REDUCE COSTS,MINIMIZE RISKS,SECURE PROFITS
Together, we will make it happen!
- Cut costs & reduce complexity – We optimize your Procurement costs, minimize supply and cost risks and stabilize your Supply Chains.
- Transparent cost structures & measurable savings – We create P&L-relevant savings potential leveraging our expertise and digital solutions.
- Combining experience & technology – More than 1,000 purchasing negotiations and data based analyses allow for focused cost reductions.
- Maximize value creation – We uncover hidden potential along your entire Value Chain and secure your liquidity.
Are these your challenges in 2025?
Lack of clear cost structures for your purchased goods?
We analyze and optimize your Procurement costs and make hidden cost drivers visible.
High product complexity and rising costs?
We reduce unnecessary diversity of variants and cut production costs with tailored solutions.
Supply Chain Risks and uncertainties?
We identify risks and bottlenecks, reduce dependencies, increase resilience by relocating from high-risk regions (Nearshoring) and establish effective Supply Chain Risk Management.
Lack of transparency and untapped savings potential?
We unleash hidden potential thanks to our many years of experience from over 1,000 purchasing negotiations, more than 500+ cost analyses, product cost calculations and Product Clinics.
Cost Management without sustainable impact?
We create long-term savings and measurable P&L-related results by using digital and data-based solutions systematically.
Who we support
- Experts in Procurement & Cost Analysis optimizing cost structures & complexity of products and Suppliers
- Procurement and Development Managers building a Cost Analysis Organization in Procurement and cross-functional Cost Engineering Teams
- Product Development creating competitive products by optimizing costs and reducing complexity
- Executives who want to increase their competitiveness through cost and complexity reduction
- Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) who fully understand and manage their costs, securing profitability and credibility
- Private Equity firms quickly executing turnarounds, integrating organizations and unlocking synergies & cost potentials
- Risk Managers who are required to manage stable, transparent Supply Chains and avoid insolvency risk
- Trained Procurement Professionals who base decisions on cost structures and not prices
WE increase Profit Contribution and empower people
Agile Costs and Risk Management
Recognizing risks and market changes at an early stage and adjusting cost structures
Identifying untapped cost-cutting potential
Establishing
new levers for added value and optimizing material and operating costs
Complexity Management, Standardization
Identifying and analyzing complexity drivers, reducing the variety of components, processes and suppliers for cost savings
Restructuring (Procurement) Organizations
Developing strategies, structures & methods, increasing performance
Effective Supplier Integration
Building partnerships for improved performance, costs and innovation processes
Transparent Spend and Cost Control
Measures to control spend and reduce Maverick Buying
Cost and Complexity Reduction in Procurement and Development
We connect your goals with the most effective levers to strengthen your P&L and competitiveness.
- We optimize Procurement, conducting cost analysis and cost engineering with efficient process development, digitalization and targeted employee training
- We manage risks by optimizing credit and financial risks, leveraging Supply Chain hedging and Supplier integration in innovation processes
- We create customer insights with Conjoint Analyses, optimize profitability and cost structures and make product design more efficient thanks to design-to-cost, variance reduction and modular building block systems
- We determine target costs using product function analyses, Make-or-Buy and TCO analyses as well as Tear Down Workshops - complemented by strategic Category Management, Supplier development and negotiation optimization
optimize your costs and complexity
Cost Structure Analysis
Product Garage / Value Analysis
Modularization/ Standardization
Portfolio Optimization
Produktionsnetzwerk-Optimization
Risk Management
Conjoint Analysis
Design to Cost
So geht es: Erfolgreiches Kosten-, Komplexitäts- und Risikomanagement
2025 wird ein herausforderndes Jahr. Das Bündel aus Kosten-, Verfügbarkeits- und Risikomanagement steht bei vielen Organisationen ganz oben auf der Prioritätenliste. Mit unserem Whitepaper „Strategisches Kosten- und Komplexitätsmanagement“ geben wir Ihnen Orientierung und Hilfestellung in unsicheren Zeiten und zeigen Ihnen geeignete Werthebel auf.
Wir erläutern Ihnen praxistaugliche und bewährte Methoden und Ansätze, erklären Anwendungsfälle und sagen Ihnen, warum eine Verknüpfung von Kosten- und Risikoinitiativen unerlässlich ist. Profitieren Sie vom Erfahrungswissen langjähriger, krisenerfahrener Praktiker aus Einkauf, Entwicklung und Kostenmanagement.
Stärken Sie Ihren Wertbeitrag und fordern Sie Ihr Exemplar kostenfrei an.
So geht's: Erfolgreiches Kosten- und Risikomanagement
2025 wird ein herausforderndes Jahr. Kosten-, Verfügbarkeits- und Risikomanagement ist bei vielen Unternehmen Priorität 1. Mit unserem Whitepaper „Strategisches Kosten- und Komplexitätsmanagement“ geben wir Ihnen Hilfestellung und zeigen Ihnen geeignete Werthebel auf.
