely communication of updates to the potential suppliers base and negotiation of changes under market competition helps your company to achieve its costs and timeline goals.
We have the competence to accompany your engineers during the early phase which ensures a timely built-up of your supply chain, constant cost feedback from procurement markets and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly.
2. Value Engineering and Cost Breakdowns
Together with your engineers and product management, we define the necessary functions and maximum allowable costs. Cutting-edge cost breakdowns and further background analysis is employed to document the procurement cost structure, identify cost drivers and find ways to question and further lower the costs.
3. Multi-Country Comparisons
GetAhead’s procurement data and network covers China, Japan, major South East Asian Markets and India. Uninformed focus on only one market is a major mistake. Our cost-country comparisons ensures full transparancy and enable you to formulate an optimal strategy.
4. Logistics Planning & Execution
Logistics costs and supply routes have a major impact on our clients businesses. Along the procurement process, GetAhead analyzes logistics costs and lead times to ensure a well-rounded procurement decision. Working hand in hand with our clients, GetAhead organizes and monitors door-to-door transport chains.
5. E-Auctions
Not only product prices, but also Lead Times and many other aspects of the supplier relationship can be negotiated conventionally or through E-Auctions to ensure your optimal supply chain set up.
Upfront Project Pricing
GetAhead follows a milestone-based approach for calculation of project costs. Together with our clients, we plan out the above mentioned phases and determine the budget for each milestone together. This ensures the plannability of costs and a common understanding from the start of the project.
