WHY DO ORGANISATIONS STRUGGLE TO MANAGE COSTS?
Poor buying can be the silent killer of profit for any organisation. Unless you
know what to look for and what can be achieved, price creep can go undetected
for years.
Gardele Business Solutions can help organisations of all sizes and across all industries to get the most competitive deals on their essential spend.
Our ‘primary market’ is the small & medium-sized businesses as within this size of organisations it is generally not financially feasible to employ procurement specialists for the full spectrum of goods and services that need to be purchased, and so focus is reserved for specialist costs.
Why aren’t we, as organisations, managing our costs effectively?
There are a variety of reasons, assumptions, and challenges as to why
Reasons
Who has taken responsibility? We have already mentioned that it is, generally, not realistic to employ procurement specialists.
When are your contracts due to end? Who checks these, who agrees new ones or do the assumptions come into play?
Apathy in business.
Are business owners and directors taking their financial responsibility seriously, do share-holders realise money is being given away?
Assumptions
Suppliers that I buy from give me their best prices
Supplier allegiance does not result in best pricing or service. Suppliers price on opportunity and ability to drive margin it is their business. Our experience shows that better results can be achieved.
I have employees experienced in that area (of business) so we are fine
Expertise in I.T. does not make someone an expert in purchasing in the Telecommunications cost area.
Challenges
Benchmarking
What do ‘good’ deals look like? Which suppliers can deliver them? Who are they checked against?
Lack of expertise
Purchasing decisions may be made by untrained staff. Are the details of the deal comparable?
Lack of contract management
Is the contract being checked, what is the end date, what are the out of contract prices?
Removing individualist spend
Ensuring that there aren’t any personal inducements that benefit a decision maker rather than the business.
Our aim
Our aim is to find your business the most competitive rates in the market. We work with over 30 utilities’ suppliers for water & energy as well as the best for telecoms and payment solutions and can guarantee savings. We give you our findings for you to make a decision - so don’t sign yet!