Optimizing value through acquisition and deal flow
For most businesses, supplier costs represent 60% – 70% of revenues. For investors, this means that external costs have a significant impact on top and bottom-line business performance, as well as acquisition and sale price.
At Proxima, we work with PE firms to profile and accelerate benefits delivery from supplier costs.
This helps our clients hit the ground running, speed up interest pay down, and optimize EBITDA on exit. We also build functions to run in-life management and value delivery where there’s no procurement or a fledgling capability.
Procurement improvement is a low-risk, high ROI area of focus for PE-backed companies seeking to maximize shareholder returns.
Procurement solutions tailored to your challenges
We are practitioner-led. Our people bring real-world industry experience and adopt a hands-on approach to the challenges and opportunities within Private Equity. Prevalent in the market, with leading brands trusting Proxima as their procurement partner, we bring fresh, relevant, actionable insight from across the industry and beyond.
Cost transformation can be addressed quickly and at any stage in the investment cycle, creating rapid and sustainable value. This will result in increased cash flow and improved EBITDA, which will have a material impact on investment returns by contributing to a higher exit value and reducing debt.
We help organizations by;
- Developing and implementing procurement plans and strategies.
- Upskilling procurement teams to better position you for future success.
- Accelerating time to benefit through expert capability and industry experience.
- Leveraging robust change management to ensure what we do sticks.
With constant shifts in consumer behavior, value chain dynamics, and regulation, Procurement becomes a critical role in ensuring business not only survive in the Private Equity landscape, but also thrive
What we do
Each business will face its own unique challenges, contact our experts today, to find out how we can help you. Our service suite is wide-ranging, and we offer both defined products and bespoke services. Broadly our services sit into four pillars:
Cost Transformation
Enabling ‘value’ for money, typically thought through sourcing and strategy work and supporting the delivery of complex programs.
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Cost Transformation
With an average of 70% of a company’s revenues being spent with external suppliers, Cost Optimization Services ensure best value is known, achieved, and maintained.
Capability Transformation
Leading, transforming or developing functions and teams, including their people, processes and technology.
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Capability Transformation
Building the right procurement model is not a one size fits all. Capability Transformation Services help organizations to build fresh or upgrade existing procurement models to boost impact.
Sustainability
Delivering social value, decarbonization and sustainable procurement programs.
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Sustainable Procurement
With supply chains key to achieving sustainability goals, Sustainable Procurement Services support CPOs and their teams to consistently plan and achieve greater environmental and social impact.
Specialist Support
Targeted capability and program support
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Specialist Support
When business have specific projects or complex programs to execute, Specialist Support Services bring expertise on demand to cover capacity and capability needs.
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