Management of a tender for workwear – PPE

Support in defining requirements and the tendering process :

• Preparation of the RFI and RFQ
• Support in defining requirements (allocations, exchange rules, item characteristics), standardization, Purchasing strategy
• Facilitation of working groups and meetings, project management, multi-site and multi-stakeholder management (HR, HSE, CFO, BU)
• Management of relationships with bidders

Scope and context

• Scope: France, Germany, Belgium, Italy
• Context: Decentralized purchasing, heterogeneous range, multiple stakeholders

Project timeline

• Phase 1: Analysis of the current state and identification of optimization levers
• Phase 2: Development of clothing specifications, allocations, exchange rules and supplier sourcing
• Phase 3: Support in the tendering process
• Phase 4: Analysis and negotiation of bidders’ offers
• Phase 5: Deployment support

Results achieved

• Implementation of a tailored purchasing strategy
• Evolution and standardization of the range
• Cost optimization
  Rationalization of the supplier panel
• Implementation of a centralized stock
• Definition of « KPIs » and « SLA »
• Development of a « defect repository » and « quality repository »