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Revolutionize How You Engage External Consulting and Professional Talent On Critical Initiatives

In 2003, we set out to change the way companies leverage independent talent to address their critical initiatives. With our own experience leading critical initiatives for some of the best global companies, we saw how inefficient and often ineffective, disruptive and costly the traditional consulting alternatives could be. We just thought that often times, companies would be much better off to have access to just the right expert when they need it. We set out to provide them that alternative.

It was a novel idea then – today, it’s an established business practice for many of the forward thinking companies, and OnDemand Resources is leading the way in deploying independent expert talent for critical initiatives.

Our long and successful track record of serving a wide range of industries in key functional areas makes us an ideal partner for short or long-term projects. From analytical support to complex implementation, we’re ready to provide the resources you need.

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By Jan Malasek 27 Feb, 2024
Structured approach, cross-functional leadership and rigorous analytics are key to procurement success. I asked a member of our OnDemand Professional Network Priya Kumar to share her approach. Here is her example. SITUATION OVERVIEW Biotechnology company wanted to establish a procurement function for their $120 MM global external operations. Priya was brought in as a Procurement leader to work with the organization to develop a strategic procurement function to drive savings and improve efficiency. APPROACH She worked closely with engineering teams, product development, manufacturing operations and global planning to understand current processes and business priorities. Additionally, she conducted a supplier activity and spend assessment to analyze the current landscape. A thorough analysis of current challenges and gaps in processes revealed the following: Supplier relationships with significant spend were highly transactional Risk and relationship oversight was complex and arduous Frequent planning and forecasting changes led to additional costs, cancellation fees and high risk exposure Supplier contracts were often one-sided, with limited benefits for the client EXECUTION & BENEFITS Priya successfully crafted a robust category strategy to effectively manage and optimize the $120 million expenditure with suppliers . This strategy encompassed thorough market analysis, supplier evaluations, and strategic sourcing initiatives aimed at maximizing value and minimizing risks. Her next step was to streamline processes across the organization, while building a truly strategic procurement function. She built the foundation for strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and contract lifecycle management. This fostered harmonization in supplier engagement, elevating the value extracted from deepened supplier relationships. By aligning procurement activities with organizational goals and industry best practices, she also fortified the supply chain operations to withstand dynamic market conditions and unforeseen challenges. In partnership with other stakeholder groups, she implemented robust visibility mechanisms within procurement , leveraging advanced analytics and reporting tools to enhance spend transparency and facilitate informed decision-making. This heightened visibility empowered stakeholders to proactively address potential bottlenecks, mitigate risks, and optimize resource allocation. Priya’s greatest achievement was the immediate identification of several contract re-negotiation opportunities that served as quick wins to show procurement value early. Priya developed the negotiation strategy and conducted negotiations with many key suppliers, ensuring alignment with the category strategy and business objectives. In an ever-changing landscape, Priya showed excellent insight and maturity in making agile decisions that would mitigate loss and risk throughout the lifecycle of the contract. She achieved >$15MM of cost savings for Year 1 & 2 through execution of the newly developed category strategy. By leveraging strengthened supplier relationships and employing rigorous negotiation tactics, she secured favorable contract terms and pricing arrangements, driving tangible bottom-line results while maintaining quality standards and service levels. Meet PRIYA KUMAR - OnDemand Professional Network Member Since 2018
By Jan Malasek 26 Dec, 2023
Many organizations benefit from implementing Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLMS). The key issues that implementation of a CLMS addresses include (i) lack of a central repository for contracts, documents, and reports, (ii) lack of direct access to documents outside of the contracts organization (email is used to share documents with employees who are not in the contracts organization) and (iii) potential document version control issues . OnDemand recently helped a client with their initial phase of Contract Lifecycle Management System implementation. I want to share the approach and lessons learned as I believe that you will find them helpful as your organization considers enhancements to the way contracts are managed.
By Jan Malasek 13 Sep, 2023
As companies move to IT Cloud-based computing infrastructure, many are finding that costs far exceed budgeted forecasts. Such was the case with an organization that recently moved to Cloud-based systems and needed to find ways to reduce and mitigate the unexpected costs.
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