For restructuring and turnaround advisors: Non-personnel costs that bring cash immediately
You own the action plan and the steering. We deliver implementation in indirect procurement – success-based, so the module does not add to the mandate budget.
Situations where we help
The action plan contains a large non-personnel-cost block, but no one has capacity for forty supplier negotiations.
Quick wins have to bring cash in weeks, not in the next financial year.
Measures have to be quantified, documented and tracked in the restructuring concept.
Personnel measures should stay limited; non-personnel costs are the politically viable alternative.
The client cannot finance another advisory module.
The 13-week liquidity forecast needs real relief, not just planning assumptions.
Why the non-personnel-cost block is the most rewarding lever
Non-personnel costs are fast, reversible and largely free of political conflict. They need no social plan, no bank approval and no investment.
At the same time, they are the block worked on most superficially in restructurings: flat reduction targets per cost centre instead of negotiated terms. That is exactly where we start – contract by contract and supplier by supplier.
How to bring Savify in
A non-personnel-cost module in the action plan
Savify takes on the implementation of a clearly delimited measure; you keep steering and measure controlling.
Example: the measure “indirect non-personnel costs” with a target value, Savify as owner and a report in the weekly jour fixe.
Engagement as a subcontractor within the mandate
We work in the background; towards the client you remain the sender.
Example: your presentation, our negotiation results.
A potential check in the proposal phase
Before the mandate is awarded, we provide a robust assessment of the non-personnel-cost potential for your pitch deck.
Example: a two-page potential estimate that makes your proposal more concrete than the competition’s.
A proof and reporting module
Documented savings per supplier and category, prepared for expert opinions, advisory board, banks and creditors.
Example: monthly savings tracking with baseline, realised effect and run-rate impact.
What you get out of it
- Your action plan gains a position that delivers in weeks and is cleanly verifiable.
- Your team stays free for financing, stakeholders and the concept.
- The client experiences quick wins, which strengthens your position in the mandate.
- No conflict with the fee budget, because we work success-based.
Depending on the model, we give you a share in the success fee. Then the non-personnel-cost module also contributes to the result of your mandate.
What we take on, what stays with you
Savify takes on
- Spend analysis
- Benchmarks
- Negotiations with suppliers
- Contract implementation
- Savings tracking
You keep
- The mandate
- The overall concept
- Stakeholder communication
- Expert opinions
We do not prepare restructuring opinions or going-concern forecasts.
Process within the mandate
Align scope and role.
Data handover: creditors, contracts, invoices.
Analysis, prioritisation, negotiation.
Implementation, proof and handover into measure controlling.
Frequent questions from advisors
Does this burden our fee budget within the mandate?
No. Savify is paid exclusively out of realised savings.
How quickly are the first results available?
First negotiated savings typically materialise within a few weeks.
Who speaks with the client?
You lead the mandate. We appear exactly as you define, including entirely in the background.
Can we share in the success?
Yes, that is part of the partner model. We define the share in advance.
Do you also work in self-administration or StaRUG proceedings?
Yes. Indirect-cost measures are especially valuable there, because they take effect quickly and need no approval from creditor committees.