Enhance your strategic planning and risk management

Navigating the complex and volatile world of PGM markets is a task that requires exceptional foresight, precise data analysis, and well-informed decision-making. As procurement strategies continue to evolve and diversify, businesses are more than ever in need of innovative tools that provide a robust, strategic approach to managing their procurement processes. We understand the gravity of these needs and the risks associated with not meeting them. 

As we delve into the complexities of procurement strategies and risk management, it's critical to confront some thought-provoking questions. These queries are designed to challenge current perspectives, encourage innovation, and spur strategic thinking in your procurement process.

1. Are you fully capitalising on your procurement strategy? Or are you in pursuit of a methodology that is more strategic, data-driven, and risk-aware?

2. Do you have the right safeguards in place for volatile PGM markets?

3. Have you ever wished to back-test potential procurement strategies against past market data, giving you a deeper understanding of possible outcomes?

4. Are you equipped to tackle price risks by anticipating future market scenarios and deciphering their impacts?

5. Could a detailed inventory history upon simulation completion provide additional insights to refine your procurement process?

6. How might optimising metal sales, in addition to purchases, improve your overall financial performance?

SFA can help you prepare and respond proactively to market fluctuations avoiding unnecessary expenses and securing profit margins. Purchasing strategies can hence be tested against various potential future market behaviours to ensure risk is minimised when the market does not behave as expected, and gains can be maximised when it does. We are committed to understanding your business in-depth and delivering insights and solutions that matter to you. 

Our team can support a phased implementation of policies for holistic sourcing and price risk management for systematic change from passive to balanced and active strategies to bridge your organisation's procurement and treasury teams' performance. Let us address your unique challenges. Prepare for the unexpected and turn market volatility to your advantage. Embrace the future of procurement, supply chain strategy and risk management with SFA.

Dive deep into the heart of PGM risk management as we work hand in hand to unravel your unique risk appetite and shape a bespoke risk management strategy. This journey involves refining your hedging and trading strategies and mastering the art of managing market, counterparty, contract, cash flow, and operational risks. 

Let SFA be your partner in making volatility work in your favour. Together, let's stay not just one, but multiple steps ahead, always leading, never following.

Governance, risk, controls and internal audit – Your shield in the market

Empower your PGM risk management and trading operations with our governance, risk, and controls expertise. We aid in setting your trading boundaries, designing an optimal operating model, and architecting an effective governance framework – all tailored to keep you a step ahead.

Bolster your trading performance with custom analytics that dissect your trading trends and highlight potential opportunities. We'll help you compare and align your frameworks with industry best practices protecting your enterprise while driving growth. At SFA, we do more than help you manage risks – we transform them into your stepping stones towards success.