Spend Matters Almanac: Consulting

4C Associates is a dynamic, fast-growing and diverse procurement consultancy. Our international presence, combined with our fresh approach and deep expertise in providing tailored solutions enables our clients to meet their strategic goals, ranging from rapid profit improvement to long term business transformation. We have over 15 years’ of experience working across multiple industries and geographies with clients ranging from

A.T. Kearney is a leading global management consulting firm with offices in more than 40 countries. Since 1926, we have been trusted advisors to the world's foremost organizations. A.T. Kearney is a partner-owned firm, committed to helping clients achieve immediate impact and growing advantage on their most mission-critical issues. For more information, visit www.atkearney.com.

Accenture Strategy operates at the intersection of business and technology. We bring together our capabilities in business, technology, operations and function strategy to help our clients envision and execute industry specific strategies that support enterprise wide transformation. Our focus on issues related to digital disruption, competitiveness, global operating models, talent and leadership help drive both efficiencies and growth. For more

Advice Cloud are public sector procurement specialists and G-Cloud consultants. We specialise in assisting both Public and Private organisations in buying and selling services that include IT, Cloud, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Digital and Professional Services. We work with organisations of all sizes, from large multi-billion global entities to Micro/SME businesses and Start-ups; Central Government Departments, Local Authorities, Blue Light

SpendView is a comprehensive Spend Analytics solution that YOU OWN! Consolidate, cleanse, and classify all spend-related data in one place, giving your organization full visibility across all of your spend. With SpendView, take control of your solution, make better purchasing decisions, and identify savings opportunities that directly impact the bottom line.

apsolut is an SAP & SAP Ariba partner for on-premise, cloud & hybrid procurement solutions. Our expertise ranges from SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass to SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management. Founded in 2005, we quickly established a reputation as a pioneer in SAP-based eProcurement. We are SAP Gold Partner, multi-awarded SAP Ariba MEE Partner of the Year and development innovation partner

Aripart Consulting is founded by Bill Michels to use his knowledge and experience working with the world's greatest companies to deliver value and competitive advantage to his clients. We help companies build sound procurement and supply chain strategies that lead to cost and value improvement, innovation, optimization, risk mitigation and transformation through high performing procurement and supply chain management. We

Ayming is the leading international consultancy firm specialized in unlocking human, financial and operational value for our clients. We advise the C-Suite across all industries and geographies on their critical issues and opportunities, supported by three major pillars: Operational Excellence, Employee Commitment and Innovation Management. After more than 30 years, we are still just as passionate about achieving better results

Beekman Associates is a leading global marketing consultancy and developers of RightSpend, the online data-driven marketing procurement platform for brands. We developed RightSpend to help marketing and procurement professionals gain greater control over their marketing spend, create cost efficiencies and manage their agency relationships more effectively – all in real time and in one central space. We believe brands –

Beeline is the world’s largest independent provider of solutions for sourcing and managing the complex world of contingent labor. Our software helps procurement, sourcing, and human resources professionals optimize costs, reduce risks, and add value to their services procurement and contingent workforce programs. We have the deepest, most seasoned team of contingent workforce experts. Located all over the world, we

We are Bloom. Our approach to professional services procurement is different. We specialise in bringing together a community of buyers and suppliers to help the public sector buy professional services better. We’re transforming procurement by opening up the way it’s done, giving the best choice for buyers and more business opportunities for suppliers, big or small. We were established in

Business Talent Group (BTG) is the leading marketplace that connects independent management consultants, subject matter experts, and executives with top companies to solve their biggest business problems. BTG provides just the right on-demand talent needed—on-site or remote, part-time or full-time, individuals or teams, anywhere in the world. More than 40% of the F100 trust BTG to curate, vet, and deliver

Capita Procurement Solutions are trusted by UK and global organisations to support and transform their procurement functions. We design and deliver innovative, flexible procurement solutions that help our clients manage and improve their supply chain. As the procurement business in Capita, we transform procurement, drive efficiencies and realise cashable savings from third party spend through our range of flexible procurement

Chain IQ offers true strategic, tactical and operational procurement services along the entire end-to-end procurement value chain (Source to Contract, Source to Order, Source to Pay) on a global basis. Chain IQ's integrated combination of offerings is completely new to the procurement services market. The procurement services offered by Chain IQ accommodate the trend in the procurement sector for cost-optimal

Chainalytics accelerates fact-based transformation for supply chain leaders around the globe, including 18 of Gartner’s Top 25 supply chains. Chainalytics brings unparalleled passion to its core purpose: To help leaders realize maximum value from their supply chains. Our combination of top supply chain talent, proven methodologies, and proprietary market intelligence delivers actionable insight and measurable outcomes. With locations across Europe,

Data Intensity’s Enrich Procurement services combine Oracle’s leading procurement applications with Data Intensity expertise in procurement and IT best practices to deliver Procure-to-Pay process transformation in order to provide greater visibility into purchase behavior and cost saving opportunities. Our services include: • Spend analytics • Sourcing • Contract management • Supplier management • Enriched iProc Supported Oracle EBS Modules and

