Uncovering opportunities hidden within cost bases.
1389
Manufacturing Clients
Industry Review
Illuminating Opportunities in the Manufacturing Sector
Industry leaders in Manufacturing face many challenges. Here's a quick view of cost drivers - and where to act first.
- Benchmark spend against peers and identify the biggest gaps.
- Prioritize high-impact categories without disrupting operations.
- Turn insight into action with specialist-led delivery support.
When costs rise, the risk isn’t just price - it’s uncertainty. We help Manufacturing leaders find clarity fast: what you’re spending, where value is leaking, and which moves protect service levels while improving margin.
Discover potential savings
There are common indirect costs where ERA is very good at finding efficiencies and savings. Most notably:
Energy
- Manufacturing operations often require large buildings with high ceilings,which can lead to significant heating/cooling costs depending on the timeof year.
- Lack of a holistic approach means efficiencies between various energy usesare missed
Waste & recycling
- Identifying hidden overspend across waste collection, recycling and disposal
- Benchmarking waste providers against service needs, site requirements and compliance demands
- Improving cost and contract performance without compromising service or sustainability goals
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often fragmented and poorly monitored
Facilities management
- Identifying hidden overspend and inefficiencies across facilities services and suppliers
- Benchmarking providers against site needs, service levels and operational requirements
- Improving contract and service performance without compromising quality or continuity
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often spread across multiple budgets and teams
Logistics
- Identifying hidden overspend and inefficiencies across freight and logistics
- Benchmarking logistics suppliers against real operational requirements
- Improving cost and contract performance without compromising service
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often difficult to control
Packaging
- Identifying hidden overspend and inefficiencies across packaging materials, specifications and supply
- Benchmarking suppliers against operational needs, product requirements and market rates
- Improving cost and supply performance without compromising quality, protection or sustainability
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often influenced by complexity and legacy decisions
Insurance
- Benchmarking brokers and insurers against the company’s actual risk profile and sector needs
- Improving terms without weakening cover or service
- Bringing more transparency to a cost area that is often hard to challenge internally
Energy
- Manufacturing operations often require large buildings with high ceilings,which can lead to significant heating/cooling costs depending on the timeof year.
- Lack of a holistic approach means efficiencies between various energy usesare missed
Waste & recycling
- Identifying hidden overspend across waste collection, recycling and disposal
- Benchmarking waste providers against service needs, site requirements and compliance demands
- Improving cost and contract performance without compromising service or sustainability goals
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often fragmented and poorly monitored
Facilities management
- Identifying hidden overspend and inefficiencies across facilities services and suppliers
- Benchmarking providers against site needs, service levels and operational requirements
- Improving contract and service performance without compromising quality or continuity
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often spread across multiple budgets and teams
Logistics
- Identifying hidden overspend and inefficiencies across freight and logistics
- Benchmarking logistics suppliers against real operational requirements
- Improving cost and contract performance without compromising service
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often difficult to control
Packaging
- Identifying hidden overspend and inefficiencies across packaging materials, specifications and supply
- Benchmarking suppliers against operational needs, product requirements and market rates
- Improving cost and supply performance without compromising quality, protection or sustainability
- Creating visibility in a cost area that is often influenced by complexity and legacy decisions
Insurance
- Benchmarking brokers and insurers against the company’s actual risk profile and sector needs
- Improving terms without weakening cover or service
- Bringing more transparency to a cost area that is often hard to challenge internally
€1.3b
Spend Under Review in Logistics
€1b
Spend Under Review in Packaging
€750m
Spend Under Review in Energy
Smart Process. Real Impact.
Discover & Align
We start with your strategy, constraints and stakeholder priorities. We align Finance, Procurement and Operations on what “good” looks like: cash, margin, risk, resilience or growth - then set a clear scope and success measures.
Analyse Spend
Using cost intelligence and our spend analysis method, we cleanse data, normalise suppliers, and build a single view of spend. AI helps surface patterns and anomalies; experts validate the story behind the numbers.
Design Levers
We translate insight into options: quick wins, structural changes, and strategic supplier moves. Each lever is modelled with benefits, risk, effort and timing - so leaders can approve with confidence and teams can execute with clarity.
Deliver Change
Our consultants work shoulder-to-shoulder with your teams to run sourcing events, renegotiate contracts, implement process change and ensure suppliers deliver. You get progress reporting, issue management and a practical plan that keeps momentum.
Sustain Value
Savings aren’t a one-off. We put governance, dashboards and cadence in place to prevent leakage, track performance and keep improving. As your business changes, we refresh insight and reprioritise opportunities to stay ahead.
What Sets Us Apart in Cost optimisation
Our Unique Value Proposition
ROI-focus, ensuring every euro, dollar or cent counts
Transparent Success Fee Model
Our model is built on trust and results
Deep Market Insights for Informed Decisions
Industry specialist consultants
A Holistic Approach to Cost optimisation
We see the organisation as a whole, not just as a collection of disconnected parts.
- Every business is different, no one-size-fits-all approach
- Tailor-made procurement solutions aligned with your goals
- Industry specialists who understand your priorities
