Your procurement runs. Even without your team.
Since 2007 in procurement & logistics
Managing Directors directly involved
Clients from mid-cap to Fortune 500
Four situations where outsourcing makes sense.
1
No Procurement Team in Place
You’re growing fast or entering a new market. Building an internal team takes 6–12 months you don’t have. We step in immediately with full market expertise and our own toolset.
2
Team at Capacity, Projects Piling Up
Your buyers are stretched across daily operations. Strategic projects new tenders, supplier reviews, cost reduction initiatives sit on the backlog. We handle the overflow, they stay focused.
3
Building or Rebuilding Procurement from Scratch
A merger, spin-off, or market entry leaves you without a functioning procurement structure. We help you build it the right way from day one and keep everything running in the interim so nothing falls through the cracks while the permanent setup takes shape.
4
Permanent Outsourcing of a Commodity
Freight, packaging, indirect spend some categories are complex enough to require a specialist, but not large enough to justify a dedicated hire. We become your external purchasing department for that category.
One partner. Four ways to work together.
Full Process Takeover
END-TO-END
We run the entire procurement cycle on your behalf from spend analysis and strategy through tendering, negotiation, and contract award. You get results, we handle the execution.
- Spend analysis & category strategy
- Supplier identification & RFQ management
- Negotiation & award via u-tender
- Contract management & monitoring
Partial Outsourcing
SELECTED STEPS
You keep strategic control, we take over defined process steps tendering, data preparation, supplier communication, or analysis. Seamlessly integrated into your existing setup.
- Tender execution only
- Data preparation & analysis
- Supplier management & KPI tracking
- Defined scope, clear handover
Project Capacity
TEMPORARY / PROJECT-BASED
You have a defined project a major tender, an integration, a cost reduction sprint and need experienced capacity now. We mobilise within days, not months.
- Fixed project scope & timeline
- Senior consultant from day one
- Full tool access via u-tender
- Clean handover at project end
Ongoing Procurement Partner
PERMANENT / RECURRING
We become your external purchasing department for one or more categories running annual tenders, managing supplier relationships, and providing ongoing market intelligence.
- Recurring tender cycles
- Continuous supplier monitoring
- Market benchmarking & reporting
- Dedicated OCCON contact
Hands-on from day one.
WHAT SETS US APART
- MDs stay involved. Sabrina or Joachim are part of every project not just the kickoff meeting. Quality is a personal commitment.
- We bring our own tools. u-tender our in-house e-sourcing platform means we move fast and don't depend on your IT setup.
- We work with people, not around them. Your team gains capability in every project. We don't create dependency we create confidence
- Boutique speed. No internal approval chains. No account managers between you and the expert. We mobilise within days.
1
Initial Call & Situation Assessment
2
Scope & Model Definition
3
Onboarding & Data Collection
4
Execution & Delivery
5
Handover & Continuation
What outsourcing to OCCON looks like in practice.
Industry:
FMCG / Consumer Goods
Annual turnover:
EUR 22 billion
Client since:
2011
Service model:
Consulting + u-tender + Full process takeover
The challenge
62 local business units with weekly procurement needs all of which had to be tendered and awarded centrally. The internal team was at capacity before the project even started.
The goal
Outsource the entire purchasing process to OCCON freeing up internal capacity, securing market-competitive rates, and building a scalable structure for global operations.
What we did
OCCON took over the complete tender cycle preparation, execution, supplier management, and ongoing data analysis using u-tender as the central platform. We defined the rules, managed the suppliers, and delivered weekly results.
Results
- Global market penetration all 62 units aligned to one procurement process with consistent data quality
- Capacity secured at current market conditions even during peak demand and market volatility
- Flexible organisation through outsourcing internal resources freed for strategic priorities
- Continuous monitoring and recommendations OCCON became a permanent part of the procurement organisation
Why companies choose OCCON
over larger consultancies.
We implement, not just advise
Strategy without execution is a document. OCCON stays until the work is done including the parts that require pushing back on suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Our own technology
u-tender is our in-house e-sourcing platform. It means faster setup, no vendor dependency, and full flexibility for complex tender rules from day one
Boutique speed and flexibility
No internal approval queues. No junior consultants learning on your project. You work directly with the experts and we adapt quickly when things change.
Premium Service, accessible MDs
Sabrina and Joachim are involved in every mandate. Not as figureheads as active partners. That’s a commitment no large firm can make at our price point.