The methodology
A risk-free review,
explained.
No commitment to talk. No upfront fee to engage. Fees come only from the savings found. If there is nothing to find, there is no fee.
What we look at
The three places overhead hides
Effective rate
The true per-unit rate after surcharges, accessorials, fuel, and assessments. Benchmarked against a database of similar firms.
Billing accuracy
Invoice errors are common and rarely caught by busy internal teams. Corrections are often the single biggest line of savings.
Contract drift
Promo rates expire, auto-renewals kick in at unfavorable terms, and surcharges creep. We surface every drift before renegotiating.
Most overhead is not overspent on purpose. It drifts there quietly, one surcharge and one auto-renewal at a time. The work is finding it and holding the line.
The engagement
A small lift on your side; the heavy work on ours.
From you
- Recent statements for the cost we are reviewing.
- Basic volume or usage figures (how much, how often).
- Whatever vendor agreements you have on hand.
- Permission to ask the vendor a few clarifying questions.
From us
- An independent benchmark and an audit of the recent invoices.
- A clear summary of where the savings live and how big they are.
- Negotiation with your existing vendors on your behalf.
- Ongoing monitoring so the savings stick.
Performance-based
What ‘risk-free’ actually means
No upfront fee
You do not pay to engage. The review begins on a handshake and a small amount of data.
Fees come out of savings
When we surface savings, we share in them. The split is agreed in writing before the renegotiation runs.
No savings, no fee
If we cannot find savings worth your time, you owe nothing. Most engagements find meaningful savings; we are upfront when they will not.
The book
Same playbook, longer form
The Profit Alchemist
See what we would find
The review is independent and risk-free. We work out of the savings we find. If there is nothing to find, there is no fee.