5-15%
Capture 5 to 15 percent savings across direct and indirect spend categories
Improve compliance and spend under management
>$550 M
in annual run-rate savings for a global industrial company across more than 50 categories and 10,000 suppliers
Accelerate decision-making through digital tools and analytics
Develop deep in-house capabilities that sustain the change
>$1.2 B
in savings during a $130 billion merger integration—1.8x the original target
How we partner
We don’t just advise; we execute. Our approach is hands-on, collaborative, and focused on delivering measurable outcomes. We tailor our engagement model to meet your needs, whether you’re seeking rapid value capture or long-term capability development.
“Shark tank” category reviews
We conduct rapid, high-impact workshops with category leads and stakeholders to pressure-test strategies, identify gaps, and size opportunities. These sessions are designed to uncover full-potential value levers across commercial, operational, and strategic dimensions.
End-to-end sourcing execution
We manage the full sourcing life cycle—from strategy to supplier negotiations to contract finalization—using a proven seven-step approach. Our multi-round RFPs, tailored supplier feedback, and scenario modeling consistently unlock savings of 8 to 12 percent across complex categories.
Tail spend and digital enablement
We deploy tools such as SpendPro, Agent Kai, and Contract IQ to manage tail spend, automate sourcing, and enhance compliance. Our AI-enabled analytics uncover hidden savings and streamline decision-making across fragmented spend.
Operating model design
We help our clients build future-ready procurement operating models spanning structure, governance, digital enablement, and talent. Using AEP insights, our procurement benchmark that has been industry-leading for more than 30 years, and a structured six-week diagnostic, we rapidly assess current-state maturity and define a road map for elevating procurement as a strategic partner.
Agile program management
Our proprietary NEXT platform provides real-time visibility into benefits tracking, risk management, and execution progress. Integrated with Power BI and Microsoft 365, NEXT ensures seamless collaboration and accountability across teams.
Strategic partnerships and alliancing
In categories where collaboration beats competition, we help our clients establish strategic alliances with suppliers. Our proprietary Alliance Engine enables joint value creation, shared incentives, and faster time-to-value, often reducing TCO by 10 to 25 percent and delivering benefits 15 percent faster.
Why Kearney?
Procurement is in our DNA. At Kearney, procurement isn’t a side offering. It’s our core. For more than 30 years, we’ve been defining what procurement excellence looks like, helping organizations unlock value, reduce risk, and build long-term capability. We are the only high-value consulting firm with procurement at the heart of our model, and we continue to shape the future of the function.
- More than $1 trillion in spend analyzed across industries, setting the gold standard in strategic sourcing and benchmarking
- Deep partnerships with leading procurement and supply chain think tanks, including our flagship Procurement Roundtable, which is attended by more than 40 CPOs
- Proven impact through proprietary tools, frameworks, and insights that lead to measurable results
We’re built for chemicals. We are the leading operations consultancy to the chemicals industry, with procurement capabilities purpose-built for its complexity and scale.
- More than 500 chemicals procurement projects delivered in the past five years
- More than 40 senior experts with deep domain knowledge in chemicals and materials
- Trusted partner to 30 of the top 50 global chemicals companies
- Strategic alliances with ACC, CEFIC, GPCA, and the World Economic Forum
- Proprietary research on M&A, complexity management, and supply chain dynamics, translated into procurement strategies that work