Frequently Asked Questions at J. Andrew Associates, Inc.

Why do you think you can improve on the job my Purchasing or Administrative Dept. does now?

Purchasing Agents/Departments or Administrative Managers frequently:

• Are primarily responsible for acquisitions other than “overhead expense” items, such as raw materials and other products/services more directly related to the business of the company. Infrequent projects to bid and evaluate an area of expense make familiarity with current competitive pricing very difficult to accomplish.
• Have responsibilities in addition to purchasing and supplier selection which take up a major portion of their time and efforts.
• Do not have the time to really “evaluate” the suppliers, instead will do more of a “supervision of the bidding process”.
• Do not have the benefit of written, standardized company purchasing policies/procedures.

Why should I spend time and money on J. Andrew Associates, Inc. Cost Reduction and Procurement Consultants?

J. Andrew Associates will require almost none of your people's time beyond the simple task of pulling a few sample invoices or your contracts for specific products/services for our review. On many engagements it is as simple a task as making a copy of your monthly phone bill, or sending a form letter to a major vendor requesting a "usage" report itemizing your purchases from them. Any legitimate supplier will gladly supply you with the information we need.

Our work is performed outside of your offices, and we project an extremely low profile whenever we are in your environment. Direct contact with your people is limited to a conversation with the individual primarily related to responsibility for a group of products or services in order for us to understand and document your exact service/product requirements.

J. Andrew Associates has a proven, and frankly a fairly simple methodology/procedure that we follow, on each engagement.

Undoubtedly your people could do the same thing, if you want them to dedicate the substantial time and effort required to accomplish many of the same tasks we have already performed.

You will “spend” no money on J. Andrew Associates, Inc. services, if we find no savings, we make nothing and you get the satisfaction of confirming the great job your people are doing for the firm. At a cost of 50 cents for each dollar saved, there is absolutely no risk of a downside to our arrangement.

What will J. Andrew Associates, Inc. do for us after implementation of your recommendations?

After implementing our solutions, we will proactively manage the accounts monthly, audit the billings from your suppliers and continue to seek to reduce your costs further. This process will continue for the entire length of our agreement with you.