ADR Consulting
Transforming the way you buy, permanently.
Over the last 20 years, ADR Consulting has provided our expertise to over 250 of the world's leading companies in over 50 countries.
Typically, our advice is required for strategic issues facing a client's business at any given time. These issues range from supporting the development of a business case, providing specific category or supply market knowledge, procurement/sourcing process development, transformation and change management issues, collaboration, outsourcing/offshoring and e-procurement strategy and integration etc.
But whatever the size of company and however large or small the project is, we always have the same approach - to help our clients businesses become more effective, profitable and successful by applying best practice to all their procurement and sourcing activities.
To build a business case for change you need to understand the "as is" state of your procurement - organisation & structure, processes, people, skills and technology.
Our Objective
Provide a low cost web-based diagnostic that is easy and quick to use with the minimum intrusion and disruption.
What we do
We use structured interviews of your sourcing team, sourcing influencers and senior managers and our web-based analysis tool .
What you get
A detailed evaluation of the "as is" situation and a proposal for the "to be" state for organisation & structure, processes, people, skills and technology.
To develop appropriate relationships with suppliers you need to understand the "as is" state of the relationship with your "critical few" suppliers
Our Objective
Provide a low cost web-based diagnostic that is easy to use
What we do
We provide a structured web-based questionnaire that measures the key attributes of a strategic relationship from both the buyer and suppliers viewpoint.
What you get
A detailed gap analysis between the "as is" situation and best in class relationship allowing you to develop a strategy to meet your needs and those of the supplier.
A robust end-to-end managed approach to your spend categories .
Our Objective
Provide a category management process that delivers significant savings.
What we do
We combine best practice sourcing tools - spend analysis, business needs analysis, opportunity analysis, supply market analysis, sourcing option generation and implementation, negotiation etc - to deliver an end-to -end spend management approach.
What you get
A rigorous fact-based strategic sourcing process with several key milestones.
Past Clients
C&W, Wyeth, Lilly, Marley, CRH, Assa Abloy and many others
Understand if "e" can help your procurement to be more effective and efficient.
Our Objective
To identify the optimal "e" solution for your business at the lowest possible cost & risk.
What we do
Work with you to understand the existing business process and business needs, define the specification, support the competitive bidding process to identify the most appropriate "e" solution. Support implementation and train your people.
What you get
An end-to-end managed process to provide an "e" solution that works for you
Develop high performance value adding relationships with key suppliers through a "current state analysis" that enables prioritisation of improvement activities.
Our Objective
Provide a web enabled gap analysis that is simple to use, confidential, and encourages open and honest discussion on key relationship activities.
What we do
Provide stakeholders in the relationship from both sides with access to the questionnaire, we analyse their responses to establish the "gaps"
in practices and behaviours that prevents progress on value improvement.
What you get
Detailed report on the "health" of the relationship against 16 criteria that define and seperate world class relationships from the norm.
Past Clients
Procurement Agency of Essex, Angel Trains, Carillion and many others
A change agent to manage the transformation of your procurement activities.
Our Objective
To provide a robust, structured and proven change management process that delivers change without disrupting your business.
What we do
ADR lead the transformation initiative engaging with stakeholders, developing the vision, mobilising resource, transferring skills and embedding change.
What you get
New ways of thinking and doing embedded, permanent and sustainable.
Past Clients
Wyeth, Reckitt Benckiser, FKI, CRH and many others.
"ADR has played a vital role working together with us to successfully establish our new purchasing operation. Their high quality, expertise and flexibility have been key factors in the development of our purchasing capability."
Director of Procurement, Metropolitan Police Service
