Optimise your purchasing strategy
Optimise and transform your purchasing strategy
At EPSA Belgium, we believe in the transformative power of your purchasing operations. Our specialised purchasing services are designed to unlock the full potential of your purchasing department.
Our approach aims to create added value in every aspect of your procurement and supply chain operations, from your procurement team to your outsourcing operations. Our long-standing partnerships with innovative source-to-pay companies like Ivalua enable us to offer cutting-edge procurement solutions to all our clients.
Discover how our procurement specialists create higher added value for your business operations.
Our areas of intervention
Procurement optimisation is a highly sought-after service for organisations working to reorganise their existing purchasing processes and create a more sustainable and resilient system in a volatile business landscape.
Our experts can help you in 5 areas of intervention.
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Improve your procurement strategy
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Supplier relationship management
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Simplifying the supply chain
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Support for your development in the market
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Purchasing analysis and diagnosis
How EPSA Belgium supports you
Procurement Maturity Assessment
In a constantly changing business environment, rapid and precise transformation is the key to success. . Our maturity assessment tool allows us to achieve this by quickly analyzing your business activities to assess the maturity of your procurement system.
Our team of experts then uses this information to provide you with personalized business optimization recommendations based on industry best practices.
Excellence in Procurement
We enable a streamlined transformation of your procurement process through our expertise and excellence programs in:
- Category strategy and innovation
- Strategic sourcing
- SRM: audit, performance management, contract management and risk management
- Performance monitoring
- Business partnership in procurement
Transforming your purchases
Evolving the procurement function can be complex when a company must manage multiple priorities and diverse stakeholders. That’s why our experts can help businesses transition to an optimized and agile procurement process.
Getting the most out of our specialists to benefit from a complete transformation of your purchases.
Our tools to facilitate your purchasing transformation
Discover our tools that will support you throughout the transformation of your purchasing process.
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Expense management platform
Upgrade to Procurement 4.0 and benefit from our streamlined processes, highly skilled specialists, experience, and advanced spend management platform. Digitalisation made simple.
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Procurement training
Strategic investments must be made to help procurement reach its true potential.
Personal development has always been a priority. We have developed our expertise through our Center of Excellence and numerous training programs. Our commitment to this goal has led us to develop top-notch procurement training courses, including specific global programs exploring theory, case studies, role-playing, and best practices to inspire exceptional procurement professionals.
We offer:
– Comprehensive training programs with the Kronos Group/UCL Chair on Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing
– In-company training: create your Purchasing Excellence Academy or specialized training to meet your specific needsTo learn more about training programs, contact us!
BPO purchasing
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Service
Efficient resource allocation is essential to save time and money and minimise resource waste. This efficiency can benefit your entire organization through specialised procurement process outsourcing services.
Create space for higher value-added by outsourcing low-value operational tasks.
Our outsourcing services include :
- Expenditure analysis
- Category management
- Managing residual expenses
- Sourcing
- Transaction management
- Compliance
Optimising your costs
Our cost optimisation is based on a clear and personalized structure. Our seven-step method is designed to address the company’s unique costs and address all types of expenses and sectors.
Our operations consulting services
Our added value goes beyond
We cover all your bases with our interim procurement management service, providing you with dedicated interim procurement managers, buyers, category managers, purchasing managers, and CPOs.
We offer a range of procurement activities from sourcing partnering, supplier relationship management and performance management to risk management, contracting, data analytics and strategic support.
Our experienced purchasing experts are also well-versed in industry innovations and best practices and have all the tools and knowledge needed to leverage their expertise to enhance your purchasing function.
Everything you need to build a world-class procurement function, all in one place.
Our best practices
Network : Access an exceptional team of consultants and an extensive network of top purchasing professionals.
Expertise : Kronos Group consultants are continually challenged through our Center of Excellence, coaching, monthly business case sessions, and our unlimited network of colleagues with expertise across categories, procurement processes, and industries.
Go beyond traditional procurement : Our soft skills development program and expertise in finance and project management distinguish our approach to the professional development of our consultants.
FAQ
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How does the procurement support process work?
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to support. Your approach will depend on the goals you want to achieve through your business.
Our method is simple. We begin by assessing your purchasing processes, making recommendations, developing a strategy, supporting the implementation of recommended solutions, assessing the added value of these solutions for your business, and finally, providing you with valuable insights to help you anticipate future procurement challenges.
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Do you have any best practices to help me increase or decrease supply demand?
All our services are designed to boost the performance of your operations. To support this evolution, we help you implement flexible frameworks that promote greater responsiveness. This includes Procurement 4.0, outsourcing, training, and procurement support. All of these services create a system that allows for rapid scaling up or down in response to supply demand.
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How can I focus my efforts on sustainability?
Sustainability is a goal your entire organisation must achieve. This means focusing on reducing waste and optimising resource allocation while having a positive impact on the environment. We help you adopt a sustainable approach that will allow you to maintain your current production levels and improve your quality. We achieve this by supporting your digitalisation, outsourcing, training, and procurement needs.
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What strategies should I implement to optimise supply chain performance?
Performance optimisation is a necessary element for successful operations that can survive a crisis. The best way to optimise supply chain performance is to build a strong supplier network and ensure maximum autonomy for your business. Suitable systems and sustainable frameworks help reduce risks. Our experts help you achieve this.
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In which sectors of activity do you specialise in purchasing performance?
We serve the needs of businesses across all sectors and sizes. We support companies in the healthcare, services, transportation, and construction sectors. If you’re looking to optimise your procurement function or strengthen your procurement and supply chain system, contact our team of procurement experts.