Our Services

TDC Procurement offers focused procurement and supply chain services that can be deployed individually or combined into short execution sprints. The goal is to solve the highest-impact problem first, then expand only where the business case is clear.

Services are available across direct procurement, indirect procurement, procure-to-pay, production planning, MRP, demand
planning, inventory, warehouse operations, fulfillment, transportation, EDI/API systems, AI readiness, reporting, and finance budgeting visibility.

Spend, Cost, and Procurement Intelligence

 Spend baseline by supplier, category, item, location, department, buyer, project, or business unit.  Monthly spend trend analysis and variance explanations.  Supplier concentration analysis and supplier dependency risk.  Tail spend analysis and low-dollar high-touch supplier identification.  Price variance by item, supplier, buyer, plant, or location.  Supplier price drift and cost increase detection.  Cost outlier detection and exception-based review logic.  Savings opportunity scan with ranked quick wins and longer-term sourcing opportunities.  Budget vs actual spend and committed vs actual spend reporting.  Spend predictability index and recurring vs one-time spend separation.  Procurement data model build for Excel, Power BI, or recurring reporting.

Indirect Procurement, MRO, Services, and Vendor Management

Indirect spend baseline across MRO, facilities, maintenance, services, software, contractors, professional services, and other operating expenses.  Vendor count analysis, duplicate vendor detection, vendor fragmentation, and vendor consolidation opportunities.  Tail spend reduction and buying channel recommendations.  Rate card normalization for service providers, contractors, labor roles, and recurring service categories.  Rate variance, rate drift, overpayment detection, and services savings opportunity modeling.  Preferred supplier vs non-preferred supplier spend review.  Vendor governance framework, supplier panel design, and supplier onboarding process review.  Engagement approval flow mapping and off-contract spend detection.

Production Planning, Scheduling, MRP, Demand Planning, and Forecasting

 Production schedule risk review and material readiness reporting.  Material availability analysis tied to production planning and scheduling stability.  MRP exception review, planned order accuracy, safety stock review, min max parameter review, lead time parameter review, and item master cleanup.  BOM and demand signal review where available.  MRP vs actual purchasing comparison and system-generated order validation.  Demand vs supply mismatch analysis and forecast accuracy review.  Sales planning handoff review, retail demand impact review, customer order pattern review, and forecast bias analysis.  Operational efficiency review focused on throughput, bottlenecks, material flow, and planning vs execution variance.

Direct Procurement, Materials, and Supplier Performance

 Direct material spend analysis and item-level purchasing visibility.  Supplier consolidation and supplier rationalization modeling.  Supplier scorecard design for on-time delivery, fill rate, lead time, backorders, quality signals, and responsiveness.  Lead time analysis, lead time variability, and supplier-driven production delay review.  Backorder tracking, expedite frequency analysis, and supplier reliability reporting.  PO vs receipt accuracy and PO vs invoice matching analysis.  Material availability review and shortage root cause analysis.  Supplier negotiation preparation using historical pricing, volume, and performance data.  Category strategy support for direct materials and recurring operational inputs.

Procedure-to-Pay, Purchase Orders, AP, and Finance Controls

 Procure-to-pay process review from request intake through approvals, purchase orders, receiving, invoices, matching, and payment.  Purchase order management, open PO cleanup, late PO review, PO aging analysis, and PO change order tracking.  PO compliance rate, no-PO invoice tracking, invoice without context analysis, and exception rate tracking.  Approval bottleneck analysis and approval workflow redesign.  Invoice cycle time, AP rework, invoice matching, duplicate payment risk, and payment timing analysis.  Payment terms leakage and early payment detection.  Accrual gap reporting and received-not-invoiced exposure.  Budget owner reporting, budget vs actual, committed spend visibility, and cash exposure reporting.  Procurement SLA reporting and P2P KPI dashboard design.

Inventory, Warehouse, Fulfillment, Transportation, and Retail Operations

 Inventory cash flow model and working capital tied in stock.  Days on hand estimate, overstock detection, understock risk analysis, slow-moving inventory, and inventory aging proxy.  Purchase vs consumption mismatch, reorder pattern analysis, purchasing frequency analysis, and inventory variability.  Warehouse receiving, putaway, picking, cycle count, dock-to-stock timing, material movement, and warehouse throughput review.  Fulfillment process review, late shipment root cause analysis, order fulfillment bottlenecks, and customer service impact review.  Transportation spend analysis, freight cost trend, inbound and outbound freight visibility, expedite freight analysis, and transportation exceptions.  Retail order planning, shelf inventory support, replenishment review, promo demand planning, and sales forecast to supply execution review.

Systems, Software, EDI, API, AI, and Reporting

 One year of experience overseeing procure-to-pay implementations across multiple industries.  Procurement software usage review and adoption gap analysis.  AP automation process review, invoice OCR output validation, and AI automation readiness assessment.  Spend classification accuracy, supplier naming consistency, item master quality, exception handling logic, and reporting data quality review.  ERP, procurement platform, AP automation, EDI, and API handoff mapping.  Manual rekeying review and integration requirement mapping.  Power BI and Excel dashboards for spend, suppliers, inventory, open POs, production planning, MRP exceptions, warehouse throughput, fulfillment performance, budget vs actual, and committed vs actual spend.  Procurement control tower design and executive reporting structure.