PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE
With our Procurement Excellence framework and methodology we enable organisations to deliver superior value, stronger supplier relationships and sustainable cost performance. Our Target Operating Model (TOM) approach aligns strategy, structure, processes, governance and digital enablers to create a procurement function that operates with clarity, speed and measurable impact.
Procurement Must Do More Than Buy Well
Global volatility, sustainability pressures and the rise of digital tools demand a procurement function that is strategic, integrated and future-ready.
Traditional structures are no longer enough. Organisations need a model that strengthens decision-making, improves collaboration, enhances transparency and unlocks untapped value.
We provide the framework to deliver this transformation — creating clarity across roles, processes, tools and performance management.
A Structured, Proven and Collaborative Method
World Class Procurement Assessment
A full 360 degree review combining online benchmarking with one-to-one interviews across the business. This reveals strengths, weaknesses and opportunities across competencies, processes and systems, providing a fact-based foundation for change.
Future-State Operating Model and Transformation Roadmap
Together with stakeholders we design a future-ready Procurement Operating Model and define the actions, deliverables and outcomes needed to reach it. The roadmap aligns strategy, organisation, governance, systems and skills with corporate goals.
Process and Performance Frameworks
End-to-end process redesign supported by KPIs, decision rights and compliance standards. AI-enabled insights and tool support improve transparency, consistency and value tracking.
Implementation and Enablement
Hands-on rollout of operating model, category strategies and resilience measures. AI is operationalised in workflows and tools, with training and controls to ensure adoption, auditability and measurable impact.
Our Core Services
Target Operating Model
Procurement operating models are designed and embedded to align ambition with efficiency. Clear governance, roles, processes and digital enablers turn procurement into a strategic partner that delivers measurable value across the organisation.
Category Management
Category strategies are co-created with the business to align demand and value priorities. AI-enhanced analytics speed up lever identification and turn insights into actionable measures, strengthening collaboration, savings and risk control.
Supply Chain Resilience
Supply resilience is strengthened by building flexibility and security into sourcing. Dual sourcing, structured supplier risk monitoring and collaborative partnerships improve continuity, reduce dependencies and support long-term competitiveness.
Learning Journeys & Training Programmes for High-Performing Procurement Teams
Procurement excellence is only sustainable with the right behaviours and capabilities.
H&Z provides targeted training programmes delivered through the H&Z Academy, giving teams the skills they need to operate confidently in the new TOM.
Negotiation Training
Practical, scenario-based training focused on preparation discipline, negotiation strategy and behavioural excellence.
Category Management Training
End-to-end capability building covering category strategy, stakeholder management, supplier segmentation and sourcing execution.
Procurement Excellence Fundamentals
Core skills for modern procurement professionals, including value levers, cost analysis and effective collaboration with business partners.
Leadership & Behavioural Training
Advanced programmes for procurement leaders to drive change, foster performance and build high-performing teams.
Empowering Client Success
We have supported leading international companies in automotive, aerospace, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals to build procurement functions that deliver measurable results. Our projects range from designing global operating models to strengthening resilience through supplier diversification.
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Your Partners in Procurement Excellence
Our procurement experts combine industry experience with deep functional knowledge across operating models, category strategies and supply resilience. They help clients translate ambition into measurable results.
