CALM Supply Chain Management

Transform your suppliers into strategic partners

Great suppliers bring expertise, solve problems proactively, and help your business grow. Ensuring you have the right suppliers for key services, negotiating the right contract terms and rates will give you a strong competitive advantage as you grow. Our professional procurement service works with your team to:

  • Identify suppliers who genuinely add value

  • Secure competitive rates that protect your profits

  • Identify and replace underperforming suppliers

  • Put controls in place that prevent costly mistakes

Having access to an expert procurement team ensures your supply chain actively supports your growth while your team have time to focus on their priorities - running the business.

Expert procurement support

Our solution: You get professional procurement experts working with your team to build strategic supplier relationships, while we bring proven procurement processes and market knowledge. Your team stays focused on growing the business while expert supplier management delivers competitive costs and reliable supplier partnerships - exactly as it should be.

Our CALM approach

1. Collect supplier data

This often overlooked step is critical to manage not only supplier spend but also how you mange suppliers. We guide you through creating your business contract register so you can track contract renewals and identify opportunities.

  • Full spend review across the business

  • Contract data collected and logged

  • Renewal dates tracked in one place

  • Unused contracts/excess scope identified for cancellation

  • Contract owners identified and agreed

The result: Full visibility of your spend & contracts, with opportunities to cancel unused services and proactively manage auto-renewals.

Step 2. Align your team

Getting everyone aligned on which suppliers matter most is critical to effective management. We work with you to implement a standard supplier assessment process so all budget holders understand which suppliers deserve focus.

  • Suppliers segmented into key groups

  • Standard supplier management activities agreed

  • Assessment of historical supplier performance

  • Evaluate supply chain against future business goals

  • Delegated levels of spend agreed across the business

The result: Your whole team understands supplier priorities, focusing time and effort on relationships that genuinely support business growth.

3. Leverage your spend

Smart procurement means getting better rates and freeing up your teams time. We create your Strategic Procurement Plan ensuring everyone agrees on what supplier changes are required to maximise supplier value. This means your team has a focused set of procurement activities planned out for the next year.

  • Strategic Procurement Plan developed

  • Group contract opportunities identified

  • Transition to one of our pre-vetted suppliers

  • Tender schedule agreed for key suppliers

The result: Competitive rates on overhead spend plus time back for your team to manage strategic suppliers.

4. Manage your supply chain

Professional supplier management means having systems that work and a plan you can follow. We work with your team on a regular basis to ensure procurement activities are planned and your business can execute them confidently.

  • Strategic Procurement Plan maintained and updated

  • Contract register reviewed regularly

  • Supplier performance tracked

  • Your team supported with through training if required

  • Save sourcing time by accessing our vetted supplier list

The result: Your team has the plan, systems & support to manage suppliers confidently & we're here when you need us.

OUR VALUES

Fairness

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Quality

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Simplicity

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Transparency

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Community

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Trust

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Fairness • Quality • Simplicity • Transparency • Community • Trust •

Why we’re different

We can support you for a short term audit & planning through to working with you as your long-term procurement partner.

For longer term engagements we work alongside your team, providing the expertise and planning while you maintain control:

  • 25+ years expertise: Bringing expert procurement knowledge into your business

  • Strategic guidance: We plan your procurement activities and support your team to execute them

  • Completely independent: No hidden commissions or kickbacks from suppliers

  • Building capability: Your team develops procurement skills with our support

  • Transparent process: You see everything, understand every decision

Our Fees

Fair pricing with a guaranteed ROI

Our full done-with-you membership has been designed for businesses with turnover over £1m. Our Founding 50 Members receive 25% off membership fees—locked in for life.

Monthly fees start at £260, with ROI between 3x and 7x depending on your membership level.

For businesses with a turnover below £1m, our done-with-you membership operates as a hybrid model of 1-2-1 and group sessions but will still drive value into your business. We expect a ROI between 2x and 5x depending on your membership level and supplier spend profile.

Our guarantee: If we don't add value to your business, you get a full refund.

Interested in finding out more?

Let's start with a simple chat

Book a call to discuss your business. If we can help, we'll explain our membership options. If we can't add value, we'll be honest about that too.