How One Buyer Cut Costs with a Supplier Risk Index

The Buyer's Side with Fexingo: Procurement, Sourcing, and B2B Purchasing Decisions · Aug 26, 2026 · 8m · transcript

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into a fresh angle in cost reduction: using a supplier risk index to identify hidden cost drivers before they hit the bottom line. They unpack a real-world case where a mid-sized manufacturer combined financial health metrics, geopolitical exposure, and delivery reliability data to rank suppliers by risk — and then renegotiated contracts with the top offenders. Listeners will learn how a simple scoring model can transform procurement from reactive firefighting to proactive strategy, and why the cost of risk is often buried in the price you never…