Training and support for managing Facility Management activities

Scope

• Global leader client in the cosmetics sector
• European scope across 7 countries covering 17 industrial sites – €20M in spend.
• Several FM purchasing categories involved, notably: Cleaning, Security, Building maintenance, Waste management, Workwear, PPE, Catering.
• No local buyers and limited visibility of scopes by central purchasing.

Our added value and actions implemented

• Ability to deploy a dedicated team and manage and coordinate projects
• Identify and define needs through a European mapping exercise
• Conduct European sourcing and define an adapted purchasing strategy (validation of cross-functional and local levers)
• Develop a standardized framework for specifications and technical sheets tailored to local needs and specificities.
• Conduct tenders involving global and local stakeholders (70 contacts)
• Achieve the right technical/economic/quality balance while delivering sustainable and measurable savings
• Implement best practices through long-term support (5 years)
• Support and train operational teams in supplier relationship management

Meeting our client’s expectations

• Implement a coordinated and harmonized approach while maintaining the specificities, technical conditions, and award choices of each site
• Train local teams in best practices
• Ensure contractual compliance of purchases in line with group standards

Mission timeline

• Phase 1: Detailed mapping and scope analysis
• Phase 2: Strategy definition
• Phase 3: Tender management and techno-economic negotiations
• Phase 4: Support through to the implementation of new contracts

Results

• Up to 10% savings generated on certain purchasing categories
• Implementation of sustainable purchasing best practices
• Upskilling of local teams