Purchasing Chessboard – PowerPoint PPT Template

PROCUREMENT STRATEGY PPT TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION

Editor Summary The Purchasing Chessboard is a 24-slide PowerPoint procurement strategy framework developed by A.T. Read more Kearney and provided by LearnPPT Consulting, outlining 4 purchasing strategies and a five-step implementation approach. The deck maps 16 levers to 64 methods for supplier cost reduction and value creation, and includes templates, spend-analysis guidance, and workshop agendas. Target users include procurement executives, supply chain professionals, business consultants, and cross-functional teams. Sold as a digital download on Flevy with immediate digital download.

Use this framework when procurement must adapt to changing supply and demand conditions—such as volatile markets, supplier consolidation, or strategic cost-reduction initiatives.

  Procurement executives designing sourcing strategies using the 16 levers and 64 methods to decide between competition, collaboration, demand change, or spend management.
  Supply chain managers conducting spend analysis and supplier tiering to prioritize categories and apply appropriate tactics.
  Business consultants running strategy workshops to teach the 4 strategies and apply templates in client engagements.
  Cross-functional teams mapping category placement and updating strategies via the five-step implementation process.

The approach’s explicit market-condition mapping and structured five-step implementation reflect A.T. Kearney’s project-based procurement methodology.

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Five-Step Process for Purchasing Chessboard Implementation Integrating Strategies, Levers, and Methods in Procurement Framework for Strategic Procurement Optimization

The procurement strategies at many organizations lack the flexibility to adapt to radical changes occurring today. Gone are the days when organizations could have managed supply markets using relatively simple tools and techniques—e.g. RFIs, RFPs, bundled products and services, and multi-year contracts etc. Markets, nowadays, are disparate and expect vastly different methods to operate.

To endure the procurement challenges of this age, the Purchasing Chessboard is a broad framework, developed by A.T. Kearney, to address almost any supply and demand market condition. The Purchasing Chessboard is a compilation of insights and experience from thousands of purchasing projects performed worldwide.

This slide deck provides a detailed description of the 4 purchasing strategies under the Purchasing Chessboard and a high-level view of the framework’s implementation. The 4 critical purchasing strategies include:

1. Leverage competition among suppliers
2. Seek joint advantage with suppliers
3. Change the nature of demand
4. Manage spend

Within the Purchasing Chessboard framework, we further break down the 4 purchasing strategies into 16 levers and further into 64 methods. All the 64 standalone methods in the Purchasing Chessboard present a unique differentiating tactic to work with suppliers to reduce costs and increase value. Each method maps to a specific lever, which maps to a specific strategy.

The presentation deck also includes some slide templates for you to use in your own business presentations.

This comprehensive presentation also delves into the practical implementation of the Purchasing Chessboard, offering a 5-step approach to effectively categorize and apply strategies. It emphasizes the importance of cross-functional team involvement and continuous strategy adjustment to align with market dynamics. The PPT includes detailed templates to facilitate your own procurement strategy development and execution, ensuring you have the tools needed to drive cost reduction and value creation in your supply chain operations.

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