Procurement Managed Services

Delivering holistic solutions that align closely with business strategies, driving growth and accelerating critical business decisions

Today's organisations must be agile to effectively transform their operations and stay competitive in a rapidly changing business environment. As organisation grow and expand their footprints, the procurement process becomes more complex and difficult to manage in-house and expansion of the internal team will result in higher costs due to additional workforce, infrastructure, and other allied costs. Also, procurement challenges such as supply chain disruptions, managing cost dynamics, maintaining robust supplier relationships, and navigating the evolving regulatory changes slows down the efficiency and effectiveness of current business processes. Even a small spend leakage over time can significantly impact an organisation’s bottom line. Hence, procurement has emerged as a top priority for organisations seeking to achieve cost savings and enhance operational efficiency.

To effectively run a procurement function it is essential to build compliance across the processes, adopt best practices and collaborate with service and technology partners who can play a crucial role in their transformation journey.

In response, leading procurement organisations are increasingly turning to managed services partner (MSP) to unlock strategic advantages that directly impact their procurement function’s effectiveness. Procurement managed services serve as a differentiator by delivering holistic solutions that align closely with business strategies, driving growth and accelerating critical business decisions. Organisations can gain access to external partner’s capabilities to drive procurement excellence by leveraging experienced talent, optimising procurement processes and technology platforms, reducing costs, mitigating risks and improving overall efficiency. This partnership frees up organisations’ time and resources to focus on their strategic procurement and supply chain initiatives.

How can we help?

Procurement managed services at KPMG in India have emerged as a decisive business partner, empowering organisations to innovate, think forward, develop self-service procurement model for end user, provide real time visibility, support workforce of the future, and create an adaptive, value driven and agile ecosystem that meets operational demands.

We help clients in transforming their procurement function to unlock greater value for their decision making.

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Understand and build metrics across risk, resilience and agility in procurement function, embedding them into your operating model and incentives

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Conduct assessment and process mining across people, process and technology to review current operating model

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Enhance procurement capabilities through analytics and cognitive AI and provide real-time visibility for informed decision-making

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Focus on driving transformation projects with priority beyond efficiency

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Emulate the leading practices and target the benchmarks set by industry leaders to elevate

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Develop a robust procurement organisation capable of absorbing shocks and sudden rise in demand, focusing on strategic and long-term projects

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Seasoned team of procurement experts with specialised knowledge, analytics and insights leading to optimisation of spend and informed decision making

Why KPMG in India?

We leverage deep industry knowledge and the right blend of leading practices, skills, technology to enable procurement businesses focus more on their strategic objectives, while meeting client requirements. Our approach goes beyond cost efficiency or siloed operations, and prioritise deep domain and functional capability, integrated agile models, and data driven insights to drive successful business outcomes. With over 200+ years of collective experience in procurement, we take pride in empowering organisations in building and transforming procurement operations.

We are driven by proactive and collaborative approach, further characterised by

Access to KPMG in India’s diversified experience and the global network of member firms
Create an agile, adaptive and value driven procurement function that develop as you grow
Use innovative technologies & industry leading practices with focus on value and performance
Access to right talent and resources
Optimise procurement service delivery with data insights

Cost savings and efficiency driven outcomes
Flexibility and scalability in procurement operations to suit your business requirements
Unlock saving potential with tailored commercial models
Transparency and ethical conduct in running procurement operations
Compliant with regulatory and industry standards

Our Service offerings

We offer tailored procurement services that keeps the end user experience at the center of focus. We collaborate with you to develop an entrusted Procurement managed service-based model aimed at creating long term sustained value.

At KPMG in India, our procurement management framework follows an integrated approach, aligning key competencies of spend analysis, category management, sourcing management, contract management, supplier management, risk and compliance management, procurement operations and analytics/ reporting.

