“Sourcing is the process of establishing a partnership to increase production capacity, raise quality, and reduce risk with a vendor, who, in cooperation with the customer, manages a process that has previously been provided in-house” – Initto, 2008

Key Drivers

The need for organizations to reduce costs and scale up operations while focusing on their core competencies.

The Solution

Initto Sourcing Consultancy provides consultancy services on all aspects of an organization's sourcing initiative. No matter what size your company is, Initto will work actively with your key stakeholders to guide them smoothly through all phases of the sourcing lifecycle.

Below are a few examples of how Initto Sourcing Consultancy can add value to the different phases of your sourcing initiative.

Strategy to Planning Phase:

Initto Sourcing Consultancy has the experience to help you identify and plan your sourcing strategy. This involves gathering all necessary information from the key stakeholders in your organization in order to draw up the sourcing road map that will take you from strategy to implementation using a structured planning process.

Implementation Phase:

To ensure that sourcing is integrated in the daytoday business, your organization has to prepare hard internally to implement the plans to ensure that the transition to using global resources goes smoothly. Initto Sourcing Consultancy has proven sourcing models and experience to ensure that the implementation of the sourcing strategy is a success.

Sourcing Operations Phase:

Post-implementation, Initto Sourcing Consultancy will work with your project managers and team leaders to ensure that the infrastructure, people, and projects required to generate business value out of the sourcing operations are meeting expectations. Initto Sourcing Consultancy will continuously identify and suggest improvements to the day-to-day working operations to help maximize the benefits your business achieves through sourcing.

Sourcing “Hotel” and “Wellness”:

On projects where you need a temporary ramp-up of resources, Initto Global Sourcing can be used as a “hotel” providing development facilities, processes and procedures, development tools, and a pool of skilled technical specialists and project managers that can be used to deter a potential crisis. This “hotel” can be quickly integrated into your organization so that key stakeholders can implement initiatives to overcome any obstacles.

Client Role and Responsibility

The client is responsible for ensuring that there is buy-in within their organization to implement the plans required for the transition to the use of global resources.

Initto Advantage

Initto consultants have implemented global sourcing models for a large number of organizations of varying sizes and business domains. Initto works actively with your key stakeholders to guide them smoothly through all phases of the sourcing lifecycle. Your organization must prepare hard internally to implement the plans to ensure that the transition to working global resources goes smoothly. Initto Sourcing Consultancy employs proven sourcing models and experience to ensure that the implementation of the sourcing strategy is a success.