Deloitte takes a holistic view of the supply chain to drive integrated solutions, and has been identified as a leader among Supply Chain Consulting firms based on its breadth and depth of Sourcing and Procurement services. Deloitte has developed a deep expertise in: - Indirect Sourcing & Procurement - Direct Sourcing & Procurement - Supplier Management & Collaboration - Category

Denali delivers high-end global sourcing and procurement solutions to some of the world’s leading brands. We provide a complete range of adaptable, enabling solutions that address every aspect of the procurement lifecycle: Category Management and Planning, Learning and Development, Strategic Sourcing, Contracting, Supplier Management, Analytics, Transactional Procurement, and Accounts Payable. As part of WNS, Denali brings industry-leading procurement solutions to

Efficio is the world’s largest procurement consultancy, operating across ten offices in Europe, North America and the Middle East. We help organisations reduce costs, improve internal processes and upskill their procurement teams so that they can realise cost savings faster. We aim to ensure savings are measurable and sustainable – delivering greater value for your business over the longer term.

Enabling Procurement is procurement and purchasing management consulting company which operates all over Europe. Assisting our customers improving their performances, we also encourage and support their growth. To do so, we offer five core services today, from helping you get a clear grip on the current situation to defining and implementing your procurement strategy. At Enabling Procurement, we do not

Purchasing tool (source-to-order) designed for companies from manufacturing sectors. Supports direct and indirect sourcing. Suite covers TCO, NPV and KPIs in a visually stacked decision model. System includes project preparation and DOA workflows for high value purchasing. Helps to retain category and strategic sourcing knowledge in the company. Intuitive interface, no training required to start operating.

EverHive empowers its clients to gain a competitive edge through strategic, efficient, and effective contingent workforce solutions management. No more unresponsive Managed Service Providers (MSPs). No more disjointed systems. EverHive builds a custom workforce management system that will grow with your company—on your terms. And we work with every industry across the business sphere, from aerospace to entertainment, technology, financial

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Fine Tune partners with companies to source, negotiate, manage and audit certain ‘nuisance expense’ programs. Led by executive-level industry insiders, Fine Tune has also developed proprietary auditing software which monitors client invoices to ensure adherence with the implemented agreements. Several of the world’s most recognizable brands have chosen Fine Tune, including Cargill, Pep Boys, Siemens, Advance

Fluxym’s Source-to-Pay experts digitize procurement processes from sourcing to invoice automation. Our expertise is based on 18 years of experience and more than 375 projects all over the world. As a value added reseller and an integrator of Basware & Ivalua, Fluxym offers a full range of services: advisory and preparation, design, implementation and integration, support and maintenance. Our 130

The FULLSTEP Suite covers all stages of the spend cycle, complementing your ERP systems, helping you optimize spend every step of the way: requisition approval workflow, online negotiation, contract repository, purchase order management, supplier compliance and performance management, invoices... Its modular structure allows us to tailor a solution that will bring the most value and sense to your organization. Fullstep

Insight Sourcing Group helps clients improve earnings by reducing procurement-related costs. Working with senior executives, purchasing teams, and other stakeholders, ISG drives savings by providing strategic sourcing expertise, implementing procurement best practices, increasing spend visibility, and developing indirect spend consortia. Founded in 2002, ISG is the leading procurement and sourcing strategy firm in North America. The company's leadership includes Fortune

INVERTO, A BCG Company is an international business consultancy and one of Europe’s leading specialists in strategic procurement and supply chain management. Our services range from identifying and assessing the potential for cost reductions and improving performance, implementing strategies on site, through to optimising the entire supply chain. As subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group, INVERTO helps companies become more

Our mission is to make the Procurement function a competitive differentiator for our clients. We help drive sustainable improvements to make Procurement a source of value and innovation. Leveraging our financial heritage and strength in managing risk, we help achieve balanced business performance through better spend management, productivity gains, and improved internal controls. We serve as business partners providing tailored

An innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, LogicSource was purpose-built to drive profit improvement for their clients through better buying. LogicSource focuses exclusively on the sourcing and procurement of goods-not-for-resale, also known as indirect procurement, which typically represents 20% of client revenue and the area of greatest spending inefficiency. This includes complex not-for-resale categories like Marketing, Packaging, Store Development,

What We Do at NPI NPI is an IT sourcing consulting company that helps enterprises identify and eliminate overspending on IT and Telecom purchases, accelerate purchasing cycles and align internal buying teams. We deliver transaction-level price benchmark analysis, license and service optimization advice, and vendor specific negotiation intel that enables IT and Telecom buying teams to drive measurable savings. NPI

NSF International is an independent, global organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the food, water, health sciences and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment. Founded in 1944, NSF operates in more than 175 countries and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center. NSF’s sustainability certification, testing

