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Supply Chain Consultancy at NTU

Is your supply chain future proof? NTU are offering a fully funded review of your supply chain strategy and processes.

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Is your supply chain future proof? NTU are offering a fully funded review of your supply chain strategy and processes.

Our consultants led by Rob Johnson, former Head of Global Purchasing at Jaguar Land Rover, will work collaboratively with your senior management team and key staff to provide strategic advice and planning support in supply chain procurement.

Improving your supply chain has never been more important, allowing you to:

  • save money by reducing cost and improving quality
  • improve performance
  • develop speed, flexibility and innovation capacity
  • build sustainability

However, procurement is complex. There are trade-offs to consider when balancing performance objectives. The right priorities and strategies need to be adopted for different categories of spend. Strong supplier relationships are critical when supplies are limited and times are uncertain.

Let us help you get it right.

What will the consultancy include?

A limited number of short and longer consultancies are available. All businesses attend a strategic procurement workshop prior to their consultancy.

Strategic procurement workshop

This workshop provides the context for subsequent consultancy, ensuring relevant staff understand key principles, tools and best practice in supply chain strategy.

You will:

  • develop a Supply Chain Improvement Plan
  • complete a Procurement Maturity Self-Assessment
  • gain feedback on current state, benchmarked against best-in-class

The workshop is for key individuals responsible for supply chain and consists of 3 x 2 hour sessions over a 10-day period.

The consultancy options

5-Day Consultancy 15-Day Consultancy
An in-depth exchange of supplier data to produce:
  • Spend profile diagnostics
  • Deeper self-assessment and maturity benchmarking
  • Purchasing policy proposal
  • Supplier scorecard KPI for performance development with key suppliers
  • Bespoke segmented supplier box grids – including negotiation approach
  • Review of supplier risk assessment method and mitigation plans

Your company time commitment will be 2.5 days.

Includes all aspects of the 5-day consultancy, plus:

  • Delivery of high-level commodity strategy reviews across top 5 commodities using the assessment 'A3' tool
  • Key supplier negotiation preparation support
  • Engagement planning
  • Sourcing review process and plan
  • Organisation capability review and feedback

Your company time commitment will be 5 days.

Express your interest today

Places are offered on a first-come-first-served basis.

Contact kate.ling@ntu.ac.uk or 0115 8484297 for more information.

This support is provided through the Productivity Through Innovation project, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Still need help?

+44 (0)115 941 8418