Skybrine Procurement
Most companies do not have a price problem. They have a supplier problem.
Buying from whoever you bought from last time is not procurement. Skybrine Procurement finds the alternatives, puts them on the same page as your current supplier, and shows you what the difference is actually worth.
Problems this is for
If any of this sounds familiar, this is the right page.
- “We have used the same supplier for years and have never tested the price.”
- “We need a manufacturer for a component and do not know where to look.”
- “Our input costs have risen and we have no leverage.”
- “We cannot compare quotes because none of them quote the same thing.”
Procurement
What Skybrine does here
- Global sourcing
- Manufacturer and supplier identification
- Supplier comparison on a like-for-like basis
- Price and total-cost analysis
- Vendor development
- Procurement process consulting
- International sourcing
- Supply-chain support
Approach
How Skybrine approaches it
01
Normalise before you compare
Three quotes with different specifications, packing and delivery terms are not three quotes. We put them into the same shape first. The cheapest number is often not the cheapest purchase.
02
Total cost, not unit price
Freight, duty, payment terms, minimum order, rejection rate, lead time and the cost of holding stock all sit inside the real price. We work with that number.
03
Keep the incumbent honest
Changing supplier is not always the right answer. Having a credible alternative usually is.
Skybrine 360°
This often connects to
A requirement here frequently turns out to involve one of these. You do not need a second conversation with a second company.
Honesty
What Skybrine will not tell you
Every division on this site carries this list. It is the same discipline applied everywhere.
- Skybrine will never guarantee a specific percentage of cost saving before an assessment.
- Skybrine will never guarantee supplier performance, quality or delivery.
- Skybrine will never present an estimate as a confirmed quotation.
Procurement
Tell Skybrine about your requirement
Sourcing or procurement requirement