Sourcing
Committed to the wrong supplier
- Evaluations were remote or paper based
- Engineering requirements arrived late
- Capability gaps emerged after contracts were signed
›Independent supply chain specialist
Better supplier choices.Stronger capability.Fewer surprises.
Commercial, technical and quality expertise in one person, direct to wherever your supplier problem is. UK and international.
25+years' experience
One expertDirect to the source
Automotive · Aerospace · DefenceUK and International
25+years across every supply chain role
2Munits a year on launch programmes
Commercial · Technical · Quality
The challenges you face
Supply chain problems rarely arrive without warning. They build from gaps no one caught early enough.
Quality
The same problems keep recurring
- Actions tracked but never enforced
- Root causes never properly fixed
- Firefighting absorbs the team
- Customer confidence erodes
New Product Launch
Risks found too late to fix
- Supplier readiness assumed, not verified
- APQP treated as paperwork
- Launch costs escalate
- Delivery commitments are missed
Why do we always source the wrong suppliers?
›Evidence, not promises
Proven results
Real outcomes. Named programmes. Measurable impact.
01
Sourcing
1,311
issues found across a multi-tier supply base in China (Changan)
14
suppliers audited across India in under 20 days (TRW)
€546K
annual saving from a single resourcing initiative (TRW)
02
Quality
<1 PPM
down from 240 across 160 global suppliers (TRW)
<2K PPM
down from 20,000 within 12 months (Stoneridge)
£270K+
recovered through cost of quality and chargebacks
03
New Product Launch
2M
units a year: steering motor launches for Fiat, VW, GM and Renault (TRW)
7 yrs
taking a UK-designed DCT transmission into high-volume production in China (Changan)
T.50
quality owner for the GMA T.50 supercar through to production (Sprint Power)
›Direct expertise
How Renworks helps
Three services. One expert. No politics.
Commercial, technical and quality expertise through one independent specialist, direct to wherever your problem is.
Sourcing Evaluation and Selection
Make sourcing decisions you can stand behind, before you're locked in.
- Structured, cross-functional, on-site capability assessment
- Risks identified before commitment, not after
- Recommendations based on evidence, not assumptions
Quality Improvement Programme
Move from reactive firefighting to lasting improvement in capability.
- Data-driven root cause analysis, not symptom correction
- Disciplined follow through: actions with owners, dates and verified closure
- VDA 6.3, APQP, PPAP, 8D and FMEA, applied pragmatically
New Product Launch and Capacity Uplift
Find and resolve supply chain risk before it becomes a launch failure.
- APQP-aligned governance scaled to the organisation
- Early supplier readiness checks and deep-dive process audits
- Cross-functional NPI experience from prototype through to volume
›Why Renworks
What makes Renworks different
The expertise most businesses can't justify hiring full time.
Commercial, technical & quality in one person
Most businesses have one or two of these perspectives internally. Renworks brings all three. No handoffs, no gaps, no filtered information.
Truly independent
No agency, no volume targets, no politics. An honest picture of where your supply chain risk sits, and practical solutions to address it.
Goes to the source
Including internationally. If the problem is at a supplier in China, Eastern Europe or India, that's where the work gets done.
Big-business rigour, SME pragmatism
The tools and standards of global automotive, adapted to how growing businesses actually operate.
›Sounds familiar?
Same problem,different day?
Whether you're choosing suppliers, chasing recurring quality issues or preparing for a complex launch, let's talk it through.