Hawtrey Dene are a procurement consultancy firm. We are specialists in procurement consulting, cost reduction, business process redesign and business transformation.
We identify, challenge, manage and mitigate the risks that arise from the cost base and supply chain of our clients across their global operations.
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"Hawtrey Dene were recommended to us by a colleague on another blue chip board. Their reputation is excellent and since engaging them in July 2013 we've been greatly impressed with their levels of energy and drive. The savings they are uncovering are very strong and, working with them, our stakeholders are really challenging all areas of our business."
LYNNE TURNER, GLOBAL FINANCE DIRECTOR, CHRISTIES
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"Having worked with Hawtrey Dene previously, I was happy to bring them into Debenhams. They quickly got stuck into delivering real cash savings for the business, at the same time as mapping out longer term efficiency and process improvement projects."
MATT SMITH, CFO, DEBENHAMS
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Cost reduction and procurement services are at the heart of our work.
Our engagements with clients unlock both hard (financial) and soft (process and efficiency) benefits with positive financial impact across their organisations.
“The Hawtrey Dene team quickly understood our business and the commercial priorities of a co-operative society, balancing delivering low risk quick-wins with longer term strategic change, while delivering the external challenge and expertise that we needed.
“Most importantly they adapted their ways of working to suit our stakeholders. During the engagement they delivered 25% savings and improved our profitability – helping our business to face the continuing challenges of the retail market.”
“Hawtrey Dene quickly and effectively demonstrated their stakeholder management skills allowing them to deliver on projects and tenders across our European businesses; ensuring that our relationships with key suppliers have never been stronger.
“Their careful focus on bench-marking data and their transparent processes helped drive confident decision making and allowed for clear, concise outcomes and achievements which added significant value alongside reduced costs.”
“Since the appointment of Hawtrey Dene we have benefited from a more joined up approach to our procurement across the Group. This has resulted not only in substantial cost savings but an improvement in processes and trading terms with our suppliers.
“With Hawtrey Dene we get the benefit of dedicated high calibre individuals embedded into our business along with their broader professional network for specialist areas of spend.”
“Hawtrey Dene quickly got stuck into delivering real cash savings for Debenhams, at the same time as mapping out longer term efficiency and process improvement projects. The challenge they bring to the status quo is refreshing and their insight and experience helps our teams to think differently.
“By providing tangible benchmark data to drive decision making and working closely with internal stakeholders, supplier relationships have improved. The Hawtrey Dene team have quickly become part of the Debenhams team and continue to deliver great savings across a range of categories.”
“I have found Hawtrey Dene to have a refreshing approach to negotiation. They have a true understanding of working in partnership with venues, stakeholders and other agencies, at a level that one rarely sees in the modern business world.
“I would have no hesitation in recommending them to others.”
“Hawtrey Dene have been a great help to Mothercare during our push to become a lower cost, efficient retailer. They identified specific savings initiatives, supported the prioritisation of the work and critically are helping build the competency and processes of the organisation to enable us to do it ourselves in the future.
“I would not hesitate in recommending them to others.”
“Hawtrey Dene Group were recommended to us by a colleague on another blue chip board. Their reputation is excellent and since engaging them in July 2013 we’ve been greatly impressed with their levels of energy and drive.
“The savings they are uncovering are very strong and, working with them, our stakeholders are really challenging all areas of our business.”
“Hawtrey Dene proved invaluable in assisting with the training and coaching of the gategroup team.
“We continue to unlock substantial and sustainable cost savings.”
Hawtrey Dene are specialists in cost reduction, procurement consulting, business process redesign, procurement outsourcing and business transformation.
We identify, challenge, manage and mitigate the risks arising from the cost base, supply chain and business operations of clients across their global operations. We operate both alongside existing client teams and where there is no in-house resource.
We focus on people and relationships by taking a long-term view, underpinned by the early identification of short and medium term opportunities. Our people are passionate and focused on results; they are what sets us apart.
We work in partnership with our clients, embedded within an organisation to fully understand their priorities and objectives and align activity to them. By building strong relationships, our teams identify and deliver significant value, with both hard and soft benefits across sectors and categories.
Hawtrey Dene add value without disrupting business operations and stay engaged with clients to ensure successful project delivery; right through to implementation and beyond to the initial phases of contract management. We only provide solutions that give long-term and sustainable outcomes and create a lasting legacy.
The relationships between our people and our clients last well beyond initial engagement and we’re proud to have become their trusted partner; this is perhaps the best testament to the culture and people that make up Hawtrey Dene.
