Sourcing Consulting

• To provide instant pricing of the chemicals for the new projects/ products that the manufacturers are intend to make.
• Strategic cost management and indirect spend reductions -- When you buy any raw materials and before you place the orders, price can be checked with us, as we can suggest alternate options /suppliers and provide you the best lowest prices available from our sources.
• Risk mitigation management by identifying alternate sources for buyers’ raw and packaging materials, based on their quality requirements.
• Marketing intelligence on chemical industry - Information on the same products manufactured by the competitors.
• Providing information Job-Work / contract manufacturing partners who does contract manufacturing for the chemical companies.
• Market outlook and forecasting of the buyers chemicals to drive continuous improvements so that the buyer is up to date on the developments.
• Help in disposal of left over raw materials from the campaigned products, at better price.
• Identifying packaging as per your product requirement or suggestion of alternate better sources available for reducing your customer complaints on packaging that you use.
• To make better sourcing, we undertake end-to-end sourcing of our customers.
• Tie-up with the best-known Freight Forwarders and Customs Clearing agents who only deals with Chemical export/import, clearance and delivery.
• Chartered Account Services thru our partners.

Agrochemical and Specialty chemical producers are experiencing the effects of inflation and fluctuating raw materials prices and the changing nature of demamd-supply, which are addressed by providing market intelligence, make-vs-buy assessments, should-cost models and contract manufacturing transformation.

Our consulting services help you chart and implement a clear road- map for the change. Whether you need to assess and identify gaps, find the perfect solution, or execute and realize the benefits on your bottom line, we are here to guide and support your journey.

• Preparing or helping in making Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Sourcing Department.
• Sourcing Policy for the Sourcing Department to provide vision and directions.
• Help in making Supplier Code of Conducts for the Sourcing Department.
• Daily Management Control Points and Execution Themes for the Sourcing Department.
• Purchase Comparison Sheet (CS) for the Sourcing Department
• Formula Linked price formats for the bulk raw materials.
• Help in setting Annual Budget Numbers for the raw materials and packaging
• Policy for Classification of raw and packaging materials based on their spending
• Help in PESO permission for imported Gases
• Customs Clearance of imported raw and packaging materials.
• Plant arrival intimation formats & Monthly Report Formats
• Laboratory Chemicals for R&D trials at better price.
• Develop Sources for new chemical raw materials
• Information on sustainability programme -- Carbon Footprints
• Information on improvement programme like Strategic Sourcing Solutions.
• Other services based on customer’s requirements.

Our Capabilities and collaborative Planning

• Deep understanding of market nuances through should-cost models.
• Source-to-contract -- based on our long term business relationship with the partners
• Operation Excellence.
• Network strategy and optimization.

• Meeting the timelines by getting instant market information and prices.
• Mitigation of single sources.
• Improved customer service levels.
• Improved ability to scale as business grows.
• Lower product cost and customer satisfaction.
• Greater flexibility to handle disruptions.
• Gain visibility, segment spend and identify savings opportunity.
• Standardize source to contract processes across teams and business units.
• Drive materials cost savings and optimization across all spend categories.
• Increase speed and drive up throughput across your teams.
• Reduce risk by finding better suppliers and innovation partners.

• Background: The client was experiencing supply shortage in key raw materials, leading to productions and disruptions as well as an inability to fulfill customer requirements. The COVID-19 pandemic caused demand disruptions and longer than historical lead times for raw materials, which caused the client to stock- out and short customer orders. This disruption was mainly because manufacturer was depending upon single source and was not aware of the alternate sources available in the market.
• Solution: As a Sourcing Consultant, we rapidly map the key supply chain processes and substantiated gaps across supply surety, operational effectiveness, planning effectiveness, inventory management, and commercial management that were causing the supplying shortages. We identified and developed alternate sources for their key raw materials, in a short span of time, and arranged the material for them and because of our efforts and guidance manufacturer was able to complete the campaign as per timelines fixed by their customer.

And other case studies are available on demand.

Chemical Supply Chain Consulting Services are led by subject matter experts. These experts have a rich knowledge base of best supply chain practices and an expansive global leadership network and market intelligence capabilities.