Strategic sourcing and logistics

Strategic sourcing and logistics

Don't let your extended supply chain erode your bottom line or put your business at risk


Taking a strategic view of procurement and logistics management practices can help increase profitability and improve operational alignment and supply chain resiliency.

Supply chain disruption is the new normal – which is why it’s essential to develop and implement truly strategic procurement and logistics management practices. A strategic approach to both sourcing and logistics can reduce your supply base risk profile and disruptions along the way and help you become a more efficient operator. Plus, it can improve your vendor relationship management, diversity, and performance, ultimately helping you improve spend management and achieve more competitive costs.

Our strategic sourcing and logistics optimization team can help support you as you transition from a more traditional model to develop an approach that is genuinely strategic and integrated with operations.

Strategic sourcing and logistics optimization could help you boost value

Taking a strategic approach to selection and management of your vendors is key to maximizing value in your organization – but what should be included in that strategy? Working with top suppliers in an integrated way, measuring and managing performance throughout the relationship, is a great start. Understanding where you have supply base risk – and making contingency plans – is also vital.

And don’t forget logistics – are you considering not just the carriers you select but also how you optimize mode selection, loads, and routes? Are you optimizing your network model by region and placing inventory relative to customer demand? If you're not confident that your organization is currently maximizing value with these approaches, our team can help.

Managing strategic sourcing and logistics well is essential to optimize operations and your bottom line.

Getting an unbiased diagnosis of your current state can go a long way to help you boost value in your organization. Our team can work with you to gain insight into your supply chain management and enhance your supply chain’s alignment with your entire organization.

We can help you drive long-term value with a holistic approach to strategic sourcing and logistics management


Our process can help your company see the full picture of your supply chain, align and negotiate with your best-fit suppliers, optimize operations, and transform team performance.

Procurement spend analytics

Identify and qualify third-party time and value opportunities, develop strategic sourcing plans, and track and sustain results using our advanced technology.

Category-specific sourcing strategy

Find hidden value and improve supplier alignment in areas like indirect materials and services; sales, general, and administration expenses; transportation; and direct materials with our objective strategic sourcing process.

Logistics optimization

Gain bottom-line impact by optimizing logistics value levers like freight cost strategies, carrier selection, and mode and route optimization.

Supplier development

Boost operational performance with vendor performance management and vendor development strategies, including site evaluations, integrated supply solutions, and governance scorecards.

Procurement and logistics team transformation

From operations gap analyses and organizational assessments to prioritized recommendations, we use best practices to help you develop sustainable value from procurement and logistics.
Working Capital Case Study
Our performance improvement team helped one manufacturer improve working capital, reduce excess inventory, and boost customer service.

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Our team works through all facets of your sourcing to help you drive sustainable value and lasting change.

At Crowe, our team works with clients to qualify and quantify opportunities and then build plans that can improve operational efficiency and deliver significant results.

Get a thorough analysis of your strategic sourcing and logistics.

Contact us to see what strategies might be best for your business.

Wil-Knibloe-225
Wil Knibloe III
Managing Principal, Supply Chain

We’re eager to discuss more about our strategic and holistic approach

We can work with your team to gain insight into your supply chain management and enhance your supply chain’s alignment. Complete the form below to begin. We look forward to working with you.

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