Purchase Category Expertise

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Direct Materials

Direct Materials

Direct Materials

• Plastics
• Chemicals
• Metals, etc.

Indirect Spend

Direct Materials

Direct Materials

• MRO
• Professional services
• Plant maintenance services
• Equipment maintenance services
• Energy (electricity and natural gas)
• Hardware/Software
• Mobile equipment
• Mobile telephones
• Office supplies and equipment
• Safety supplies
• Packaging
• Utilities
• Insurance
• Banking/credit card fees, etc.

Transportation Spend

Additional Capabilities

Additional Capabilities

• Truckload (van and flatbed)
• Less-than-truckload
• Inter-modal
• Small parcel
• Rail
• Ocean
• Air 

Additional Capabilities

Additional Capabilities

Additional Capabilities

• Contract management services
  • Direct materials 
  • Services
  • Sales agreements
  • Distributor agreements
  • Broker agreements
  • Royalty agreements
• Freight forwarding 
• Custom brokerage services
• Tariff abatement and duty drawback
• Dispute resolution/negotiation
• On shoring/county manufacturing diversification 
• Make vs. buy