Procurement strategy development: We work with your business to design and develop comprehensive procurement strategies that cater for you specific business needs, guide your procurement decisions and help you reduce your procurement costs.
Supplier identification, negotiation and selection: Our expertise and relationships with suppliers enable SMSCMC to identify, negotiate and obtain the optimum price for your equipment and material. Once suppliers are sourced, our in-house experts develop contracts to derive the maximum value for your business.
Contract management: We establish and manage contracts with suppliers throughout the procurement lifecycle. We also manage contract renegotiations and renewals to ensure your business obtains sustained value and service.

Supplier performance management: We manage supplier performance based on defined contract terms and service level agreements that reflect our customer’s needs.

Purchase order management: We take charge of your purchase orders, from initiation to delivery.
 

Demand requirements and management: Our experts continuously monitor, analyse, and forecast your demand to optimise the planning and scheduling of inventory enabling the Supply Chain lead times and expenditure to be optimised.
Inventory management standardization: We design and develop inventory management policies appropriate to the categories of equipment/material and the nature of the supply chain to ensure the optimum solution is provided.

Stock level and Analysis and planning : We turn data into information enabling you to maximise the potential of existing inventory in the warehouse. We plan and manage your inventory replenishment to ensure constant availability and shorter lead times to fulfil orders.
Stock optimization: We ensure optimal, critical inventory levels are maintained to ensure you meet expected service levels.
Order management: We manage materials, equipment and parts orders from initiation to delivery.
 

Supply chain network design: We develop your supply network and help you make the optimum use of the supply base from local distributors to international suppliers, balancing your needs of cost, time and availability.

Asset planning: We plan for the physical and human resources needed to operate and maintain your supply chain.

Supply chain network performance management: We continually monitor and manage the performance of the physical logistics network to identify and assess areas of further improvement.

Logistics service provider management: We manage the relationships with physical logistics providers to ensure they deliver as per agreed contractual service levels.

Purchase order management: We take charge of your purchase orders, from initiation to delivery.

Customer support: We provide professional customer support making sure your requirements are fulfilled and your concerns and issues addressed.
 

Asset management and storage: Within our secure, environmentally stabilised warehouse facilities we manage and control customer assets ensuring they are stored, packaged, handled and despatched to meet operational needs.

Customer laiasion and support: Working in partnership with our customers, we ensure that assets are recovered from and returned to point of use when required.

Exports control: We ensure compliance with national and international export control regulations through dedicated processes, including use of segregated quarantine facilities.

Logistics and transportation: We provide and manage national and global transport solutions by land, sea and air, including use of chartered aircraft and dedicated hubs.