Friday, November 21, 2008
4C Associates
4C is an award-winning procurement solutions company working closely with multinational and FTSE 100 organisations to drive added value, increase flexibility and reduce costs.
Established in 2000, we are one of Europe’s leading procurement solutions providers, with success based on a unique combination of industry knowledge, procurement expertise and technology.
We have a three-pronged service offering:
• 4C Consulting;
• 4C Outsourced Procurement Services;
• 4CX - A Procurement and Logistics partnership with DHL
4C's mission is to become the leading provider of procurement solutions to global organisations. Our capabilities cover every aspect of today's purchasing and supply management functions. We have 170 staff operating from 11 offices across the world from Europe to Asia with our Head Office based in London.
Our core values have enabled 4C to win major projects with multinational organisations and achieve third place in the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 last year.
We have won 5 CIPS Awards in as many years, with the 2008 CIPS Award for 'Most Improved Purchasing Operation - Start Up’; in partnership with our client De La Rue being our most recent win.
Core Services
- Technology
- Consultancy/Marketing
- Managed/outsourced services
- Other: Specialist procurement and logistics solutions
Specialist Services
- Complex category diagnostics and savings delivery
- Specialist procurement technology
- Outsourced procurement services
- Global sourcing and logistics
- Benchmarking
Offices Worldwide:
11 - London, Manchester, Athens, Dublin, Istanbul, Madrid, Milan, Shanghai, Sylhet, Warsaw
Year Founded:
2000
Employees worldwide
175
Key clients
Diageo, O2, Cadbury, Prudential, BG Group
