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 Customer Problem

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  • High global supply chain risk as uncovered during COVID & increasing with new geopolitical tensions

  • Not achieving required supplier cost saves or inventory reductions

  • Risk of poor performance reviews, lost compensation, long hours

  • Lack resources to identify & vet new, suppliers, especially in Mexico or India

Our solution: 4-5 week Mexico Supplier ID & Verification engagements

  • Provide new suppliers adding new capacity, increasing competitive environment and landed price savings, inventory reduction, and others to help your team surpass performance objective

  • Principal Consultant and Lead Consultant, Mexico work closely with client throughout the process

  • We define "preferred supplier" key 20 attributes, then find, interview and rate 5-7 suppliers to identify 3-4 extremely well qualified to meet client's unique requirement

  • We visit the top rated suppliers and conduct a detailed supplier verification review that covers the key attributes and reviews all major areas of business (organization, financials, design/technology, operations, quality, supplier management, logistics, service, etc.)

  • We review ratings and evidence with client to align and confirm which suppliers are preferred for market testing/ RFQs for potential near-term sourcing

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Our solution: ~9-12 month India Sourcing/Program Mgmt Engagement

  • DS Group Advisors is pleased to offer larger manufacturers a full-service supply solution in India for supply to North American operations.   This is the "China + 1" strategy many companies are seeking.

  • We partnered with a very experienced consulting firm with deep resources in India, outstanding supplier relationships, and a record of providing great value/savings!

  • We act as an extension of your procurement team and lead all aspects (defining requirements, sourcing strategy, identifying the best suppliers, market testing, negotiation, and providing a sourcing recommendation.  Once sourced, we manage the supplier through all program milestones ensuring a flawless launch and confirming actual savings  

  • We guarantee a high ROI!

  • Note: The business case for an Indian sourcing engagement is best for NA manufacturers with:

    • revenue in the hundreds of millions or billions of dollars

    • multiple purchased part families/commodities under consideration

    • no or limited/constrained internal resources in India     

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Our
Process
 

DSGA Principal Drew Sheffield: 

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  • 25+ years leading procurement & global sourcing in NA (incl Mexico), AP, EU, LA 

  • Buyer to Purchasing Director at Ford

  • Global Purchasing Director at TI & ZF

  • Chair MEMA/OESA CPO Council

  • Member Wayne State University's SCM Advisory Board

  • Leading engagements for manufacturers across industries since 2020

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& DSGA Lead Consultant, Mexico Maria Llama Esteinou:

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  • 15 years leading procurement/supplier quality/quality assurance in Mexico 

  • Supplier Quality Engineer at Chrysler

  • Supplier roles at Valeo, Hella, Faurecia

  • Quality Assurance Mgr. at major food co.

  • Lead Consultant, Mexico DSGA since 2022

 

... both lead the Mexico engagements and DSGA works with a very experienced Asian partner for the India Sourcing engagements.

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An engagement typically focuses on one or more production commodity categories.  We have experience with:

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  • Aluminum Castings

  • Iron Castings & Assembly

  • Steel Forgings

  • Plastic Injection Moldings

  • Stampings & Fabrication Assy.

  • Steel Cut & Welded Assembly

  • Stainless Steel Assemblies

  • Tubes 

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... for Lighting products, Construction, Automotive including aftermarket, Commercial & Offroad Vehicle, Beverage, Sensor, and Marine industries.

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Mexico Supplier ID Engagement

  • Organization Charts

  • Performance Objectives

  • Procurement Procedures

  • Spend Detail

  • Commodity/Supplier Strategies

  • Supplier Performance/Scorecards

  • Major Supply Contracts

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DSGA & Client work closely together to:

  • Discuss supplier status & expectations

  • Why? Add capacity/competition, reduce cost & inventory, avoid tariffs, etc.

  • Review ~20 key supplier attributes

  • Quantify/confirm preferred profile

  • Investigate & ID 5-7 qualified suppliers

  • Interview suppliers vs profile

  • Review/rank top 3-4 & next steps

Mexico Supplier       

Verification

Industrial Engineer

We offer to verify supplier capabilities:

  • Prioritize list of supplier sites

  • Develop verification audit checklist *

  • Lead on-site visits exploring & documenting capabilities to meet  key attributes

  • Review report with detailed ratings for each supplier, confirm which are ready for market test RFQs

* 50 Q audit covers Organization, Economics/Financials, Program Mgmt, Technology/Design, Program &

   Supplier Mgmnt, Production/Mfg., Supply Chain & Delivery, Service & Quality 

India Sourcing, Program Management & Launch

Pune City

We help larger NA manufacturers with full-service India Sourcing/Supplier Mgmt:

  • Scope project to lead 3-4 commodities for client for committed ROI

  • ID and Vet suppliers

  • Lead market tests, negotiations, sourcing recommendations

  • Manage suppliers to meet all program deliverables through launch

10 of 10 Customer Satisfaction Rating! The steel fabrication Mexico Supplier engagements were perfect, very structured and timely.  If you need a reference for any future potential customers, I'll be more than happy to share my experience with them. 

Supply Chain Manager, $5B Construction/Scaffolding Manufacturer

Avoid overreliance on overseas suppliers/geopolitical risk:

  • missing cost/delivery targets due to logistics delays, premium costs, tariffs ++

  • plant shortages threatening customer deliveries

  • stress, long hours & risk to your business plans/performance reviews

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We have time next week for a complimentary discovery call.  Would this work well for you?  

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