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description: "\"Doing more with less\" is a common theme across all industries. The 2023 Global SRM Research Report has uncovered that procurement and supply chain cannot be any higher on the board's agenda than now."
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- [Consulting](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-management)
- [Supplier Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-management)
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- [Voice of the Supplier](https://stateofflux.co.uk/vos)
- [Value Proposition](https://stateofflux.co.uk/value-proposition)
- [Segmenting Suppliers](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-segmentation)
- [Joint Business Plan](https://stateofflux.co.uk/joint-business-plan)
- [Contract Lifecycle Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/contract-management)
- [Procurement](https://srm.stateofflux.co.uk/procurement)
- [Sustainability Risks & Modern Slavery](https://stateofflux.co.uk/sustainability-and-esg)
- [Benchmark](https://stateofflux.co.uk/srm-benchmark)
- [AI Garage](https://stateofflux.co.uk/ai-garage)
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- [SupplierBase Demo](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology)
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- [Supplier Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-management-training)
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- [Strategic Sourcing](https://stateofflux.co.uk/strategic-sourcing-training)
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# Help Your Organisation Take Control
Supplier management and supplier performance are critical to businesses. If your role is effectively managing the extended enterprise you need to be really good at it. Being “good at it” means knowing the business of those suppliers is almost better than they know it themselves.
To best serve their own companies - procurement needs to know the supplier’s cost drivers, how to harness innovation, understand risk, and appreciate how best to motivate them to achieve the best performance.
67% of leaders share product and technology roadmaps with suppliers.
79% of companies believe that treating suppliers as part of an extended enterprise reduces risk.
**1/5** of them make a point of mapping the supplier journey to understand their experience.
Get more insights in the [2023 SRM Research Report](https://ebooks.stateofflux.co.uk/view/584904776/).
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## Agility is Key to Success
In a world where disruption is everywhere, a one-size-fits-all approach will not deliver the required return on investment. Partnering with an organisation that mobilises quickly to respond to your unique requirements is key to your success.
Founded in 2004, State of Flux is a global procurement and supply chain consultancy with offices in Europe, North America and Australasia. All our services are backed up by research to ensure we can provide the path to delivering repeatable tangible value for you, our customer.
## **Solutions Fine-Tuned to Your Needs**
Wherever you are in your journey, we deliver a suite of scalable and flexible solutions. These range from discrete engagements, such as the [Voice of the Supplier](https://srm.stateofflux.co.uk/the-voice-of-the-supplier-2023?hsLang=en) surveys, to end-to-end transformational programmes, which can be tailored to your unique needs and budget requirements.
## Gaining Value Beyond The Contract
30% and 50% of incremental value anticipated during re-procurement is never delivered due to poor Supplier Management.
An effective procurement strategy will not only look to **attract the right suppliers** to secure a contract with incremental value, but will also **ensure effective Supplier Management is in place** to deliver value beyond the contract.
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## How have we helped organisations like yours?
Years of Experience
18
Customers
350
Projects
750
Number of Countries
30+
[2023 SRM Research Report - Extended Enterprise](https://ebooks.stateofflux.co.uk/view/584904776/)
# Other Consulting Services
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Supplier Management
Let's develop your supplier relationships into an asset rather than a cost or a risk.
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Procurement
Discover how each stage of the procurement lifecycle can be used to strengthen your supply chain.
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Contract-Lifecycle Management
Ensure that contracts for goods and services are created, approved, and managed consistently and effectively across the organisation.
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Strategic Sourcing
Achieve the benefits of category management through a wide range of services.
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Sustainability
For most companies, their social and environmental impact is predominantly determined by their supply chain. Meet your ESG goals now.
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Voice of The Supplier
Understanding your organization from the supplier perspectiveis vital if you are serious about becoming a customer of choice.
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## We Do More Than Just Consulting
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Training
Great leader train their team to unlock performance through people. We offer Training that's tailored to your needs.
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Technology
SupplierBase delivers a centralised hub for supply management that can be integrated within your existing technology footprint.
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Research
We conduct an annual Supplier Management Research Report for the past 16 years. Read the market insights and benchmark against the results.
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