Sourcing ＆ Procurement Transformation

As businesses face increasing complexity in products and technologies, along with greater reliance on external resources, globalization, and supply shortages, a lot of companies are recognizing procurement optimization as a strategic imperative. 

 

Current procurement functions are expected to go beyond cost reduction, delivering tangible value by improving business models, executing optimal supplier strategies, managing diverse supply-side risks, enhancing spend visibility and enabling sustainability across the value chain, including achieving carbon neutrality. 

Our procurement professionals bring deep expertise in both direct and indirect procurement, delivering end-to-end consulting services from a global perspective to help clients reimagine procurement as a strategic enabler of enterprise value. 

Service Offerings

Vision / Strategy

  • Procurement vision development and transformation
  • Mid-term business planning for procurement function
  • Reform roles and responsibilities design for the procurement organization
  • Supply chain re-design
  • Dynamic SCM procurement assessment

Indirect Procurement

  • Spend analysis and strategic cost reduction planning
  • Supporting cost reduction implementation by item category
  • Establishment and strengthening of indirect procurement functions

IT

  • IT infrastructure improvement
  • Procurement process digital transformation
  • Indirect procurement system implementation support (e.g., SAP Ariba)
  • Change management for procurement process transformation

Direct Procurement

  • Value chain-aligned procurement innovation
  • Procurement process optimization
  • Category management implementation
  • Contingency planning for supply shortage

Organization / People

  • Global and group-wide procurement structure design
  • Optimization of functional allocation
  • Talent development and management
  • Procurement training

Supplier Management

  • Strategic supplier management enablement
  • Voice of supplier (VoS) implementation
  • Scope 3 GHG emissions visualization and reduction
  • Responsible procurement (environment and human rights) support
  • Procurement resilience enhancement (BCP compliance)
  • Procurement sustainability reinforcement

Consultants

  • Sayaka Sakamoto

    Managing Director