International procurement consulting & supply chain management
As an international consultancy, we are one of the leading specialists for strategic procurement and supply chain management in Europe. We identify and realize potential for process optimization and cost reduction for our clients and support them in the transformation of procurement.
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As specialists in procurement and supply chain management, we have over 20 years of experience and are one of the leading management consultancies in Europe.
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Our experts have extensive knowledge in procurement and supply chain management as well as excellent industry expertise.
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Spread across thirteen locations in Europe and China, our international project teams are close to our customers.
BCG
As an independent subsidiary of BCG, we offer the best of both worlds: in-depth expertise and high strategic competence.
What makes PROCONSERVS special as a procurement consultancy?
Procurement and supply chain management is key when it comes to strategic management, facing future challenges, and generating value for the entire company. Whether it’s decarbonization and sustainability, end-to-end digitalization, or supply chain reengineering and risk management: as a management consultancy with in-depth expertise and many years of project experience in procurement and SCM, we develop individual solutions for your situation. Our mission is to anchor long-term competencies, allowing your teams to expand further and achieve success independently.
Clear focus on measurable and sustainable results
There is probably no other field where success can be measured as well as in procurement. The results of our work are directly visible, they increase efficiency and profitability. This applies to cost reductions, but also to the optimization of performance. Since released funds are available for investments and innovations, Projects in procurement can provide impulses for the entire company.
The perfect balance of theory and practice to deliver procurement transformation
Our consultants not only work on customer projects but also deal with current technical issues, industry-specific challenges, or legal framework conditions within our Practice Areas and Center of Excellence. They prepare studies, whitepapers, and professional articles in which they take a stand and give recommendations for action. Our aim is to further develop procurement in all its aspects and to define new standards. In this way, we support our clients in achieving the benchmarks in their respective industries.
Supporting project work with efficient procedures and digital tools
In order to find the individually suitable solutions for our clients, we have relied on the use of digital tools from the very beginning. Today, we work with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Our customers benefit from our many years of experience in procurement and supply chain management. Thanks to this expertise, we can evaluate the benefits of digital solutions and deploy them in a targeted manner.
The PROCONSERVS Growth Story
Results & team spirit
The PROCONSERVS story started 22 years ago as the idea of our three founders. Since then, we have grown from a Cologne-based start-up to an international company with more than 400 PROCONSERVs across ten countries. We have been part of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) since 2017, creating new perspectives and helping companies to successfully master the challenges on their way into the future.
Internationally minded and networked, but at the same time regionally connected to best understand the needs of our clients on-site – to ensure that we succeed in this balancing act, we staff our project teams internationally and diversely. The goal is to offer our clients a consulting team with the optimal mix of industry and technical expertise to achieve the best possible results.
And even though all our colleagues at PROCONSERVS have different stories to tell and have different goals, we all have one thing in common: we are all very PROCONSERVS.
but first of all…
What is procurement?
According to the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, procurement relates to the buying of goods and services that enable an organization to operate their supply chains, in a profitable and ethical manner.
Since Inflation is on the rise, companies should take a close look at their forecasts and financial models. They have to check whether their assumptions about future price changes are still valid and how rising costs will affect their business.
How can procurement consultants help?
Procurement optimization is and always has been about increasing value creation in order to remain competitive in the long term. However, pure cost optimization is no longer sufficient in the current environment, as procurement and supply chain management now face a sustainable transformation. Strategic cooperation with suppliers has never been more important and going forward, sustainability criteria will be indispensable to this process. These developments have made supply chains more complex and thus the risks for companies are increasing. Procurement consultants work with you to develop concepts and strategies to mitigate these challenges and then support with their implementation.
Procurement consultants also advise companies on the digitalization of their procurement and supply chain management. This process offers excellent opportunities to businesses, but often managers are unsure where to start and which digital solutions would be suitable for their needs. After an in-depth process analysis and optimization, procurement consultants are able to work with you to establish your priorities and then map out the journey to digitalised procurement.
Our expertise in procurement
With over 20 years of experience providing procurement and supply chain consultancy to prominent companies in Europe, we have developed deep industry and professional knowledge, which we are constantly expanding through our structured knowledge management approach. This means that our procurement consultants combine extensive industry knowledge with expertise from across seven main areas of procurement and supply chain management:
Our industries
Our expertise has developed as a result of the client work that we have conducted in a wide range of industries over the last two decades. Our industry-specific practice areas constantly deal with the challenges that their particular sector faces on a day-to-day basis, perfectly positioning them to bring unique insights and develop customized solutions for our clients.
“In a cross-functional project, PROCONSERVS not only strengthened the
resilience of our semiconductor supply chain, but above all the tactical
cooperation between sales and procurement. In close cooperation with
HELLA's top management, client-specific programs were developed to
close bottlenecks. In times of dynamic procurement markets, these help
us to fulfill our contracts as agreed and to improve service quality overall."
Alexander, London
Are you a manufacturer/Distributor seeking to expand your sales in Europe and worldwide? We currently work with clients throughout Europe and various other regions on a daily basis. If you are interested in forming a partnership or collaboration, please arrange a meeting by generating a meeting link below.