In recent years many companies have started to reduce the depth of their added value creation. This trend is reinforced among others by outsourcing of activities to suppliers. In procurement the trend is opposite. While purchasing used to focus essentially on obtaining the lowest purchase price, in today’s negotiations it sometimes reflects the entire chain of processes of merchandise management. As a consequence, the significance of and the challenges to the procurement department have consequently significantly changed.

Today a procurement management that fits the bill must take all procurement processes into account. For this reason THESEN AG has developed a Best-Practice-Check, which makes an integrative examination and analysis of all procurement functions of our clients possible.

Aims of a Best-Practice-Check

The Best-Practice-Check consists of the following services:

• Analysis of all procurement functions
• Identification of strengths and weaknesses in procurement
• Identification of opportunities and risks
• Production of a company-specific plan for action to improve services
• Documentation of the procurement strategy

Based on the expertise of THESEN AG we formulate, in collaboration with you, an efficient plan for action which covers all necessary measures and their efficiency in terms of potential.

In addition to this, the Best-Practice-Check gives impulses for further initiatives aiming at optimizing your procurement management. We offer you, for example, a precise profile of your procurement activities based on a comparison within your branch and a continuing benchmarking. These data and information will tell you where your company stands relative to the competition.