Case Studies

Client
• Global leader in the Home Building Products market
• Acquired by major private equity firm

Issues
• Immediate need to create value by aggressively cutting costs
• Absence of structured supply chain processes
• Organizational talent gap

Approach
• Held various total cost management workshops, identified and prioritized opportunities
• Implemented global sourcing council and steering committee
• Phase 1: deployed hands on team leading cost savings projects, developed and implemented strategic sourcing process
• Phase 2: advised client in building progressive supply chain organization, trained new employees, deployed performance metrics, and kicked off second round of TCM workshops

Results
• Phase 1: delivered $30M annual cost savings
• Phase 2: delivered additional $18M annual cost savings, built supply chain organization, enabled post-engagement sustainability.
• Transferred process throughout global organization

Tools
• Total cost management
• e-procurement
• Procurement transformation
• Private Equity support