Wire harness and stamping spend at $108M was opaque, with incumbents controlling pricing and limited cost transparency across the supply base. Material and labor cost drivers were invisible in supplier quotes.
Built engineering-driven should-cost models across the wire harness and stamping portfolio. Benchmarked process-level cycle times against global supplier capacity. Brought competitive RFQs through CSC's verified IATF-certified network. Built the negotiation playbook from cost drivers.
$23M saved (21%) on $108M of spend in under 6 months. Wire harness should-cost models now power ongoing reverse quoting. The Harley team has cost-driver visibility across the commodity going forward.