Self assessement using a Procurement Diagnostic Ecosystem
Procurement doesn’t operate in a controlled environment, it operates in the real world. Markets shift, suppliers consolidate, contracts drift, and governance weakens. Even strong functions develop blind spots over time.
When problems surface, they’re often expensive, disruptive, and reputationally damaging. Response capability matters — but resilience starts much earlier.
Heavy Salad’s Prcurement Diagnostic Ecosystem approach cuts through complexity to expose hidden risk, value leakage, and structural weaknesses before they escalate. A focused, data-led assessment provides the clarity needed to take decisive, preventative action, strengthening control, protecting margin, and building a more robust procurement function.
Diagnostic tools, which can be purchased from this website, generate risk scores, maturity ratings, gap analysis, and prioritised actions.
You decide how and when to implement the recommendations.
IMPORTANT - The Procurement Diagnostic Ecosystem tools deliver the greatest impact when you answer all 40 questions truthfully. Resist the urge to “sugar coat” your responses, clarity creates progress, and honest answers will give you the most accurate and valuable insights
Overview of services
The Customer Journey for the self-service diagnostic is as follows:
- you submit payment
- you will receive an email with a link to the diagnostic tool purchased
- complete all sections of the 40 question/ multiple choice answers diagnostic tool
- the result will be returned
- a report will be sent to you
The options for each service are either to purchase:
1. a self-service diagnostic ($700 USD + Tax/ £499.99 Inc VAT*), and receive an actionable report based on your inputs,
- Online diagnostic
- Instant score
- Automated PDF summary
* - The ESG, Cost Optimisation Opportunity, and Procurement Operating Model Assesments are premium self-diagnostic and the price for this is $1,500 USD + Tax/ £999.99 Inc VAT
2. to purchase an additional guided expert review ($3,500 + Tax/ £2,500 Inc VAT)
- Diagnostic + expert review call
- Executive summary
- Risk heatmap
- Improvement roadmap
3. an additional deep dive review ($15,000 + Tax/£10,000 Inc VAT)
- Diagnostic review
- Focus on output gaps
- Clear recommendations
- Diagnostic playbook
Cost Optimisation Opportunity Assessment™
This a targeted diagnostic designed to uncover untapped savings opportunities within your procurement function. In today’s environment, cost pressure is constant, but many organisations are not fully leveraging the tools, data, and strategies available to them
Contract Resilience Score™
How resilient are your contracts? Many organisations don't know, until something fails! Contracts may appear to be standard, but do they adequately provide protection. Using this 40-question executive diagnostic you will receive an instant resilience score which will make clear your remendiation priorities. It converts complex contractual architecture into a single executive-grade resilience index
Contract Renewal Leverage Index™
Companies must embraced "shift-left" strategies to manage contract renewals
Too often, they are approached reactively, with limited visibility, weak preparation, and missed opportunities to optimise value. This diagnostic provides a clear, data-driven view of your current position, highlighting where leverage exists, where it is constrained, and what actions will deliver the greatest impact
Category Management Maturity Assessment™
This a structured diagnostic designed to assess the effectiveness of your category management approach and identify opportunities to improve performance, consistency, and value delivery. Evaluate and Elevate Your Category Management Capability
Negotiation Capabilty Assessment™
The is a structured diagnostic tool designed to evaluate an individual’s effectiveness across the full negotiation lifecycle. It provides actionable insight into strengths, development areas, and overall negotiation maturity.
The assessment consists of 40 multiple-choice questions, divided into 5 core capability areas, each representing a critical dimension of negotiation performance
PMAT Assessment™
Unlock the Full Potential of Your Procurement Function. This Procurement Maturity and Transformation Assessment is a structured diagnostic designed to evaluate how effectively your procurement function is operating today, and where the greatest opportunities exist to improve performance, drive value, and increase strategic impact
