Founded in 2004, CKS is an independent, highly specialized consultancy firm whose objective is Excellence in Procurement including: Audit and organization of Procurement departments, Definition of procurement strategies for high-stakes expenditure segments, Design and deployment of Procurement performance plans, Business Analysis on Procurement IS implementation projects, Integration of Procurement IS, Design of "business" applications based on the latest technologies (AI, Big data, etc.),…
The leadership and expertise of a consulting firm specializing in procurement:
80
Procurement Management Audits conducted60
Purchasing IS design and implementation missions / Contracts / Supplies25 000
People trained in purchasing150
Clients divided between EU/USA, often leaders in their sectors$ 3bn
Billions of dollars in savings for our customersCase study
FEBRUARY 2023
Training buyers of an automotive manufacturer on reverse auction strategiesIn 2022 & 2023, CKS Auctions consultants supported a Swiss Tier-1 autoparts manufacturer deploy best practices about reverse auctions on its new procurement suite. [...]
Case study
JULY 2021
Project management assistance for a French public scientific, cultural and professional institutionMaintenance services for lifting equipment [...]
Case study
APRIL 2020
Deployment of a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) full suite for a leading European automotive retailerChange management following the implementation of a Procure-to-Pay solution for a European leader in the field of car distribution [...]
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Report/Study
FEBRUARY 2021
Disruptive technologies in Public ProcurementA report prepared by The World Bank with the contribution of CKS Consulting [...]
Report/Study
DECEMBER 2019
Procurement process mining - Latest methods and technologiesIn virtually every industry, procurement is one of the most important business processes and also one of the less proficient... Nevertheless, the actual resource expenditure and thus the savings potential of the Source-to-Pay (S2P) process are often [...]
Articles
OCTOBER 2019
Will participating in British public tenders still be possible for EU businesses after Brexit?[...]
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Press Release
JULY 2023
CKS has deployed Ivalua solution at CERNIvalua and CKS Consulting Announce Successful Implementation of Requests for Quotations Solution at CERN [...]
News
MARCH 2021
CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing[...]
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