How industrial equipment manufacturers capture 12-18% savings in MRO, facilities, and operational spend.

Why It Matters

Your team negotiates aggressively on steel, motors, bearings—the materials that become your products. But indirect procurement—MRO supplies, facilities services, IT equipment, safety gear, professional services—represents 15-25% of total spend yet receives minimal strategic focus.

The result? Multi-plant complexity creates supplier sprawl. Emergency purchases drive 40-100% premiums. Specification sprawl multiplies SKUs unnecessarily. Auto-renewing contracts lock in unfavorable terms. For a $500M manufacturer with $100M in indirect spend, this silent profit leak costs $12M-$18M annually—hidden in P-cards, local POs, and invoice variances.

What You’ll Learn

• Why indirect procurement fails in manufacturing—and how multi-plant operations amplify the problem
• Category-by-category savings strategies for MRO, facilities, utilities, and professional services
• Technology enablers that create visibility and control without slowing operations
• Real-world case study: How a $400M equipment manufacturer saved $4.2M with phased implementation

Who It’s For

Built for mid-market industrial equipment manufacturers ($100M-$1B revenue) and leaders across operations, procurement, finance, and plant management who need to transform indirect spend from a cost center to a competitive advantage.

Download the eBook to stop the profit leak and start capturing 12-18% savings in your indirect spend.