Category management, spend analysis, strategy planning and reporting
Procurement market research
Sourcing
Supplier management
Demand and compliance management
Procurement operations

Identify demand characteristics based on past spend pattern.
Analyse spend data/ past usage trends.
Develop category strategy, sourcing plan and negotiation tactics.
Evaluate cost models and provide insights into spend data/ savings to senior leadership.

Identify market size as per category, identify key players and commodity trends.
Analyse and provide insights on market competition.
Evaluate cost models and provide insights into spend data/ savings to senior leadership.

Identify opportunities to improve quality, reduced cycle times, lower total cost of ownership and stakeholder satisfaction by standardising and streamlining business processes.
One of the best practices from our COE in sourcing of selected category, contract drafting, negotiation and terms and conditions.

Aid in defining supplier scorecards, KPIs and metrics.
Aid in formulating supplier segmentation strategy.

Aid in demand management and optimisation.
Support in contract management activities like drafting, administration, hosting, and contract compliance.

Offer PR-PO processing, requisition reviewing, spot buy/ tactical sourcing, post PO activities (acknowledgement, follow ups/ expediting, PO change management) and end to end PO management
Assist end users and suppliers on Purchase requisition/ purchase order, assist in identifying catalogs, issue resolution with high quality service.
Offer reporting and analytics services with customised dashboard as per client specific needs which aid in right and faster decision-making.
Evaluate cost models and provide insights into spend data/ savings to senior leadership.

Our focus is to elevate operational efficiency and effectiveness by prioritising stakeholder satisfaction, robust governance and sustainable productivity

Spend management

Spend analysis

Sourcing projects

Spend consolidation

Buying channel optimisation

Category management

Category strategy

Direct category mgmt

Indirect Category mgmt

Spend categorisation

Category support

Sourcing management

Sourcing strategy

Vendor identification

RFX management

Vendor recommendation

Contract award

Contract management

Contract hosting & management

Contract authoring

Contract administration

Contract compliance

Requisition & PO management

PR management

PR 2 PO process

Supplier query

Post PO management

Process compliance & gate keeping

Tail Spend management

Spend analysis

Tactical sourcing and spot buys

Spend consolidation

Buying channel optimisation

Post PO support

Expediting

Procurement helpdesk

Compliance and risk management

Process compliance

Regulation compliance

Supplier risk profiling

Analytics and reporting

Spend analysis

Variance analysis

PO analysis

Savings analysis

Business insight on the go

India insights

Our insights is your gateway to thought leadership and in-depth reports. Explore our curated collection of valuable content, where we delve into complex business challenges, share industry trends, and provide actionable insights.

India's defence vision 2047 outlines 'Atmanirbhar, Agrani, and Atulya Bharat 2047' to emerge as a global power in defence manufacturing

India's focus on developing homegrown radar systems reflects a broader commitment to building a self-reliant and robust defence ecosystem

India’s defence is transforming, 174 per cent production growth, rising self-reliance, and indigenous systems driving Atmanirbhar Bharat forward

Unlocking duty-free exports, cheaper imports, and talent mobility, boosting trade amid global uncertainty

Indian businesses navigate a transformed global landscape marked by geopolitical shifts, tariff-led uncertainty, and technological politicisation

India's PLI scheme represents to enhance global manufacturing, fostering design-led, quality-driven, and becoming an innovation engine for electronics

AI has become a necessity in manufacturing, enabling predictive maintenance, intelligent automation and data-driven optimisation

India can turn adversity into opportunity by strengthening domestic value chains, supporting MSMEs, and easing credit for a resilient chemical sector

India needs to move smarter, faster, and stay strategically aligned to play a bigger role in the next wave of global trade

India’s position in global trade is rising but staying ahead will require sharp strategy and stronger alignment with global shifts

Explore how your organization can navigate the complexities of geopolitics with confidence and turn challenges into opportunities for success

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Mitigating risks in pharmaceutical supply chain - bribery, counterfeit drugs and fraud. Offering PoV on risk mitigation and regulatory insights

Indian ports have seen significant improvement, but to reach full potential, focus is on connectivity, process efficiency, and embracing tech

