Ray Stapleton Email & Phone Number

Expense Reduction Analysts is a 25 year, Global Leader in value added expense management services.I work with Executives at organizations to increase profits by providing assistance with understanding where significant money is left on the table with suppliers of overhead expenses. My main focus is to make sure organizations maximize the value of supplier relationships, insure required service levels, with no impact on company operations, or ability to serve their customers. With ERA's expert knowledge of each overhead expense area, we provide the best value at lowest costs available.With my background in engineering, business and plant management, I am passionate about improving an organizations' value for their money spent. I am a very results oriented and driven consultant to businesses in my ERA territory of Indiana and Southern Illinois. As an expense reduction expert in Office Supplies, Janitorial Supplies and Factory Consumables, I help other ERA consultants reduce expenses throughout the USA.The experts at ERA have access to local, national and worldwide knowledge of best business practices in the area of up to 40 overhead expense areas. Increased value and cost reduction are provided to each client, depending on the unique needs of the organization. Most often clients don't change suppliers to achieve success.There is no cost for an evaluation. The ERA process is focused on results; there is only a fee if savings are found.ERA MISSION:“Improve client profitability by achieving ongoing and lasting cost savings and increase value of business expenses, without any reduction in quality or service.”Specialties: Strong relationships at C Level, understanding of business priorities, focus on results and increasing profits.I enjoy international travel and am always interested in talking about past or future destinations. I like to follow Cincinnati Reds, Purdue, Notre Dame and Xavier University sports.

Listed skills include Process Improvement, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and 45 others.

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  Senior Consulting Partner

  Era Group - North America

  Nov 2007 - Present

  Established in 1992, the ERA Group (ERA) is one of the world’s leading consultancy organizations specialized in cost optimization and supplier relation management by delivering Value through Insightᵀᴹ to clients in both the private and public sectors.Whether it is capital for new investments, the resources to recruit more employees or the means to increase your competitive advantage or optimize profits - every company can make progress in cost optimization even during these challenging times. ERA can help you realize this opportunity through intelligent expense and supplier management. Our consultants are skilled at finding sustainable savings opportunities in more than 40 cost categories within your overhead costs. On average, savings of 10-30 percent can be achieved.• As an ERA client manager, I am focused on implementing win-win cost management solutions that deliver long-term value for both clients and suppliers. • As a client advocate, my focus is to deliver comprehensive cost containment solutions for executive clients.• I participate in the ERA Office Consumables, Janitorial Supply and Factory Consumables practice groups assisting clients and consultants across the country in the delivery of best-in-class expense reviews. • I have engaged in over (250+) Office Consumables and (100+) Janitorial / Sanitary Supplies expense reviews.