◆ Illustrative sample (a fictional company, "Acme Corp"). This is the exact format and depth of the report you would receive for your own business, within 72 hours.
This is what you get
A detailed Opportunity Report, within 72 hours
One category or a whole spend base, independently pulled apart. Where the money is, how much, how sure I am, and exactly what I would do about it. Yours to keep either way.
Where the money sits
Baseline annual spend by category. The top two categories are half of addressable spend.
Where the savings are
Likely annualised savings by category. Top three drive ~78% of the opportunity.
How sure I am (low · likely · high)
The bar spans the conservative-to-optimistic range per category; the split marks the likely outcome. Confidence shown in the cards below.
A headline for every category
What you actually receive
✓ An executive summary: total opportunity, range, and reduction at a glance.
✓ A spend breakdown showing exactly where your money goes.
✓ Savings by category with low / likely / high ranges and a confidence rating.
✓ Category-by-category findings: what I found, the opportunity, the path.
✓ A week-by-week recommended plan for each category.
✓ Risks, assumptions and an implementation roadmap.
What it costs you: nothing
The report is yours to keep. If there's nothing worth doing, it's my gift and we shake hands. If there is opportunity, here's the deal: we agree the baseline, I negotiate the savings against it, and your team implements. The work funds itself, nothing up front. You stay in control the whole way.
Want one for your business?
Start with one category or your whole spend base. Your report lands within 72 hours, and it's yours to keep.
Full detail · reference
The complete Opportunity Report
Every section, in full, so you can see the depth behind the snapshot. This is the real deliverable.
Engagement context
Scope
Seven indirect spend categories. Baseline period is the most recent 12 months of invoiced spend as submitted. Cost of goods, regulated items and capital expenditure are excluded.
Method
- Baselines established from your submitted annual spend per category.
- Opportunities benchmarked against Northbridge market reference data and comparable engagements.
- Savings shown as annualised, post-negotiation rate differentials applied to your baseline volumes.
What is not in the report
- Projections of un-accepted savings. I report the opportunity; you decide what to accept.
- Implementation cost-to-serve, change-management fees, or internal team time.
- Capital expenditure, cost-of-goods, or regulated fees outside scope.
Savings summary
Ordered by dollar impact. Confidence reflects my view on the negotiated outcome from current market data and supplier posture.
| Category | Baseline | Low | Likely | High | % Spend | Conf. |
|---|
Confidence: H = supplier concession already signalled or market overwhelmingly supports · M = market supports, negotiation required.
Category findings
Risks & assumptions
Each risk rated on likelihood, impact on accepted savings, and the mitigation built into how I work.
| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
|---|
| Supplier incumbent resistance. Vendors may decline or threaten disruption. | Medium | High | Competitive process with 3–5 qualified alternatives per category; incumbents offered a match-right in the final round. |
| Baseline data anomalies. 12-month spend may include one-time charges. | Low | Medium | Baselines reconciled against the GL; a Baseline Schedule is issued for your review before anything is locked. |
| Market-rate drift between analysis and signing. | Low | Medium | Benchmarks re-validated within 30 days of execution; savings calculated on negotiated rate × contracted volume. |
| Volume decline after negotiation shrinks dollar savings. | Medium | Medium | Savings defined on the rate differential × contracted annual volume at the point you accept. |
| Contract notice periods delay cash. | Medium | Low | Notice windows built into the roadmap; cash savings follow the contract cycle. |
| Client execution risk. Rollout and onboarding sit with you. | n/a | N/A | Implementation is yours; your internal lead owns rollout. I drive the supplier-side work. |
Implementation roadmap
Turns opportunities into accepted, banked savings across an 8-week window. I drive the supplier-side work; you keep the decision rights.
Weeks 1–2 · baseline lock
- You countersign the Baseline Schedule per category.
- Letter of authorisation signed and sent to suppliers in scope.
- First supplier information requests issued.
Weeks 2–6 · negotiation & acceptance
- Competitive processes run in parallel across telecom, utilities, facilities and office supplies.
- Direct renegotiations on IT/SaaS, professional services and fleet.
- Each concession documented on a Savings Opportunity Sheet; you accept within your own review window.
Weeks 6–8 · close-out
- Accepted opportunities consolidated into a final log.
- Fee applies only to what you accept; nothing before that.
Disclaimers & next step
Savings are opportunities, not guarantees. Figures reflect the negotiated or negotiable differential between your baseline and market-supported rates at the time of analysis. What you bank depends on your acceptance and supplier commitment.
Independence. Northbridge holds no commercial relationship, referral arrangement, or financial affiliation with any supplier named.
Next step. A 30-minute walkthrough to confirm priorities, lock the baselines for the two highest-dollar categories, and authorise the competitive processes.