Get more value from purchasing
Address fragmented buying, unclear requirements, and supplier agreements that no longer fit your needs. Balance total cost with quality, service, and risk.
STRATEGIC COST REDUCTION · ADVISORY & IMPLEMENTATION
Reduce costs.
Improve efficiency.
Strengthen performance.
Total Cost Solutions helps organizations improve financial and operational performance by tackling non-salary costs from every angle.
We examine what you buy, how you buy it, how you use it, and how work gets done—to extract greater value from every dollar spent.
We focus on outside spend to improve margins, deploy resources efficiently, and create alternatives to workforce reductions.
Let’s discuss your priorities ↗A COMPLETE VIEW OF OPERATING COSTS
How you buy.
What you use.
How you operate.
ProcurementStrategic sourcingSupply chain efficiencyOperational improvement
Connected decisions. Lasting improvements.
Industry experienceA complete view of costHands-on implementation
01 / WHAT WE DO
Turn outside spend into stronger performance.
TCS helps finance, operations, and procurement leaders improve margins, maintain service continuity, and strengthen purchasing discipline. We connect cost decisions with the operational requirements they need to support.
Improve supply chain efficiency
Reduce avoidable distribution and logistics costs while supporting reliable service. Align delivery choices and service levels with operational needs.
Reduce waste in operations
Address unnecessary consumption, inefficient workflows, and resources that are not being used effectively. Simplify how work gets done while protecting essential services.
Keep spending and suppliers accountable
Close gaps in spend visibility, contract compliance, and supplier performance. Establish purchasing practices and accountability that help improvements last.
02 / OUR APPROACH
From opportunity to measurable improvement.
TCS works alongside your finance, operations, and procurement teams to turn analysis into action. Each engagement reflects your priorities, operating requirements, and capacity for change.
Let’s discuss your priorities ↗Understand & prioritize
Analyze spending, supplier agreements, utilization, and workflows. Combine the data with your team’s operational knowledge to identify opportunities and assess their financial impact, feasibility, and service implications.
Implement & execute
Develop a practical action plan with clear ownership. Support sourcing, negotiations, process changes, and implementation—working with stakeholders to address barriers and protect essential service requirements.
Measure & sustain
Establish a baseline and track financial and operational results. Distinguish identified opportunities from realized savings, monitor service and supplier performance, and put practices in place to help improvements last.
WHERE WE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITY
More ways to
improve your margins.
The right combination of actions depends on your business. Our work considers demand, purchasing, suppliers, and operations together.
Align usage with need
Review consumption, service levels, and specifications to identify spending that no longer supports the business.
Simplify and standardize
Examine overlapping products, services, and purchasing practices. Reduce unnecessary variation while accounting for operational requirements.
Improve supplier performance
Review agreements, accountability, and service delivery so supplier relationships support your cost and performance objectives.
Improve how work gets done
Address inefficient processes, avoidable waste, and delivery choices. Evaluate internal and outsourced services against business needs.
CORE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE
The capabilities to move from analysis to action.
Specialist capabilities support each stage of an engagement, from the initial spend assessment through implementation and savings validation.
Sourcing & procurement
Strategic sourcing, procurement, and non-salary cost reduction; RFP/RFQ development, competitive bidding, and supplier selection.
Analysis & savings validation
Spend analysis, opportunity identification, baseline development, and validation of financial and operational results.
Supplier & contract management
Supplier negotiations, contracting, vendor management, and contract optimization.
Operational improvement
Process improvement, utilization management, and more efficient deployment of resources.
Implementation & leadership
Project and program management, implementation, change management, and interim management.
GPO & purchasing strategy
Group purchasing organization strategy, purchasing programs, and contract optimization aligned with your organization’s needs.
STRATEGIC SOURCING & CATEGORY EXPERIENCE
Experience across the costs of running your organization.
Category knowledge helps us ask better questions about requirements, utilization, suppliers, and service delivery. Explore the areas below.
Transportation & Logistics
Freight, parcel, and courier services.
Clinical Services
Dialysis, perfusion, and other outsourced clinical services.
Facilities & Operations
Security, janitorial, medical gases, maintenance, HVAC, solar, waste management, and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO).
Food & Nutrition Services
Food service and related contracts.
Document & Records Management
Physical and digital records storage and management.
IT & Telecommunications
Wireless, telephony, hardware, and select software categories.
Language Services
Interpretation and translation.
Biomedical Engineering
Medical equipment maintenance and imaging service contracts.
Legal Services
Outside counsel.
Human Resources
External staffing providers, benefits services, payroll services, and learning and development contracts.
Finance & Accounting
Financial and accounting services.
EXPERIENCE ACROSS INDUSTRIES
Selected client experience.
Selected organizations served through TCS and prior consulting roles. Our experience spans healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, media and entertainment, automotive, and financial services.
ABOUT US
Practical expertise.
Collaborative delivery.
Total Cost Solutions helps organizations improve financial and operational performance through non-salary cost reduction. Led by Lonnie Yates, the firm combines hands-on leadership with a broader network of consulting and subject matter expertise.
Lonnie Yates
Principal, Total Cost Solutions
Lonnie brings more than two decades of consulting experience across healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, media and entertainment, automotive, and financial services.
He works with executive leaders and cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, build practical action plans, and carry improvements through implementation. His background includes strategic sourcing, group purchasing strategy, supplier management, operational improvement, and interim supply chain leadership.
His approach pairs financial analysis with operational knowledge, clear ownership, and measurement of realized results.
A broader network of expertise
TCS draws on a network of consulting colleagues, advisory firms, and specialized subject matter experts, bringing together the capabilities each engagement requires. This collaborative approach extends our industry and functional expertise to help clients address complex cost and operational challenges.
View Lonnie’s LinkedIn profile ↗LET’S FIND YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY
Start with
a conversation.
Tell us where costs are creating pressure and what a better outcome would look like.
Let’s discuss your priorities.
Whether you have a specific cost challenge or want to explore where to begin, get in touch.
info@totalcostsolutions.comLet’s discuss your priorities ↗