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Tim Hawkin

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What do we do

We combine our cost and commercial category management expertise with our client’s to deliver significant tangible savings.

We embed robust cost management frameworks to ensure savings are: identified, tracked, delivered and become sustainable.

  • Cost analysis and market / benchmark opportunity assessment
  • Resource management and people related costs
  • Third party costs and supplier relationship management
  • Commercial procurement processes
  • Cost optimisation framework
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Cost analysis and market / benchmark opportunity assessment

We identify and then deliver significant cost savings.

We analyse client historical and forecast data and combine with our commercial data and models to highlight opportunities.

  • Data gathering, combining and processing client data sources
  • Comparing category - client, market and service data and category benchmark data
  • Cost opportunity identification, categorisation and prioritisation

Resource management and people related costs

We improve the performance of client’s teams, create capacity where it is needed and significantly reduce their operating costs.

We focus on unlocking value through improving the effectiveness of client’s resource planning function to truly drive performance against industry best practice

  • Performance assessment - organisation wide review of: team utilisation and performance
  • Review of current models, plans, tools and processes against best practice
  • Compare historical performance and latest forecast
  • Review business strategy and technology roadmap
  • Assess digitalisation, outsource and automation opportunities
  • Review, prioritise and plan resource optimisation opportunities
  • Deliver, lead and support, develop or improve resource plans, tools and standards
  • Coach client managers, team leaders, planners and champions
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Third party costs and supplier relationship management

We save clients millions by reviewing and reducing the amount of money they spend with 3rd party suppliers.

We assess every aspect of services required and work with suppliers to unlock value.
 

  • Historical and forecast volume and spend analysis
  • Service: specification, evaluation, profile and supplier allocation / selection
  • Contract reviews, renewal profiles and committed spend
  • Market pricing and competitive evaluation
  • Benchmarking of services and costs
  • Commercial negotiation and contract renegotiation
  • Supplier relationship management implementation, training and coaching
  • Benefits tracking and improvement plans

Cost optimisation framework

We ensure clients can demonstrate they get the very best value from their supply chain.

  • ​Visibility - Transparency of ‘who-spends-how-much-on-what’
  • Category Ownership - Ensure dual-ownership and healthy tension
  • Value Targeting - Benchmarks, top-down policy, explore opportunities
  • Zero-based Budgeting - From zero annually to expose / eliminate unproductive expenses
  • Procurement and Resourcing - Clear policies to drive 100% compliance
  • Control and Monitoring - Reviews to identify, investigate and follow up
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Success Stories

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Alex Santamaria


Cost Optimisation Lead

alex@hawkinandco.com

+44 7531 112 704

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Tim Hawkin


Managing Director

tim@hawkinandco.com

+44 7774 835 359

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What Our Clients Say

  • We started working with Alex and his team over a year ago. Thanks to the easy process and supportive team we saved over 70% on our recruitment spend in one year. They have saved us thousands in advertising and the made our processes much smoother, with a very easy to use recruitment portal. I would definitely recommend getting in touch with Alex if you are looking for an easy, cost effective recruitment process!

    Nicola Gorman
    HR & Recruitment Co-ordinator

  • Alex is an outstanding procurement professional. He is meticulous and methodical in his approach and this made him very successful in the projects that he managed in our time working together. Through his ambition and drive, Alex was promoted during our time together and proceeded to manage large projects and categories. 

    David Skinner
    Head of Corporate Services & Solutions at Crown Commercial Service

  • Alex has worked for me on a number of procurement projects on a recent Business Optimisation Programme covering the HR, Professional Services, Training and IT categories. He has worked diligently to deliver significant savings for the client, improving processes and providing stakeholders with insightful data and options to make high quality business decisions.

  • Tim was instrumental in helping drive the business forward from a company that was at that time a niche market player with 25 employees mainly dealing with commercial claims and temporary humidity control type jobs. Fresh vision and drive paid dividends in starting a path that saw massive organisational growth within the company’s UK Restoration Division.I thank Tim as he was responsible for my personal growth and development from technician to team manager and then Area Manager, culminating in the extent of knowledge and experience gained over the years. Tim is a respected and solid man manager who I would reccommend to any organisation looking to implement change in their operation at either back office or service delivery ends.

    Steve Cranston
    Regional Manager

  • Tim led the manufacturing excellence project that impacted and improved every part of our operation including: customer services, planning, warehousing, logistics, production, laboratory and the whole of our supervisory and management team. The team helped us design, develop and implement new tools and methodology that have improved our performance by: increasing customer service levels, reducing inventory levels and increasing productivity to levels that we could not have achieved on our own. Tim is talented and trusted , and has helped us make a difficult but important step change in our performance and the way that we now operate and manage the site.

    Pascal Cosneau
    Site Director

  • Tim led the manufacturing excellence project with the aim of improving our UK manufacturing performance, lowering our cost per kg and supporting the expansion of the site to more than double its production output. He and the team quickly got to grips with implementing quick wins and developing the area plans for a comprehensive roll out with our site and shift management teams.  There is no doubt that without the support of Tim and the team we could not have achieved the improvements in manufacturing and engineering performance that we have realised in the last 12 months.

    Paul Else
    Site Director

  • Tim led an efficiency improvement project team with the aim of improving our business processes and helping increase our North Sea production volumes. This involved coaching offshore and being responsible for supporting the performance improvements on North Cormorant (our largest manned platform). During the project stage the team quickly got to grips with identifying our potential improvement areas and helped develop the improvement project plan for roll out with our management team. Building good relationships whilst both on and offshore with the teams, the input was invaluable. Together we created a fresh outlook on alternative ways of working and how to use our business data to drive improvement actions. Well-liked and respected I would not hesitate to recommend Tim and his team’s services.

    John Hogg
    Asset Manager (Harding Area)

  • Tim joined as part of an efficiency improvement project team with the aim of improving our business processes and helping increase our North Sea production volumes. Initially Tim joined as an offshore coach responsible for supporting the performance improvements on North Cormorant (our largest manned platform. Tim was then appointed for the rollout project where he quickly got to grips with identifying potential improvement areas and helped develop the improvement project plan for roll out with our management team. Tim brought a fresh outlook on alternative ways of working and how to use our business data to drive improvement actions. Well-liked and respected I would not hesitate to recommend his services to a potential client.

  • I worked with Tom on an Activity Based Cost Study. I found him to be easy to work with, was able to work without supervision and took the lead with many actions. He was able to work successfully with varying levels of staff, ensuring the project was completed to time.