Odesma offer a new breed of procurement advisory which ensures you stay ahead of the market and improve more than just your bottom line. The business advisory solutions are founded on experience, expertise and insight, providing mobile resources anywhere in the world. Focussing on doing things fast and cost effectively to suit any organisation. Odesma’s flexibility allows us to mobilise

OptiBuy is a reliable partner in procurement management. We specialize in procurement consulting and implementation of advanced IT tools for supply chain management. For years, we have supported our customers with experience & expertise. Our specialists, divided into 3 teams (Implementation, Integration, Support & Quality) ensure swift employment & undisrupted performance of procurement processes using state-of-the-art software – IVALUA. Since

Founded in 2001, Paladin Associates is a Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Services company staffed by veteran professionals from GE, P&G and similar industry leaders. All Associates have over 25 years of business experience, bringing an impressive array of broad and deep Sourcing, Procurement, Financial and Operations experience and expertise in many functions and industries. Paladin adds value by providing intellectual

Palambridge is a virtual platform of procurement experts, technology, and intelligence created to provide a broad range of flexible, strategic, tailored solutions on-demand. The value and objective-driven approach of the Palambridge platform brings tomorrow’s supply management to procurement leaders and organizations today.

Procura Consulting is a rapidly growing firm specialising in procurement cost reduction. We work with clients across a diverse range of markets to help them improve operational performance and increase profitability through procurement excellence. Procura helps medium and large sized organisations across the public and private sectors achieve significant cost savings through better procurement. Our consultants use the latest approaches

At Proxima, we help our clients spend their money wisely, and well… For the average business, supplier expenditure represents in the region of 70% of revenues. More so than ever shareholders trust that this moneys well spent. Today suppliers are the biggest cost line, the greatest source of innovation and productivity, and the most likely source of risk. For over

Revenew offers Cost Recovery audits and Cost Containment services that deliver monetary recoveries and cost reduction benefits. Our programs help to ensure compliance with commercial terms, recover lost monies and provide best practice recommendations for contractual and operational improvements. We produce hard-dollar results for our clients – specific, tangible and often quite substantial. Revenew specializes in companies with complex Accounts

Enterprise Strategic Sourcing with guaranteed 15%-20% savings.

Other consultants offer a slick presentation, sky high targets --and irritated suppliers. We offer money in the bank. From Opportunity Analysis to Supplier Management, we work with you every step of the way. You will see the value delivered and results achieved.

We help companies manage and optimize spending. SpendLogic Group LLC is a hand-selected group of expert practitioners with decades of real-world experience, focused on Indirect spending. We offer sourcing services to companies to help them make the most logical and cost-effective decisions regarding strategic sourcing.

SpendWorx LLC is a provider of spend analytics solutions and procurement consulting services. The company’s flagship product SpendWorx is a self-service web hosted solution that delivers powerful capabilities in spend visibility, category analysis, contract reporting, vendor performance management, price benchmarking, supply market intelligence and more. Accessible using any PC or mobile device web browser, SpendWorx is available in customized tiers

Headquartered in London and with offices in the USA, Australia and Central Europe, State of Flux has been supporting clients in procurement for over 16 years. As the global expert in supplier relationship management (SRM), we help large organisations achieve both financial and non-financial value benefits, through working with strategic suppliers to identify innovative and collaborative ways to compete in

The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT) is an intellectual property-based strategic consultancy and leading enterprise benchmarking and best practices implementation firm to global companies. ‎Services include business transformation, enterprise performance management, working capital management, and global business services. ‎ The Hackett Group also provides dedicated expertise in business strategy, operations, finance, human capital management, strategic sourcing, procurement, and information technology, including

Trax is a global leader in Transportation Spend Management solutions. Combining industry leading cloud based applications with expert services, we are transforming traditional freight and parcel audit to help customers better manage and control their global transportation costs and drive enterprise wide efficiency. With a global footprint spanning North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe, we deliver data based visibility

Vantage Partners is a consulting and training firm that helps companies innovate more quickly, execute with greater discipline, and collaborate more effectively, for sustained impact and growth. Headquartered in Boston, we serve clients worldwide, across multiple sectors including biopharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy, financial services, high-technology, and manufacturing. We combine three decades of practical experience with an ongoing commitment to thought leadership.

Xoomworks is a niche procurement consultancy working with a range of global to mid-size organisations in UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the US to effect procurement transformation. Our expertise covers Sourcing and Transformation, Procurement Technology, and Operational Procurement Support. We engage at all levels with our clients to build strong, long-lasting relationships as trusted advisors. We’ve been working

Yooz is a fast-growing, award-winning software firm that solves for today’s finance professionals’ top invoice and payment processing challenges by providing innovative, cloud-based AP automation. Yooz offers an intuitive, simple, secure, purchase to pay invoice processing solution that integrates seamlessly with more than 200 ERP platforms. Simplicity, transparency, security, savings, and mobility form the hallmark foundation of the Yooz platform