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Utility provider leading the industry whilst generating 10% savings p.a.

A utility provider was undergoing a significant transformation to become recognised as a leading utility. The procurement function had been identified as a priority candidate for review and transformation. The utility sought external expertise to conduct the review and identify a pathway for improvement.

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Savings of more than 10% savings discovered through spend, category and inventory analysis

Grosvenor was engaged to conduct an organisational wide inventory, spend and category analysis, and to conduct a review of the entire procurement function to identify savings and efficiencies, and to provide a model and implementation plan for the future delivery of procurement for a large mixed utility provider.

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Injured procurement function revived with a multifaceted refresh and implementation

Grosvenor conducted a comprehensive review of the client's procurement function. The review involved extensive consultation across the business, review of existing process and procedures and an assessment of procurement outcomes. Current practice was assessed against Grosvenor’s Procurement Better Practice Comparator to identify areas of strength as well as areas requiring improvement. 

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Professionalised contract and partner management at Ausgrid

Ausgrid has a large decentralised contract management function with more than 150 staff responsible for getting best performance from thousands of suppliers. To align this function with the overall business objectives of achieving sustainable, reliable and affordable outcomes for its electricity customers it was necessary to introduce a consistent way for how contracts are managed.  

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How our client identified 11% savings per year using advanced spend levers

Our client, a medium sized utility, required help with the identification of savings and implementation strategies for each category of spend. Our research, revealed that the four spend levers Pay Less, Buy Less, Buy Cheaper and Buy Smarter, can be a great start to identifying savings.

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Review of procurement function and implementation support

Grosvenor conducted a comprehensive review of Sydney Water’s procurement function. The review involved extensive consultation across the business, review of existing process and procedures and an assessment of procurement outcomes. Sydney Water is now an organisation that is a regular case study at major Australian procurement conferences on successful transformation, and nominated for procurement awards.