Six integrated capabilities. Engaged individually when you have a specific gap, or stitched together when you need a full category transformation. Every engagement is led by a V3 partner with 20+ years in category.
Spend cubes, category segmentation, and opportunity sizing — translating a messy GL into a portfolio of actionable sourcing initiatives with clear value hypotheses. Most CFOs discover that 60–70% of their addressable spend sits in a handful of categories they've never segmented; we start there. Deliverables include a clean spend cube, a concentration and risk heatmap, and a ranked opportunity register with should‑cost baselines.
Our in‑region networks across India, Vietnam, Mexico, Poland, Turkey and Eastern Europe — pre‑screened for quality systems, export readiness, and fit to your BOM. Two decades of direct relationships, not a database. We know who can actually hit a PPAP window and who just claims they can. Output is a qualified long‑list with capability scores, IP‑exposure flags, and site‑visit reports.
RFI / RFQ / RFP design, reverse auctions, and principal‑led negotiation. We run the full event and leave behind a negotiation playbook your team can reuse. Structured to respect operational continuity and cashflow — stage‑gated waves, CFO‑approved baseline, auditable savings tracker. Your team signs the contracts; we run the process.
PPAP‑grade qualification, first‑article inspection, audit support, and risk‑screening — getting a new supplier from site‑visit to production‑ready with discipline. We sit on the audit floor, own the APQP timeline with your engineering team, and drive PPAP to closure. For regulated categories (automotive IATF 16949, medical, aerospace) we bring the documentation rigor the standards require.
Scorecards, QBRs, and continuous‑improvement programs that turn tactical vendor relationships into durable strategic partnerships. Supplier development where it's needed — PPM recovery, capacity expansion support, co‑funded CI projects. The goal is a managed supply base where the top‑tier partners compound value for you year over year.
Org design, category ownership, digital tooling, and governance — building the internal muscle so the gains we deliver don't quietly leak back out. Category ownership maps, P2P tool selection, approval workflow design, and knowledge‑transfer playbooks. When we leave, your team runs it without us. When a gain erodes two years later, you'll know why.