| Private
Equity Cross-Portfolio Spend Aggregation |
Average
21% |
Private
Equity- Multi-Billion Dollar Portfolio |
A private equity firm with
fourteen holdings engaged ISG to explore cross-portfolio
procurement aggregation opportunities. ISG
partnered with portfolio CFOs to deliver 16 consolidated
contracts and well over $75 million in valuation
improvement. View
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| Assessment,
Enterprise Earnings Optimization, & LCC Sourcing |
On-going |
$500
Million Manufacturer (Private Equity Owned) |
ISG performed an extensive
global cost and operations assessment. The
team recommended the creation of a global procurement
organization and identified $24 million in savings
opportunities. The execution phase is on-going.
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| Assessment
& Enterprise Earnings Optimization |
Average
34% |
$2.5
Billion Financial Services Company |
A global financial services
firm recognized procurement as a strategic tool
for earnings improvement. ISG delivered over
$10 million in annual, recurring cost savings, and
a series of process improvements. The project's
ROI exceeded 850%.
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| Enterprise
Earnings Optimization |
Average
24% |
$250
Million Commercial Services Company |
A client with a high rate
of acquisitions sought to optimize procurement across
120 locations. ISG executed a series of projects
to deliver a 15% EBITDA improvement and a tremendous
increase in financial control while helping to develop
a procurement competency in-house.
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| Low
Cost Country Sourcing: Machined Aluminum Castings |
24% |
$1 Billion
Automotive Supplier |
A manufacturer needed cost
reduction to remain competitive. A global
search discovered and qualified a South Korean supplier
for the highly complex parts. View
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| Procure-to-Pay
Process Transformation & Org Design |
|
$250
Million Entertainment Company |
A theme park operator with
multiple locations sought to move procurement from
tactical to strategic. ISG designed and built
a center-led procurement organization and helped
develop the staff. View
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| Make
or Buy: Fulfillment Operations |
20+% |
$50
Million Apparel Manufacturer |
A manufacturer’s rapid
growth began to stress its internal fulfillment
and distribution operations. They hired ISG
to explore both outsourced logistics solutions (3PL)
and internal improvement opportunities in parallel.
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| Office
Supplies Consortium |
26% |
Multiple |
Leveraging the ISG Office
Supplies Consortium, ISG has saved an average of
26% on over $10 million in spend across multiple
clients. |
| Small
Package Shipping Sourcing |
17% |
Multiple |
Recently, ISG has sourced
over $30 million in spend across multiple clients
yielding an average savings over 17% and significant
process improvements. |
| Steel |
9% |
Publicly
Traded Holding Company |
Consolidated steel buys
across multiple manufacturing holdings to reduce
total cost on over $100 million in spend by 9%.
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| Drug
Testing & Background Checks |
25% |
Fast-growing
$140 Million Services Company |
In addition to savings,
ISG significantly improved processes and turnaround
time for drug testing and critical background checks
for a fast-growing company with over 5,000 employees. |
| Plastic
Bins |
28% |
$250
Million Commercial Services Company |
ISG explored global and
domestic sources for an annual purchase of over
25,000 wheeled carts. Aesthetics was a major
client concern and ISG explored custom design options
for rotational and injection molded solutions.
In the end, ISG negotiated substantial savings with
a domestic supplier plus bi-coastal safety stocks
and great payment terms. |
| Truckload
Freight |
12% |
$120
Million Manufacturer |
Negotiated rates and equipment
commitments for Van and Flatbed freight with a preferred
set of carriers. In addition to improving
rates, ISG successfully negotiated increased commitments
for busy summer season. |
| LTL
Freight |
16% |
Private
Equity- Multi-Billion Dollar Portfolio |
Led a competitive RFP for
four holdings and developed a core LTL carrier program
for each holding.Generated 16% savings, predominantly
from incumbent carriers. |
| Telecom:
Voice & Data |
+30% |
$30 Billion
Asset Bank & Financial Services Company |
Saved over $3 million annually
and $10 cumulatively. Benchmarked the wide
area network and negotiated new agreements for the
entire bank system. Inventoried and sourced
all voice services. Developed a wireless strategy
and negotiated services. Actively manage wireline
and wireless inventory, change management, and bill
administration today. |
| Chicken
& Desserts |
9% |
$250
Million Entertainment Company |
Sourced a wide array of
Chicken parts and Desserts for an operator of multiple
theme parks. Led a Food Show to allow product
by product comparisons. Successfully negotiated
directly with manufacturers in a time of rising
costs. |
| Travel
Program |
36% |
$1.5
Billion Services Company |
ISG reduced Travel Agency
costs by 36% through Strategic Sourcing and by redesigning
the way the agency was paid. ISG also created
a 'decision matrix' to facilitate the design of
a new travel policy showing: current state, best
practice, and our recommendations for change.
Executives were able to determine how much change
they wanted to introduce. The project resulted
in a reduction in average ticket price of over 10%. |
| Temp
Labor |
33% |
$250
Million Commercial Services Company |
ISG consolidated Temp Labor
spend for a $250 million commercial services company
across 120 locations. In addition to decreasing
the mark-up by 33%, the client benefited from a
conversion of many paper invoices to one electronic
invoice per month and the ability to enforce HR
and risk management policies consistently across
the country. |
| Corrugated |
30% |
Small
Food Manufacturer |
Our client's biggest customer
allowed them to use its corrugated contract which
was supposed to reflect Fortune 500 pricing.
ISG performed competitive sourcing and the client
changed a long time supplier yielding 30% savings.
The project had a material impact on EBITDA. |
Low
Cost Country:
Paperboard |
17% |
Mid-sized
Producer of Beverage Packaging |
Developed a secondary source
of supply out of Brazil, successfully navigating
wet strength tests and meeting demanding quality
and end customer requirements. Savings reflect
additional freight and warehouse costs. |
| Uniforms |
22% |
Fast
Food Chain with 1,200 locations |
Facilitated a competitive
RFP and aggressively negotiated over 20% savings
with an incumbent supplier. Eliminated some
service fees and negotiated an out from the contract
should the Uniforms program undergo a design change.
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| IT
Hardware & Software |
15%
/ 21% |
Private
Equity- Multi-Billion Dollar Portfolio |
Developed an Umbrella agreement
for IT Hardware and services that provided 15% savings,
improved warranty conditions, enhanced service levels,
and offered superior reporting. Also consolidated
IT SW expenditures to drive 20%+ cost savings.
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