Procurement’s role in the enterprise has evolved into a strategic business partner. Today, procurement leaders work with the C-suite to mitigate risks, create competitive advantage and drive growth.
As a leading global procurement consulting company, GEP helps leading enterprises build and manage high-performance procurement teams that achieve more efficient operations with greater business impact.
Harnessing AI, we guide procurement teams toward a new operating model, integrating strategy, technology and operations to deliver game-changing outcomes.
Quick Wins to Lasting Success
Cost savings, sure. But they are just one part of procurement’s mission to deliver sustainable ROI and value. GEP’s procurement strategy consulting services help enterprises streamline operations and boost profitability, productivity, agility and competitiveness.
Our consultants find solutions to complex problems using creativity, ingenuity, innovation and mastery of procurement strategy and AI-driven technology. Our procurement consulting services support the full range of clients’ current and evolving business needs.
Procurement Consulting Services, Supercharged by AI
GEP combines strategic procurement consulting services, cutting-edge AI-powered software, and managed services to help clients achieve their strategic, operational and financial objectives.
Procurement Transformation
We deliver a tailored approach to procurement transformation, restructuring teams and processes so they leverage AI, and customizing strategies and road maps to achieve desired outcomes and business success.
Opportunity Assessment
GEP conducts thorough opportunity assessment to create “as-is to ideal” and savings road maps, tailoring programs to include category analysis, supplier rationalization and high-impact savings opportunities.
Strategic Cost Management
Our strategic cost management services cut expenses in low-impact areas and optimize growth spend. We can reduce up to 35% of SG&A in a year. With value chain insights and zero-based budgeting, we deliver viable results.
End-to-End M&A Services
GEP ensures smooth M&A transitions by combining AI-powered software and consulting. Our M&A services excel at merging people, processes and technology, and unlocking synergy savings and value from day one.
Supply Risk Management
GEP helps identify and manage third-party risks by developing comprehensive supply risk management strategies that involve assessment, mitigation and governance/reporting, which help manage risks effectively.
Digital Procurement Transformation
Platform-driven digital procurement transformation delivers better outcomes and opportunities. GEP SMART, our unified source-to-pay platform, integrates new technologies and expert insights to drive successful transformation.
Our team of highly experienced procurement strategy consultants helps clients find solutions to their most intractable problems — solutions that incorporate creativity, ingenuity, innovation, and mastery of both procurement strategy and technology, and the power of artificial intelligence. Our procurement consulting services portfolio has been engineered to support the full range of our clients’ needs, today and as they evolve.
Driving Procurement Transformation With GEP
GEP’s procurement consulting engagements are led by seasoned experts and supported by innovative methodologies, AI-powered procurement software, a comprehensive knowledge base, market intelligence, and global reach. Our key capabilities include:
We know that ambitious plans and bold targets only have value if they can be realized. GEP is fully committed to the successful execution of our strategy recommendations.
We measure success not by the number of report pages nor the potential value of recommendations, but by actual results our consulting teams deliver and help sustain. We bring a complete suite of procurement solutions to turn strategies into action.
A recognized leader in procurement transformation, GEP creates programs that combine strategy with high-impact technology solutions, enabling procurement organizations to meet, even exceed, business expectations.
Our procurement consultants excel in leveraging artificial intelligence. Through our AI-centric approach, we’ve helped scores of global enterprises achieve their goals by transforming their procurement organizations.
We dive deep into restructuring and revitalizing teams with improved organization, processes and technology, all powered by AI. From crafting your procurement strategy to organization development, change management and governance and performance management, we’ve got your back through the entire journey.
GEP’s procurement consultants are specialists across a wide range of key industries, highly focused on the unique requirements and realities of each market. We bring industry-specific experience and viewpoints that drive rapid progress with the right structure, processes and technology.
Our procurement consultants actively share industry- and vertical-specific learnings with GEP colleagues, gaining new insights in turn. This ongoing exchange fosters a dynamic problem-solving environment at GEP that sparks breakthrough thinking and delivers unmatched value to you.
