Procurement & Logistics Services
Our aim is to coordinate activities between mining companies in Africa, Central Asia and CIS regions and sources of supply and services providers in key mining supply countries worldwide.
We do this in two ways:
Firstly, a complete ongoing buying service for some or all overseas requirements, including some or all of:
Secondly, ad hoc procurement services including all of the above in a. and additionally by exception physical supply of requirements where vendors are unwilling or unable to accommodate international orders.
International Procurement and Logistics
International procurement is bureaucratic, time-consuming and fraught with frustrations:
Prolog’s experience in your region and with a wealth of international supply knowledge is well placed to ensure that such problems are avoided.
Our solutions
Prolog’s service is tailored to your way of doing business:
Level 1 Service: A complete remote or site-located secure Procurement and Logistics Department in your Company’s name
Level 2 Service: A complete remote secure outsourced Procurement and Logistics Service in Prolog’s name
Level 3 Service: Overseas support for your Procurement team
Level 1 Service:
Prolog conducts and manages all of you procurement and logistics, either at you rise or remotely. Your company’s systems and procedures are employed and POs are issued in your name.
Level 2 Service:
Prolog conducts and manages your dedicated procurement and logistics from its UK office as if it’s your department. You send your demand requirements and Prolog does the rest.
Level 3 Service:
The aim of this service is for your Procurement Specialists in your in-house Procurement Department to work fully on all aspects of procurement and logistics, employing the support of Prolog’s expertise for
Your in-house procurement specialists handle normal procurement activities: sourcing, tendering, bid evaluations, PO preparation and payment processing.
Confirmation of PO receipt,
Compliance with T&Cs,
Expediting of order confirmations
Governance
Your company has strict governance with avoidance of unethical behaviour a key requirement. Prolog ensures this for your company with clear, transparent and auditable procedures and transactions. Full monthly reporting is a key feature, allowing you to set and monitor KPIs.
Note: We are not a trading/supply company and do not normally offer quotations. We are a services company to facilitate and help clients to conduct business internationally in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner.