Procurement Solutions

At Portland we understand the challenges of optimising procurement processes, skills and systems tools. By applying years of procurement expertise we are able to provide practical solutions to issues commonly faced by procurement organisations. Portland can follow a variety of approaches to building procurement capability including;

• A classic People-Process-Systems model to define business requirements, identify capability gaps and select appropriate tools, or,
• An optimisation approach which gets the best out of the procurement tools you already have in place, or,
• An enhancement approach where we provide and implement special-purpose procurement toolsets such as our SMART tool for Spend Analytics and Reporting.

Our procurement solutions are focused on rapid implementation, fast payback and attractive return on investment. We give balanced attention to procurement policies, processes, competencies and systems to deliver the best results for our clients.

Typical projects Portland has undertaken to provide procurement solutions include

• Policy & process design for a major media company
• Competency assessment and development for industrial companies
• Systems selection for a large medical services organisation
• eProcurement configuration for a retail chain
• SAP procurement optimisation for a major building products organisation
• SMART applications for a major bank
• Benefits tracking systems for a large food manufacturer
• Spend analytics tools for a major packaging producer