In today's economy even a modest improvement in the cost of doing business can yield a tremendous competitive edge. Leading companies recognize this and their executives are giving unprecedented attention to procurement groups as a means for improving shareholder value. Chief procurement officers are under pressure to keep purchase costs down and enhance the value of supplier relationships. However, faced with poor information visibility, inefficient sourcing activities, maverick buying and minimal coordination between engineering and procurement teams throughout the product design cycle, many companies are struggling to deliver results consistently.

A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions helps companies address these difficulties and maximize results through a powerful combination of strategic sourcing expertise, category management capabilities, market-driven content and leading-edge technology. From identifying savings opportunities to managing supplier relationships, we empower purchasing constituencies to play a vital role in sharpening business operations and reducing product time to market.

Spend Reduction Solutions
We offer valuable solutions comprised of our full-service sourcing consulting, pre-negotiated consortium frame agreements, and supply-chain enabling technology that can deliver immediate savings and efficiencies to clients using flexible funding mechanisms.

Category Procurement Solutions
Comprehensive sourcing and ongoing category management for key categories that augment a company's supply management efforts and deliver immediate savings from process efficiencies and quality and price-advantaged contracts available through our horizontal market consortium (Leveraged Sourcing Networks).

Collaborative Solutions
With our collaborative solutions, we can provide procurement organizations with unique offerings when they want to go beyond what they are currently doing with their strategic sourcing initiatives.

Technology Solutions
Each module within the eBreviate eSourcing suite of products supports a step in the strategic sourcing process and accelerates the time it takes to source goods and services and deliver cost savings results. A core component of any eSourcing program, these technologies can be delivered via an ASP model or as licensed software.

Sourcing Support Solutions
A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions can address unique sourcing requirements with custom solutions that leverage our expertise, experience, and global partnerships. We provide research, customized technologies, and experienced training resources to support specific needs and ensure that client sourcing teams are well-equipped to meet their objectives.