Whether it’s technological developments in the company’s products, environmental considerations or the integration of communicative functions, these changes have a major impact on the company’s supplier panel.
Context & challenges
Almost all companies will see their supplier panel change radically in the next 5 years in terms of size, mastered technologies, geography and expected performance to adapt to the markets covered.
With this in mind, Axsant provides expert support to define the key characteristics of the “panel of tomorrow”, identifies the gaps with the current panel, builds the roadmap and implements the actions to bring the supplier panel in line with the company’s needs.
The Axsant approach
Axsant’s support in this area involves firstly identifying the major elements of the company’s context and its 5-10 year outlook (markets, performance drivers, development potential, technologies, constraints), then defining the target supplier panel in terms of business lines, skills, structure, market positioning.
The second stage consists of identifying the gaps between the current panel and the target panel, and defining the roadmap for bridging the gaps in terms of Supplier Development and/or Sourcing, following a roadmap drawn up jointly with the company’s key players.
In support of the company’s Purchasing teams, Axsant is able to provide operational support for the implementation of the roadmap in terms of Supplier Development and Sourcing.
