C-parts management: reduce prices and process costs
With C-parts it is not the item price that decides, but the sum of price, process and surcharges. We bundle ranges and suppliers and renegotiate your terms – 100 % success-based.
What are C-parts?
C-parts are items of low value but high order frequency: standard and fastening parts, tools, consumables and operating supplies, spare parts for maintenance (MRO) or office material. The imbalance is typical: they account for only a small share of the purchasing volume but cause a large share of the order transactions, suppliers and invoices. This is exactly where tail spend arises – many small expenses that have never been negotiated.
Why C-parts cost more than the invoice shows
- The item price is small, the process costs per order are not.
- Many suppliers, many individual orders, many invoices.
- Maverick buying: departments order around the framework agreement.
- Minimum-quantity, shipping and packaging surcharges add up.
- Catalogue and contract prices go unchecked for years.
- Double procurement and excess stock because the overview is missing.
What we optimise in C-parts and MRO
- Standard and fastening parts, tools and operating equipment
- MRO: maintenance and spare parts
- Consumables, office, hygiene and cleaning supplies
- Catalogues, framework agreements and price commitments
- Supply concepts: Kanban, Vendor Managed Inventory, dispensing machines
- Terms: tiers, minimum quantities, freight, payment terms
Five levers for C-parts and tail spend
Streamline the range
Fewer item variants and clearly defined standard parts increase the quantity per line and thus the negotiating leverage.
Bundle suppliers
Many small suppliers become a few with a framework agreement – this lowers prices and effort at the same time.
Renegotiate prices and terms
Tier prices, minimum-quantity surcharges, freight costs and payment terms come to the table together.
Reduce process costs
Call-offs, catalogue integration and supply concepts such as Kanban or Vendor Managed Inventory reduce the number of orders.
Curb maverick buying
Clear procurement channels ensure that negotiated prices are actually used.
How your project works
Initial call and documents
You provide the creditor list, item and order data of the last twelve months, catalogues and framework agreements. Your effort: a few hours.
AI-supported analysis
We analyse contracts, volumes and prices and compare them against benchmarks.
Negotiation by experts
In coordination with you, we negotiate with your C-parts and MRO suppliers as well as system providers.
Implementation and control
The new terms are fixed contractually. We check that they actually reach your invoices.
You pay only a share of the savings realised – no fixed costs, cash-positive from day 1.
Results that add up
Across all categories we achieve an average of 25 % savings – in more than 1,100 successful negotiations. You will find examples from industry, consumer goods and private equity under Case Studies.
Who benefits from a C-parts check
- Production and maintenance with many small and spare parts
- Many suppliers with small invoice amounts
- High tail spend without framework agreements
- Several sites or plants with their own procurement channels
Only have a single contract? For contracts from around EUR 50,000 in volume you can start directly via our self-service renegotiate.io.
renegotiate.ioFrequently asked questions about C-parts and MRO
What counts as C-parts?
Standard and fastening parts, tools, consumables and operating supplies, MRO spare parts and office material – in short: everything of low value and high order frequency.
Is it even worth it for such small amounts?
Yes. What matters is not the item price, but the sum of price, process costs and surcharges across thousands of orders.
Do we have to introduce a new system for this?
No. We start with suppliers, prices and terms. We only propose supply concepts such as Kanban or Vendor Managed Inventory if they pay off.
What does the C-parts check cost?
Nothing. Savify works 100 % success-based: we receive a share of the savings realised. If there are no savings, there are no costs for you.
Reduce C-parts costs – start without risk
In a short initial call we clarify which contracts hold potential. Free and non-binding.
Request a free C-parts check