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Procurement & Supply Management

Transforming Procurement and Supply Management in Energy
NDB Holding Group helps utilities and independent power producers become world-class purchasing leaders by implementing advanced procurement and supply-management capabilities across all materials, services, and operating and capital-spending categories.

As the energy sector undergoes a technology-driven transition, organizations increasingly rely on their procurement and supply-management capabilities to meet cost targets, secure critical supplies, enhance safety and reliability, drive innovation, and optimize total cost of ownership. Leveraging our proven tools and approaches, we work closely with clients to equip them for success in this evolving landscape.

We help clients unlock value across all spend areas, mitigate risks, and sustain gains through advanced capabilities and techniques. By building future-ready operating models, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and integrating emerging digital and analytics technologies, NDB Holding Group enables clients to boost efficiency, generate actionable insights, and uncover new opportunities. We also support talent development, cultural transformation, and organizational change to achieve industry-leading performance and long-term impact.

Examples of our work

Proven Results in Reducing Total Cost of Ownership
Drawing on decades of experience serving the world’s leading utilities and independent power producers, NDB Holding Group helps clients reduce their total cost of ownership by an average of 15 to 18 percent across all spend areas.

Optimizing IT Procurement Strategy

NDB Holding Group helped a major integrated utility design a new procurement operating model focused on closer collaboration with the business, develop a world-class IT outsourcing strategy, and achieve savings exceeding 25 percent.

Shaving a Fifth Off Program Costs

We introduced an agile operating model for a leading natural-gas utility, applying advanced analytics to construction and maintenance contracts in gas distribution and transmission, reducing capital costs and expenses by 20 percent.

Adopting Advanced Sourcing

NDB Holding Group transformed transmission contracting and project delivery for a large electric utility by implementing leading-edge sourcing methods, “should cost” modeling, and an innovative partnership approach.

Transforming the Procurement Function

We assisted a regional public utility in managing spend across all business units, delivering savings of 15 percent through reengineering the structure, capabilities, and design of its procurement organization, alongside adopting a new operating model.

Reducing Contracting Expenditure

A large merchant generator partnered with NDB Holding Group to adopt advanced forecasting and demand-management methods, achieving cost savings of 20–35 percent across service categories, including outage and maintenance contractors, MRO spend, and security services.

FEATURED CAPABILITIES

Distinctive Resources and Capabilities for Procurement Excellence
NDB Holding Group invests in developing specialized resources, tools, and capabilities to help clients achieve their business objectives in innovation, cost management, and value delivery:

Commodity-Savings Database: Provides custom insights into value levers across all categories, including generation, transmission, distribution, and corporate functions.
Global Purchasing-Excellence Survey and Benchmarking Database: Evaluates an organization’s performance and health in procurement and supply management.
Global Sourcing Centers: Supports best-cost sourcing initiatives in Brazil, China, Eastern Europe, India, and Mexico.
Comprehensive Procurement Tool Kit: Includes a clean-sheet library, category-specific total cost of ownership models, and a digital “control tower” for demand management.
Global Sourcing Information Exchange: A database to identify potential suppliers in best-cost countries.
Capability-Building Programs: Over 25 programs covering core procurement and supply-management skills, from category analytics and strategy development to negotiations and contractor management.
Benchmarking Database of Best Practices: Provides insights across all contracting models, supported by dedicated experts.

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