We employ a leadership style which manages the supply chain as a set of complex systems that are interdependent of all the supply chain disciplines — sourcing, contracting, procurement, and logistics. Gulf Companies’ approach provides our customers with assurance of delivery, quality of materials, cost certainty, as well as partnering with suppliers to bring innovation to the project.

Today’s complex supply chain does not lend itself well to sole management through spreadsheets that reside independently with various project team members. The Gulf supply chain team has the knowledge and capability to leverage our in-house system — or utilize the customer’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) — to provide the necessary analytics to support successful project completion.

Gulf works in partnership with our customers to ensure the effective management of the complex supply chain system, on-time delivery, total cost of ownership, supplier service level agreements, and cash flow forecasting — all designed to meet project in-service dates.

How Gulf Exceeds Customer Expectations

Our supply chain management systems are the logical result of Gulf’s strategy and commitment to incorporate real-time data tools for concrete results. We use our strong, worldwide network of reliable suppliers to provide the best quality materials. We not only meet — but often exceed — our clients’ expectations.

Gulf only procures goods and services from financially stable, technically qualified, and reliable sources across the globe. Our supply chain practices are professional, ethical, transparent, competitive, and cost-effective. Gulf provides an agile demand-driven supply chain with end-to-end visibility and documentation to better serve our customers.

Efficient Transaction Management

Simple, effective, and efficient methods for transmitting requests for quotes, commercial and technical evaluations, and dispatching purchase orders.

Market Intelligence

Accurate and timely information regarding manufacturers, distributors, and logistics providers in terms of their ability to meet project costs and timelines are critical to success.

Enterprise Integration

Gulf has the ability and experience to utilize multiple ERPs and other supply chain systems to support the exchange of information across multiple parties including: engineering, third party inspectors, project team members, suppliers, and logistics providers.

Workflow

Gulf recognizes the need for proper delegation of authority for our customers in support of their project procurement activities. Gulf ensures that proper approvals are obtained prior to any financial commitment.

Forecasting

Gulf’s Procurement team provides routine project updates related to cost, availability, quality control and logistics. We utilize a pro-active expediting process that provides the project team with critical delivery dates and potential delays in order to accurately adjust the project schedule or seek alternative suppliers. This information is vital in supporting the project schedule by mitigating downtime for crews at the construction site.

Collaboration

Gulf’s Supply Chain team members possess a continuous improvement philosophy as the main driver. We are open to sharing these best practice experiences, gained from our global experiences, with our customers. Together, we continue to seek opportunities to broaden our industry knowledge.