“We’ve been with them for years” is one of the most expensive sentences in business
We worked with a food manufacturer who hadn’t reviewed their indirect spend categories in over a decade.
Why?
- “Things work fine”
- “Switching feels like hassle”
- “No time to look into it”
But when we ran the full audit:
- Numerous suppliers supplying same or similar products
- Prices were above market rates
- Data made meaningful analysis impossible
Outcome:
700k shaved of a £4m annual spend – an 18% reduction, year after year!
No disruption and no operational risk.
But do you know what the real risk is?
Doing nothing.