As a leading procurement advisory firm, GEP has a rich, continuously updated repository of AI-powered tools, KPIs, benchmarks, governance models and performance management systems, compiled over the course of thousands of successful consulting engagements. Our procurement consultants use these resources to assess and create detailed transformation plans that elevate your procurement team on the maturity curve.
To learn more about how GEP can help your company, contact us today.
GEP has been our partner in the procurement transformation journey, helping us accelerate toward best-in-class. The key success factor for me is that GEP has the ability to operate like somebody wearing our name badge, like an extension of our organization.
Head of Sourcing and Procurement, Dentsply
Frequently Asked Questions
Creating a high-performing procurement function requires strategic vision, operational excellence, and continuous innovation. Enterprises that seek to optimize their procurement capabilities should consider the following proven strategies recommended by strategic sourcing experts.
- Establish a clear procurement strategy aligned with broader organizational objectives. This helps balance cost optimization with risk management, innovation, and sustainability goals.
- Another critical success factor is data-driven decision-making. Implement robust spend analytics capabilities to identify savings opportunities, consolidation potential and demand patterns.
- Talent development requires significant attention. Consider investing in specialized training and procurement consulting services to supplement internal capabilities.
- Take a sophisticated approach to supplier relationship management. Segment the supplier base and develop tailored engagement models.
- Ensure technology enablement for procurement operations by implementing integrated S2P platforms to automate routine tasks and provide enhanced visibility and control.
- Finally, ensure governance and compliance frameworks for procurement adhere to both internal policies and external regulations. Implement tiered approval workflows and regular compliance audits.
GEP's strategic cost management programs within a year can eliminate up to 35% of SG&A expenses, freeing up substantial amount of cash growth initiatives. GEP uses a radically different strategy than traditional cost-cutting techniques. Instead of simple budget cuts, the focus is more on understanding the relationship between costs, activities, and actual business outputs.
The methodology leverages zero-based budgeting (ZBB) alongside powerful benchmarking and in-depth cost analysis to question every expense's necessity. This creates lasting change by embedding cost ownership into company culture.
Further, GEP's sourcing strategies improve procurement performance for suppliers. Businesses benefit from the data-driven insights that help them eliminate wasteful spending and identify valuable supplier relationships.
The dual focus on supplier optimization and cost reduction delivers quantifiable outcomes that go well beyond immediate cost savings.
GEP's AI-driven procurement transformation services offer cutting-edge ability to achieve desired business outcomes, setting them apart in the consulting landscape. Our approach combines advanced technology with deep procurement expertise to create sustainable organizational change rather than temporary fixes.
GEP's methodology is comprehensive and goes beyond traditional consulting, and this is what makes the difference. GEP ensures that companies can take a fresh look at every cost and also focus on efficient execution through systematic transformation. It's not just merely suggesting modifications; GEP embeds fresh procedures and way of thinking into the very fabric of the enterprise.
As a top global leader, GEP empowers businesses worldwide with AI-powered software, strategy consulting, and managed services solutions all under one roof. This unique combination means clients get integrated solutions rather than piecemeal advice. The transformation process includes robust data analysis, cultural change management, and technology implementation that creates lasting competitive advantages in procurement operations.
GEP crafts sustainable supply chain strategies that adapt to changing market conditions and deliver lasting competitive advantage, working globally to optimize manufacturing locations, transportation, and resources. This global approach ensures scalability without impacting operational excellence or regulatory requirements.
GEP can enable businesses to establish proper structure, rigor, and consistency in managing supply chain risk across business units, functions, and geographies, with an exhaustive approach to SCRM. With operations growing globally for enterprises, the methodical framework guarantees compliance standards retain their priority.
Our methodology addresses the complex challenge of maintaining oversight across diverse markets and regulatory environments. GEP's ensures enterprises implement the right strategy to manage supply risks across business units and functions anytime, anywhere through robust processes and artificial intelligence integration. This creates scalable compliance frameworks that grow with the business while maintaining consistent standards across all global operations.
