Tactical Purchasing

Tactical Purchasing (including Operational Purchasing) is the total sum of day to day routine activities within the Procurement Cycle associated with procuring materiel, products, and services for the organisation. Mainstream activities are transactional (quoting, order placement etc) and the associated admin- management thereof (i.e. order and expediting management, handling of supplier and stakeholder queries etc). Though it is usually considered outside the scope of enterprise wide development or any direct contribution to corporate goals, Tactical Purchasing a critical contributor to overall Procurement business unit success.

It is directly influenced by factors such as corporate strategies and perceptions, operational circumstances and marketplace variables that effect each organisation differently. As a result, most generic quick fix steps and procedures are often not a viable option.

Karl Furrutter (and associates) assist clients with a range of value adding advisory counselling and or implemented solutions, that address “best practice” Tactical Purchasing process and workflow improvements.

Our input is challenge orientated and bespoke to each client’s specific requirements and unique environment.  We partner with them to meet and overcome targeted purchasing cycle challenges to ensure continuous and seamless tactical purchasing functionality, which is so critical to attaining core objectives and responsibilities within the Procurement business unit.

Strategic Procurement

By definition, Strategic Procurement is the management process that ensures procurement is in line with the overall corporate strategy, and is focused on long term in-depth planning and management of the procurement strategy and functionality.

Human Capital Development

To most dynamic Procurement executives, Human Capital and Procurement have become increasingly interdependent due to the fact that the greatest cost in real terms of financial and operational performance is effective human capital.

Specialised Procurement

Furrutter & Associates (Procurement) offers Specialised Procurement consulting and interim management solutions to clients in need of rapid targeted transformation and continuous improvement, within specialised non- mainstream facets of Procurement strategy, both within the short and long term.

Interim & Contract

Furrutter & Associates (Procurement) offers short and medium term Procurement resource solutions to clients that require interim management or Contingency Staffing resources. The greatest benefit of using such resources is to service targeted, unique, discreet or sensitive situations whereby a permanent role-player maybe non-advantageous, unnecessary or impossible to source at short notice or to fill extra capacity staffing needs or sudden gaps and departures.