Procurement Outsourcing for MRO Items, Spare Parts and C-Parts
Procurement as a Service for Industrial Companies
Indirect procurement means many line items, many suppliers and often small order values. This tail spend ties up a lot of time in purchasing. KTB takes over this part of your procurement as an external purchasing service provider. We determine your needs for C-materials, spare parts and direct materials. For every industrial part we create the right supply programme, from small screws to large CapEx industrial goods. Instead of coordinating many suppliers yourself, you work with one partner. Every order decision stays with you. Since 1976, KTB has been a family business in Hamburg specialising in the procurement of industrial parts.
How Procurement Outsourcing Works
You send us part numbers, model designations or descriptions by phone, email or via our contact form. After determining your requirements, our teams obtain quotations from various suppliers. We clarify technical details and break through language and cultural barriers along the way. This gives you a genuine comparison of several sources, even for small requirements and C-parts.
During the quotation phase, we select the right supplier for you. We take your priorities into account, such as cost minimisation, eco-balance and delivery time. You receive a quote with concrete options, prices and lead times. Industrial parts rarely have fixed list prices, so we determine the most cost-effective offer for each request. We only place the order with the supplier once you have ordered.
We track placed orders continuously. The goods arrive at our own central warehouse in Hamburg, where our staff check quality and quantity. We combine parts from different suppliers into consolidated deliveries. Export and customs processing are part of the procurement service. As a result, only complete and quality-tested goods reach you, and your goods receiving handles fewer individual shipments.
Your Benefits of Procurement Outsourcing
- Less effort in purchasing: we handle requests, supplier comparison and order tracking for indirect materials and C-parts on your behalf.
- Supplier consolidation: many individual suppliers are bundled through one partner. Your supplier base shrinks, and master data maintenance and coordination decrease.
- Competition is preserved: even with single sourcing through KTB, we obtain quotes from various suppliers for every part.
- Inspected goods: every part is checked in our own central warehouse. This means fewer complaints and less work in goods receiving.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does procurement outsourcing mean?
You transfer procurement tasks to an external partner. This is also known as procurement as a service. At KTB, it covers determining requirements, supplier requests, supplier selection and order tracking. It also includes inspection in our own central warehouse and delivery. The decision on every order remains with you.
What are C-parts, and does KTB handle them too?
C-parts have a low unit value but generate many line items and orders. Each order takes time: requesting, comparing, ordering, checking. KTB takes over this work. We determine your needs for C-materials and create the right supply programme. This allows your purchasing team to focus on strategic topics.
Isn't single sourcing a risk?
With single sourcing through KTB, you order from one partner but are not tied to one source of supply. For every part, we obtain quotes from various suppliers. We select the supplier according to your priorities: cost, eco-balance or delivery time. You combine less coordination effort with a comparison of several offers.
What does indirect procurement include?
Indirect procurement covers materials that do not go into the end product. This includes MRO items, meaning all parts that keep plants, machines and operations running. That ranges from bearings, seals and drive components to spare parts and wear parts. KTB sources these parts as well as direct materials, from small screws to CapEx industrial goods.
Why are there no prices on the website?
Industrial parts rarely have fixed list prices. The price depends on specification, manufacturer, quantity, availability and destination. You tell us the part you need or the part number. We then determine the most cost-effective offer. You receive concrete options with prices and lead times and decide on that basis.
Our Services
As a specialized supplier and MRO procurement company with a global network, we ensure smooth procurement processing with high service quality.