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  1. 1.What is a supply chain consultant? As a supply chain consultant, we use on information to identify gaps within procurement programs. By creating an operational procurement system, we provide actionable data to our clients that allow them to manage costs, operations and internal goals. Our goal is to ensure the links in your food service supply chain work at maximum efficiency, which not only results in reduced costs and increased profits, but helps maintain quality service and employee satisfaction. Methods to maximize supply chain efficiency include:

  2. •Align food service goals with enterprise goals to generate positive bottom-line results

  3. •Establish a big picture strategy that penetrates distributor rebates to promote efficiency, consistency and savings

  4. •Consolidate products that can be used across your portfolio

  5. •Bring transparency to rebate & deviation programs

  6. •Utilize data to support benchmarking and key performance indicators


  1. 2.Are you a GPO? No, we’re not a GPO. We can, however, work in tandem with many GPO’s to identify additional areas of savings while providing customized reporting and analytics to help you better manage your business. Via our proprietary information system, we optimize your GPO by:

  2. •Provide analytics to increase compliance to GPO programs

  3. •Understand what categories have low“coverage”

  4. •Ensure all financial incentives are received and that financial rewards are maximized

  5. •Custom contracting based on your operational buying patterns

  6. •Manage the mix


  1. 3.If we already have a GPO, will you replace them? Not necessarily. We simply ensure your GPO is delivering maximum benefits to your organization. As long as the relationship is beneficial, we encourage you to keep working with your existing partners, however often times once we review your data and understand your goals, it may be beneficial to custom contract.


  1. 4.If we get rebates from the GPO, aren’t we saving everything we can already? Rebates are only one part of a fully optimized food service program. We help clients develop a system to better manage operations, discover hidden savings and fine tune operational inefficiencies via customized reporting and consulting. By aligning food service operations and procurement departments, we see outstanding results.


  1. 5.What industries do you serve?

  2. •Senior Care Organizations

  3. •Hospitals and Health Care Centers

  4. •Chain Restaurants /Multi-Unit Operators

  5. •GPOs (Group Purchasing Organizations)

  6. •Colleges and UniversitiesHotelsEvent and Recreational Facilities (Sports Centers, Convention Centers, Casinos)

  7. •Contract Management Groups


  1. 6.How have you helped other food service clients? Here are a few client success stories:

  2. •We recently helped an organization that was expanding its operations to more than 80 locations. Our consulting advice helped them to formalize their food program plan by focusing on multiple cost saving elements. Through this work, Purchasing Solutions facilitated first-year annualized savings of more than $3.7 million (15.3%).

  3. •By implementing a “best practice” methodology in program accountability and procurement tracking, Purchasing Solutions helped one organization with 20 locations to save around $1.6 million (13.9%).

  4. •Purchasing Solutions consulted with an organization that was having trouble with tracking-program compliance and price auditing within their operations. Our partnership yielded first-year annualized savings of $1.1 million (10/9%).

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