India's ability to maintain a competitive edge in global trade will depend on its investment in emerging technologies

As data generation accelerates, with millions of dynamic datasets proliferating across the supply chain landscape

Budget 2025 sets the direction for India’s manufacturing expansion, which is expected to have a multiplier effect on the economy

With the Union Budget 2025-26 approaching, expectations arise for a review and possible simplification of Customs duty rates

By rationalising customs duty rates and fostering a more efficient trade environment, the Budget aims to improve India’s position in the global market

The thought leadership outlines a structured approach that organisations can take to build supply chain resilience and how they can get started

In an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve net-zero goals, firms are adopting sustainable supply chains by leveraging technology

Revolutionising global commerce through sustainable sourcing and distribution practices

Global insights

At KPMG, we believe that the time for empowering a step-change in our global food system is now.

From cost management to risk mitigation, Scope 3 to new technology, 2025 is expected to present plenty for supply chain leaders to manage.

From ESG to robots and the metaverse, supply chain leaders have new challenges to prepare for.

Helping clients meet their business challenges begins with an in-depth understanding of the industries in which they work.

To keep ahead of change, procurement needs to not just evolve but innovate. Quickly.

Revaluating the supply chain through an ESG lens.

With digital opportunities sweeping the supply chain landscape, readiness and line of sight will be paramount to success.

KPMG firms recognized for helping clients build new capabilities and ways of working that stick.

Key Contact

Maneesha Garg

Partner & Head – Managed Services, Forensic, F&A, HR, Learning, Insight Led sales, Digital business operations and Sourcing

KPMG in India

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Delivering holistic solutions that align closely with business strategies, driving growth and accelerating critical business decisions

How can we help?

Why KPMG in India?

We are driven by proactive and collaborative approach, further characterised by

Access to KPMG in India’s diversified experience and the global network of member firms

Create an agile, adaptive and value driven procurement function that develop as you grow

Use innovative technologies & industry leading practices with focus on value and performance

Access to right talent and resources

Optimise procurement service delivery with data insights

Cost savings and efficiency driven outcomes

Flexibility and scalability in procurement operations to suit your business requirements

Unlock saving potential with tailored commercial models

Transparency and ethical conduct in running procurement operations

Compliant with regulatory and industry standards

Our Service offerings

Identify demand characteristics based on past spend pattern.

Analyse spend data/ past usage trends.

Develop category strategy, sourcing plan and negotiation tactics.

Evaluate cost models and provide insights into spend data/ savings to senior leadership.

Identify market size as per category, identify key players and commodity trends.

Analyse and provide insights on market competition.

Evaluate cost models and provide insights into spend data/ savings to senior leadership.

Identify opportunities to improve quality, reduced cycle times, lower total cost of ownership and stakeholder satisfaction by standardising and streamlining business processes.

One of the best practices from our COE in sourcing of selected category, contract drafting, negotiation and terms and conditions.

Aid in defining supplier scorecards, KPIs and metrics.

Aid in formulating supplier segmentation strategy.

Aid in demand management and optimisation.

Support in contract management activities like drafting, administration, hosting, and contract compliance.

Offer PR-PO processing, requisition reviewing, spot buy/ tactical sourcing, post PO activities (acknowledgement, follow ups/ expediting, PO change management) and end to end PO management

Assist end users and suppliers on Purchase requisition/ purchase order, assist in identifying catalogs, issue resolution with high quality service.

Offer reporting and analytics services with customised dashboard as per client specific needs which aid in right and faster decision-making.

Evaluate cost models and provide insights into spend data/ savings to senior leadership.

Our focus is to elevate operational efficiency and effectiveness by prioritising stakeholder satisfaction, robust governance and sustainable productivity

Spend management

Category management

Sourcing management

Contract management

Requisition & PO management

Tail Spend management

Post PO support

Compliance and risk management

Analytics and reporting

India insights

Global insights

Key Contact

Maneesha Garg