How We Work
Here’s what you can expect when you work with us
On this page we'll tell you the kind of results our customers have reported and we'll also give you a sense of our guiding beliefs, approach to customer projects and how we're different.
Results: Top down improvement, bottom line profit
A solution that delivers
Your organisation exists to deliver bottom line profit. The key to delivery is the execution of strategy.
At Propeller we work to deliver in accordance with your requirements, not vice versa. We don’t provide a one-size-fits-all solution.
Our starting point with you is a complete understanding of your strategic objectives and the development of a programme to meet your needs. By working this way we have consistently delivered exceptional results.
For example, a global automotive manufacturer consolidated their MRO supply chain through Propeller with a target of 10% cost reduction in year 1. At the end of this period the customer achieved savings of £400,000 – twice their expectation.
Miners not prospectors
We’re driven by long term relationships and are continually looking at ways to deliver sustainable added value.
We have all heard horror stories of industrial distributors swamping manufacturers with stock they don’t need. Short term gain for the distributor but long term pain for the customer who is saddled with excess and obsolete inventory.
At Propeller we gain on-going business through value delivery. By interrogating MRO storerooms and satellites, we have identified up to 71% of excess inventory carrying with obsolescence, duplication and incorrect fill rates.
Re-directing not re-inventing the wheel
MRO cost down is too often focussed on getting best price from a supplier. This is a completely valid exercise but is subject to matters out of our control.
The horrific 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Icelandic volcanoes, political upheaval in the Middle East, exchange rate fluctuations and market turbulence all contribute to uncertainty and volatility.
At Propeller we fundamentally believe that we should focus our attention on what we can control – your consumption. As a result our customers have seen cost reductions up to 40% through our supply chain programmes and control systems.
Guiding Values
Profitability is Not Optional
You run your business for many reasons and one very important one is to make a profit. We work very closely with customers to do everything possible to increase their overall profitability.
Holistic
No individual or department within your organisations works in isolation. As a result we ensure we understand all relevant processes, people and productivity.
Independence
Our focus is providing you with what you need. As a result we have no commercial interest in your supply base – or vice versa. You’ll therefore have the confidence that we are working with you and for you.
The Difference
Three in one
Working with Propeller is akin to having a profit improvement consultant, inventory management expert and supply chain specialist rolled in to one.
Our goal is to provide you with all the services necessary to create consistently effective profit improvement programmes that deliver sustainable changes to your operational performance, productivity and profitability. We deliver results not rhetoric.
We practice what we preach
We’re a firm believer in controlling what we can – not what we can’t.
Fundamental to this is our technology. In order to ensure we can deliver our solutions effectively, we have designed, developed and deployed our own World Class inventory management technology. This ultimately means that we can control your usage, support locally and make it flex to your needs.
This makes us completely unique in the MRO supply chain market. No-one else can provide you with our complete control solutions.
Now that you have a better idea about the results you can expect by working with us and our approach and philosophy of working with customers, visit the Services and Technology section to learn about the specific programmes and solutions we offer.