Kronos Group

Pragmatic solutions for sustainable business through best-in-class procurement, finance and project management.

Forming strategic partnerships and creating sustainable procurement, finance, and project management transformation with our team of industry specialists.

We support companies across Europe and around the world with our offices based in Belgium, France, and Italy.

What sets Kronos Group apart is our approach to value creation. From our title as the leading pan-European procurement service provider, gained through our partnership with Kloepfel Group and EPSA; to the establishment of the Kronos Group Chair in Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, for the uplifting of procurement as a professional career pathway; and our commitment to growing the value and skill of our team through dynamic training opportunities—we know what it takes to build lasting value.

Through our three locations, we help companies meet their short and long-term goals with a specific emphasis on their geographical considerations and the most up-to-date best practices of the industry.

Our solutions

We are a dynamic consulting firm that believes in the power of modern solutions to boost business growth. We help clients transform their businesses.

PROCUREMENT

Want the best return on your investments with none of the risk? Leverage our procurement know-how.

We help you generate value, guarantee customer satisfaction, mitigate risks, and enhance your procurement operations.

FINANCE

We provide custom financial analysis alongside targeted recommendations to enhance your business’ financial performance and overall success.

Add value to your company today by gaining control of your profit and costs.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Explore industry best practices courtesy of Kronos Group to manage your resources and improve the execution of critical projects.

Achieve more powerful business growth with an optimised project management function!

SPEND
OPTIMISATION

Our experience demonstrates that you may be overlooking up to 20% of your expenditure.

Enjoy thorough cost optimisation with Kronos Group’s 7-step methodology, benchmarking knowledge, and category assessment tools.

SPEND MANAGEMENT OUTSOURCING

Generate higher value addition by outsourcing lower value-added spend management activities to external experts.

Increase focus on core business activities with Kronos Group’s spend management outsourcing services.

SPEND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

Stay up-to-date with financial innovations. Leverage the best technologies with Kronos Group’s pragmatic, actionable methodologies and cutting-edge spend management platform.

Discover a streamlined financial strategy.

Our achievements

6 client cases to illustrate our services

Transformation services - A-Z delivery in five months.

A business in the transportation sector with activities worldwide/EU, and over 6,000+ employees may need best-in-class processes and systems (P2P and contract) to swiftly scale up their activities.

Spend optimisation services - 50+ million euros of savings delivered in one year.

A company in the services sector with 2,000 employees and activities in the EU may struggle with a lack of expertise.

Growth acceleration: Transformation from RIPCO to FIPCO in 1 year

A pharma company launched 5 new offices, 5 operational companies, and 22 websites in preparation for their launch in 5 major European markets on a 1-year timeline. All with the support of Kronos Group.

Long-term cost savings for global companies

A company in the automotive sector secures a long-term savings plan of 41.8% with lean manufacturing, innovative thinking, and the reinforcement of supplier networks.

Training services - Set up and implementation of a two-day academy delivered worldwide in ten locations and four languages, over six months.

A company in the construction sector with worldwide activities, 15,000+ employees, and over 100+ procurement staff may face challenges arising from low maturity, decentralisation, and a lack of standards.

Operations consulting services - A team of up to 18 consultants with common methodology and best practices.

A company in the healthcare sector with 100,000 employees and worldwide activities may be impeded by a lack of resources, expertise, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) context.

How can we help you in times of crisis?

Our pragmatic solutions to make a difference directly and ensure your company sustainability

Profitability
Challenges

Reduced business activity, loss of sales and recovery from financial losses

Renegotiation and adaptation of commitments

Spend optimisation, prioritisation and project management, optimisation and digitalisation ofprocurement processes.

Supply Chain Challenges

Supply chain disruptions, risks management and de-risking the supply chain for long term agility and resilience

Identification of bottlenecks, commitments review, alternative sourcing and supplier qualification/onboarding

Category strategy review and implementation.

Resource
Challenges

Lack of resources and expertise

Ad hoc experts, outsourcing of non-valued activities.

Digital academies to boost people development and ad hoc advisory.

Our clients

Contributing to the success of 60+ clients in all sectors across Europe, and beyond

Our Thinking

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OLIVIER

Manager at SONACA, hired Kronos Group as a supplier (December 2020)

During the last 4 years, Kronos Group has been supporting our procurement department through its consulting services.
Their consultants are flexible, agile, worked quickly, and were able to bring added value to our company.

DENIS

Finance Manager for a major insurance company, hired Kronos Group as a supplier (2012–2016)

I contracted Kronos Group between 2012 and 2016 to support our department during main finance project implementations. I have always been more than satisfied with their services in terms of quality, deliverables and
follow-up.

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BERTINA

Project Director at GSK, hired Kronos Group as a supplier (2013 – 2016)

Kronos Group is the only company I worked with
that contacted me proactively and on a regularly toassess the progress and performance on the project.
Many companies see you as a client.
For Kronos Group, you are a Partner.

DENIS

Finance Manager for a major insurance company, hired Kronos Group as a supplier (2012–2016)

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BERTINA

Project Director at GSK, hired Kronos Group as a supplier (2013 – 2016)

DENIS

Finance Manager for a major insurance company, hired Kronos Group as a supplier (2012–2016)

Kronos Group

Forming strategic partnerships and creating sustainable procurement, finance, and project management transformation with our team of industry specialists.

Our solutions

PROCUREMENT

FINANCE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SPEND
OPTIMISATION

SPEND MANAGEMENT OUTSOURCING

SPEND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

Our achievements

Transformation services - A-Z delivery in five months.

Spend optimisation services - 50+ million euros of savings delivered in one year.

Growth acceleration: Transformation from RIPCO to FIPCO in 1 year

Long-term cost savings for global companies

Training services - Set up and implementation of a two-day academy delivered worldwide in ten locations and four languages, over six months.

Operations consulting services - A team of up to 18 consultants with common methodology and best practices.