Delivering improved business performance through effective cost optimisation & supplier management

Cost Optimisation Specialists Delivering Value Through Insight

We work alongside our clients’ existing finance, procurement and operations teams. Together, we derive additional value from the supply chain.

Different clients extract that value in different ways. For many it’s a simple case of generating savings through cost reduction to use elsewhere in the business. Others place greater emphasis on an improvement in supplier service and quality. Moreover, others emphasise the innovation which can be drawn from professional Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

Whatever your definition of additional value, ERA can help your teams achieve it. Our unique network of highly experienced supply-side experts help organisations like yours by working alongside stakeholders implementing cost reduction in a wide range of areas.

We use our people and analytical tools to do the hard work for you. With more than 1,000 UK clients, we really know what best value looks like. Our specialists bring to bear our considerable spending power and a lifetime of experience gained during senior careers in their areas of expertise. This results in a service that helps your teams improve processes, save money and derive added benefits from suppliers.

Why is this relevant to you?

Most of our clients need to be persuaded that things could improve substantially. Senior decision makers in any organisation will usually feel costs are relatively under control and managed to a satisfactory level.

The mind-set of many organisations is that providing their suppliers are meeting the service and quality levels required to maintain operations and the overall spend is within budget parameters, that everything is working well.

But what if your budget is actually 20% higher than the true market rate? Without external validation of pricing and service level arrangements, it’s impossible to know. Our independent analysis ensures you are receiving best value and not wasting money through unnecessary over payment in any area of spending.

Helping you to bridge the gap to gain a competitive advantage

Many of our clients initially dismissed the idea that any improvements – and certainly any cost reduction – that could be achieved would be worth the time and effort of finding them.

Our risk-free approach has enabled many of them to engage with us and generate significant cost savings and innovative new ways of working with suppliers.