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WHO WE ARE

Practical procurement expertise for manufacturers.

Supplier Solutions Group helps manufacturers improve cost competitiveness, develop qualified supply alternatives, reduce sourcing risk, and build stronger, more reliable supplier networks.

PROJECT-BASED + FRACTIONAL
Experienced sourcing and supplier-development support without adding another full-time senior procurement resource.

We focus on supplier decisions that improve the business — not sourcing activity for its own sake.

“The objective isn’t simply to find a cheaper supplier.
It’s to find the right supplier.”
Our Focus — Five things every supplier decision should improve: Cost, Capability, Quality, Reliability and Risk
CORE SERVICES

Three ways to engage SSG.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development

Supplier search • qualification • RFQs • quote analysis • negotiation

Best when you need a new source, a second source, or stronger supplier performance.

Supplier & Sourcing Assessments

Cost • capability • risk • sourcing opportunities

A focused review that identifies where management should act first.

DELIVERABLE: Supplier Opportunity Roadmap

Fractional Procurement Support

Strategic sourcing • supplier strategy • negotiation • project support

Senior procurement expertise without another full-time senior hire.

Licia Hintz, Founder and Principal, Supplier Solutions Group LLC
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE SOLUTIONS

Licia Hintz | Founder & Principal

Licia brings a distinctive combination of manufacturing ownership, procurement leadership and hands-on strategic sourcing expertise to Supplier Solutions Group. After more than 20 years owning and operating a manufacturing business, she went on to lead procurement, sourcing, supplier development and supply chain initiatives within manufacturing organizations.

Her experience spans strategic sourcing, supplier identification and qualification, negotiations, cost reduction, supplier development and performance, supply continuity, and cross-functional work with engineering and operations. Licia’s passion is building high-caliber supplier portfolios across diverse materials, engineered components, and outsourced manufacturing capabilities that improve cost competitiveness, strengthen supply continuity, expand supplier capability, and reduce sourcing risk.

This combination of business ownership, manufacturing experience and senior procurement leadership gives SSG a practical perspective on supplier decisions — not simply what looks good on a quote, but what works for the operation and the business.

HOW WE WORK

Clear scope. Practical process.
Decision-ready recommendations.

01

DISCOVER

Define the need

02

SEARCH

Identify candidates

03

QUALIFY

Screen fit & risk

04

COMPETE

RFQ & negotiate

05

RECOMMEND

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The work is designed to help management make better supplier decisions — with the right balance of cost, capability, quality, reliability and risk.

MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing-focused sourcing support.

SSG supports supplier and sourcing challenges across manufacturing environments, components, materials and outsourced manufacturing.

MANUFACTURING

ENGINEERED COMPONENTS

MATERIALS & SUPPLY

OUTSOURCED MANUFACTURING

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