Procurement of goods through carefully selected vendors that provide high quality of goods at high service level is a must for every company that focuses on generating value.

Critical Issues Facing Procurement:

  • Purchase contracts and tenders on international level come with legal and cultural constraints that need to be addressed properly
  • Stakeholders involved in procurement processes tend to have diverse interests that need to be managed through maintaining customer-centric approach
  • Negotiating for competitive prices and win/win terms and conditions requires special skills from any procurement team
  • Globalization and open markets have made the sourcing process extremely challenging in terms of purchasing products of high quality and comparing Total Costs of Ownership between potential vendors
  • Understanding letters of credit can be a maze given the profound documentation processes that banks follow

We will look for the best deals for you through fully secured contracts under which buying as a whole will become less costly and a great percentage of negotiated savings will be realized.

How agile your suppliers are along with the quality of the goods that they provide can either be a deal maker or breaker when it comes to meeting your customers’ expectations. Once the ordering quantities are set at the best price and payment terms, in house contract deployment procedures insure that you and your suppliers are both aligned in honoring your commitments. Multinational companies understand that forming strategic alliances with their suppliers with clearly defined contracts is the start point of every successful supply chain. Value Shield will raise the bar for you, transforming your suppliers into partners, with a common goal of generating value to all the stakeholders involved.

  • Increase in customer service in terms of quality and delivery
  • Working with class A suppliers, as under-performing suppliers are periodically rated down and disqualified
  • Longer payment terms and competitive purchase prices
  • Low supply risk and savings tracking through penalty clauses and rebate management
  • Long DPO and improved Cash Conversion Cycle
  • Shorter lead times due to well defined contracts where delivery dates are clearly specified
  • Assess your current supplier portfolio and determine improvement opportunities
  • Source best in class suppliers that are in line with your company’s mission and vision in delivering value to your customers.
  • Negotiate for the best purchase prices, payment terms and INCOTERMS under fully secured contracts on your behalf.
  • Handle your bids and tenders with all the required documentations
  • Conduct a thorough study of any given letter of credit with all its terms and conditions
  • Provide standardized rating systems that monitor supplier performance and insure contract deployment

Content of this program can be highly customized to fit any industry at any level, from startups to multinational companies.

Available on predetermined contractual basis, where Value Shield will provide temporary hands on services, through tailored and fully customized scope of work with clearly set deliverables. Supportive training that embed in-house sustainability in the long run will be provided.

Informative slides, library resources, customized scorecards that measure KPIs, competency quizzes