Found in 8 out of 10 American households, the group boast an impressive portfolio of global brands with underwear, sportswear and formalwear divisions. The organization has approximately 50,000 employees in more than 25 countries and takes pride in its strong reputation for ethical business practices. Entec North America is a rapidly growing professional procurement company, part of a group of companies with a logistics and supply network throughout Europe, CIS, Africa and the United States. The organisation manages a complex category with extended supply chains in some of the world’s most difficult to service regions. Entec, having satisfied the requirements of a comprehensive RFP (Request for Proposal) have worked alongside the in-house procurement department since 2007 to develop a global strategy for the MRO category. Mapping exercises, at a number of operations, identified clear areas of opportunity. It was quickly established that the Entec NA lean procurement systems would deliver value to the client, improving item cost and streamlining the procurement process. The creation of a single sourcing platform and common inventory referencing, across operations, will enable global inventory visibility and stock optimisation. The client will utilise Entec’s full process to pay solution which, in managing logistics and compressing lead times for the shipment of engineering spares, will further reduce inventory levels and improve manufacturing efficiency.“Although a different industrial category from the Beverage, Confectionary and Pharma packaging businesses enTec currently support. This important new partnership, with a textile giant, demonstrates the value proposition enTec fits the need of a broadening number of global industrial manufacturers. Our clients recognise the combination of professional procurement, systems integration and supply chain management deliver cost savings beyond the simple leveraging of a groups MRO spend “ (Mike Robinson CEO)