Wir erläutern Ihnen praxistaugliche, bewährte Methoden und Ansätze, erklären Anwendungsfälle und sagen Ihnen, warum eine Verknüpfung von Kosten- und Risikoinitiativen unerlässlich ist. Profitieren Sie vom Erfahrungswissen langjähriger, krisenerfahrener Praktiker aus Einkauf, Entwicklung und Kostenmanagement.
Stärken Sie Ihren Wertbeitrag und fordern Sie Ihr Exemplar an.
Approach
Data-driven, Analytical & Highly Experienced
Get to know our Team
We have experience with crises and know how to optimize costs in order to sustainably strengthen earnings and cash flow. We know the cost drivers and identify potential savings. We convert this potential into measurable savings and promote consistent spending discipline.
Cost Analysis & Value Analysis
Dr. Manuel Lutz looks back on 16 years of experience in Procurement, value analysis and cost optimization. As an Industrial Engineer with an MBA and a PhD in Cost Analysis from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), he combines scientific rigor with practical expertise. He built up and successfully managed a team of over 20 FTEs in Procurement cost analysis for machine manufacturers (AGCO). In addition, he has managed more than 15 cost reduction programs and performed more than 350 cost calculations. His expertise spans complexity reduction, portfolio optimization and turnaround management in various industries. Furthermore, he has strategically designed and implemented Procurement transformations aimed at realizing sustainable efficiency gains in companies.
Organizational Development & Procurement
Jan-Henner Theißen combines28 years of experience in Procurement, value contribution and cost optimization with over 15 years of leadership responsibility in global organizations. He is an accomplished expert in the optimization of Procurement strategies and cost structures. Among other things, he built up and successfully managed a team of over 20 FTEs in Procurement Cost Analysis for machine manufacturers (AGCO). He also established similar structures in the automotive industry (Benteler) and developed the Cost Engineering Function with 200 FTE. With the successful implementation of more than 10 cost optimization programs and leadership of over 15 restructurings and procurement transformations, he has made a significant contribution to increasing efficiency and sustainably reducing costs in companies.
Cost Management & Procurement
Christian Dickau can draw on 18 years of experience in the areas of Procurement, increasing value contribution and cost optimization. As a project manager and trainer in the corporate environment as well as in medium-sized companies, he has specialized in the development and implementation of Procurement and Category Management strategies with a strong focus on cost efficiency. He has also established Procurement projects and implementation controlling processes.
In his role as Head of Procurement Controlling in an MDAX company, he successfully managed the value contribution of Procurement and achieved significant savings. He brings extensive experience as a trainer for practical price and cost analyses in Procurement. In addition, he has been involved in more than 15 restructurings, Procurement transformations and post merger integrations and thus contributed significantly to the strategic development of Procurement organizations.
Why targetP in 2025
We embrace leadership & responsibility, act as architects of organizations and are renowned executors with a down-to-earth approach
We are familiar with SME structures and budgets as well as the needs of day-to-day business. We also support small projects on a daily basis and temporarily supplement/replace capacities. We all work together and create real savings.
We combine 80+ years of Procurement and leadership expertise with 20+ years of experience in costs and complexity management. We are decision-makers, connect stakeholders at C-level and operational level and deal with structural issues with management boards and works councils.
We have extensive restructuring experience and have successfully developed numerous organizations. We built, integrated, guided and empowered Procurement organizations, cost and value analysis teams as well as cost engineering teams. We know the obstacles and solutions.
We bring together Procurement as well as cost and complexity management expertise to seamlessly interlink the relevant value levers and methods: cost structure optimization in conjunction with effective Category and Supplier Management.
We don't rely on junior consultants to operate digital tools. Our process and technology experts use their many years of experience to determine realistic targets and implement them. We challenge and solve complex cost problems.
We see cost and complexity management as an integral part of comprehensive Supply Chain Risk Management. We balance cost optimization with the stability of Suppliers and Supply Chains. We holistically strengthen resilience both internally and externally.
We take a hands-on approach, implement and discuss with Suppliers, Developers and Procurement Professionals at eye level leveraging our technical expertise. More than 700 successful supplier visits and audits provide us with knowledge, understanding, assessment skills and practical grounding.
We have been responsible for or assisted in cost negotiations in more than 1,000 cases, representing company interests vigorously and realizing cost potentials. We also support your negotiations during preparation and implementation, and are happy to act as negotiators.
Together, we will redefine the game
We have experience with crises, optimize costs and empower organizations and teams
A stable Supply Chain and reliable Suppliers are crucial to minimize cost risks and make companies more resilient. By taking targeted measures, we help to reduce complexity, exploit bundling effects and economies of scale and thus achieve long-term competitive advantages.
Our expertise in professional negotiations provides better terms, increases liquidity and improves financial stability. At the same time, we support companies in strategically developing their organizations, sustainably expanding their value contribution and successfully positioning themselves for the future.
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Our Partner Network: experienced & versatile
Working together with strong partners, we master crises and challenges with confidence. Thanks to an experienced network of Cost Analysts, we are perfectly positioned for manpower-intensive projects and the complex variety of modern technologies and production processes. Our experts bring in-depth specialist knowledge and strategic foresight to ensure sustainable cost efficiency and competitiveness.
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