Supply Chain Management

Getting the best from your suppliers

Are you comfortable with the performance of your suppliers? Have you got the right relationship with the right supplier?

We can assist you to ensure that your get the best from your suppliers and can support you with:

  • Developing a strategic approach to supplier management
  • Supplier performance monitoring including reviews and audits of service level agreements and key performance indicators
  • Development of supplier relationship programmes
  • Ongoing efficiency reviews to understand where cost savings can be made
  • Production of stewardship reports to measure performance

If you would like to discuss how we can support your organisation, please get in touch.

FPA provided a specialism which the school did not have in-house. Through their professional structured procurement approach, we have been helped to substantially reduce our annual costs, rationalise the number of service providers and obtain an improved service provision which better meets the needs of the school.

James Gregory

Director of Operations, Trent College

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Case Study

Analysis and Procurement of Waste Management Services for Trent College

This waste management procurement project involved a detailed assessment of the two current arrangements to firstly determine their suitability in relation to the day to day operational needs of the school and, secondly, to evaluate whether or not they were providing value for money. We then provided ongoing post-contract support for the subsequent new agreement.

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East Midlands Chamber of Commerce

FPA Consulting has helped East Midlands Chamber of Commerce achieve management standards and procure energy efficiently.

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Five Month Interim Procurement Manager Assignment

FPA Consulting was appointed to provide an interim procurement management position for the University of Derby. During this period, several design and build construction projects, ranging in value from £250k to £3m were awarded.  The University’s devolved procurement structure was also managed to ensure that best value was secured.

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