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Paul Strachan Consulting Ltd significantly reduce costs of utilities through a process of prudent and formal purchasing. Specialist business services cover areas such as energy procurement and management, fixed line & mobile telecoms planning and water control and reduction management. We provide added value and expertise from an even wider range of cost categories continuing our commitment to our clients to keep their business costs under control.

I help finance and procurement directors from the Hospitality and Residential Care Sectors make effective and informed buying decisions, nurture strong relationships with the right business suppliers providing powerful solutions with significant cost savings to meet today’s challenges.Working with Finance and Managing Directors has shown me that the challenges they face generally fall into these areas● Budgeting Pressure – the boardroom is always a hotbed of pressure for the… Show more I help finance and procurement directors from the Hospitality and Residential Care Sectors make effective and informed buying decisions, nurture strong relationships with the right business suppliers providing powerful solutions with significant cost savings to meet today’s challenges.Working with Finance and Managing Directors has shown me that the challenges they face generally fall into these areas● Budgeting Pressure – the boardroom is always a hotbed of pressure for the Finance director where fellow directors are looking for them to deliver accuracy. In a continually changing market it’s critical to know when to make a buying decision. Market intelligence is all important and through bench marking exercises and up-to-date bulletin an achievable budget can be agreed.● Lack of skilled personnel – finding a full-time individual with the expertise/skills to consider so many different cost areas is difficult. The outsourced solution is cost effective and provides an increased level of confidence that the right options have been explored.● Trying to do more with less – looking at each business process and associated transactional costs and finding a way to reduce those cost is challenging. With strategy and industry sector experience the perfect plan can be created for the business.● Pressure of dealing with supplier salespeople – going supplier direct often means dealing with one-track minded sales reps. Dealing with a 3rd party independent who is market/industry savvy eliminates the pressures immediately● Disconnected Data – today’s finance departments are data driven. The need for analysis and meaningful value added insight is clear. The right expert implementing the right processes saving time in dealing with time-consuming activities allowing focus on more strategic goals.Please call me. If I can help you I will, if I can’t I’ll point you in the right direction – it’s free to explore your options.E: Paul.Strachan@auditel.co.ukMobile: 07793447961 Show less

Account manager responsible for the acquisition of new business supply contracts for electricity and gas during the '2nd tranche' of deregulation of the UK energy markets and meant introducing the concept of choosing an energy supplier and reducing business energy costs to mainly SME prospects. I remember this as a hugely challenging time as this was a new concept which proved alien to the vast majority of business' who had up until that point, been used to dealing with the gas or electric… Show more Account manager responsible for the acquisition of new business supply contracts for electricity and gas during the '2nd tranche' of deregulation of the UK energy markets and meant introducing the concept of choosing an energy supplier and reducing business energy costs to mainly SME prospects. I remember this as a hugely challenging time as this was a new concept which proved alien to the vast majority of business' who had up until that point, been used to dealing with the gas or electric 'board'. Show less

Acquisitions of all new contractual accounts, business to business. Carrying out detailed on site analysis for clients and identifying and recommending solutions whereby a significant reduction on current call costs can be made.