Reduce Operating Costs and Protect Margins with Cost Reduction Services
Stop letting inflated taxes, vendor charges, and operating expenses reduce your profits. The SALT Group’s cost reduction services identify recoverable dollars and opportunities to reduce ongoing spend across targeted operating categories, with minimal internal effort.
100% Performance-Based
24+ Years of Expertise
See What Clients Say About SALT’s Cost Reduction Services
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Aero Specialties
“I have been working with The SALT Group since 2017 for reducing/recouping costs. They have delivered savings. I recommend using them.”
TX
Agrium US, Inc.
“I wanted to extend my feelings of appreciation. Your company and its representatives have shown their professional skills and knowledge by producing favorable tax recovery, larger than we expected.”
MI
Aircraft Precision Products
“The SALT Group did a good job at reviewing our expenses. Their staff is professional – the savings are real.”
Where Are Unnecessary Operating Costs Hiding in Your Business?
For mid-sized businesses, unnecessary costs can accumulate across vendors, contracts, invoices, transactions, and locations. Internal finance and procurement teams may not have the time or specialized expertise to benchmark and audit every complex spend category continuously.
How Can Cost Reduction Services Help Your Business?
Cost reduction services help businesses uncover overpayments, unnecessary fees, billing errors, and other cost leaks, then recover those dollars and reduce ongoing operating expenses. The SALT Group combines specialized expertise, market benchmarks, and a performance-based approach to uncover measurable savings with minimal internal effort.
Reduce Operating Spend with The SALT Group’s Cost Reduction Services
The cost reduction consultants at the SALT Group help mid-sized businesses uncover overpayments and reduce ongoing costs across targeted operating spend categories.
Sales & Use Tax Recovery
Vendor errors, missed exemptions, and misapplied tax rules can leave recoverable Sales & Use Tax dollars on the table. We review transactional data to identify eligible overpayments and support the cost recovery process.
- Transactional tax refund reviews
- Multi-state tax expertise
- Vendor tax error identification
- Support through the recovery process
Waste Management Cost Reduction
Price creep, hidden fees, inflated service levels, and billing errors can quietly increase waste costs. We review your contracts and invoices, benchmark pricing, and identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary spend as part of our cost reduction services.
- Contract and invoice reviews
- Service-level analysis
- Local market benchmarking
- Pricing and service optimization
Freight Cost Reduction
Incorrect rates, accessorial charges, and billing errors can inflate freight spend. Our cost reduction consultants audit shipping invoices and contracts, benchmark rates, and identify opportunities to recover overcharges and reduce future costs.
- Freight rate analysis
- Load and route review
- Market rate benchmarking
- Contract optimization
Parcel Cost Reduction
Incorrect surcharges, dimensional-weight errors, and contract violations can hide in small-parcel invoices. We identify billing discrepancies, handle claims and corrections, and help secure better rates moving forward.
- Parcel invoice analysis
- Fee and surcharge review
- Rate benchmarking
- Contract optimization
Facilities & Uniform Cost Reduction
Service escalations, unnecessary services, excessive fees, and unfavorable contract terms can quietly increase facilities and uniform costs. Our cost reduction consultants review contracts and invoices, benchmark vendor pricing, and negotiate better terms.
- Contract and service-scope reviews
- Identification of excessive fees and markups
- Benchmark-driven negotiations
- Optimization of pricing and service terms
Merchant Services Cost Reduction
Tiered pricing, interchange markups, compliance charges, and rate increases can quietly increase payment-processing costs. We analyze merchant statements, benchmark rates, and identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary fees.
- Comprehensive statement analysis
- Hidden fee and markup identification
- Rate and processing-charge review
- Fee-related cost reduction
Propane Cost Reduction
Cost reduction consultants help reduce propane spend by examining supplier and distributor pricing to identify opportunities for a more competitive total cost.
- Supplier pricing review
- Distributor markup analysis
- Per-gallon cost optimization
- Propane spend reduction
MRO Cost Reduction
Identify opportunities to reduce Maintenance, Repair, and Operations spend by examining the costs associated with the products and supplies your business relies on.
- MRO spend analysis
- Cost and pricing review
- Identification of savings opportunities
- Ongoing spend optimization
Why Businesses Choose The SALT Group for Cost Reduction Services?
The SALT Group combines specialized category expertise, market benchmarking, and a performance-based model to uncover recoverable dollars and reduce ongoing operating costs, without adding another major workload to your team.
How Cost Reduction Services Find and Recover Hidden Savings
Our cost reduction consultants manage the process from review to recovery and ongoing optimization.
How much time will my finance team need to dedicate to cost reduction services?
Minimal. The SALT Group handles the detailed review, analysis, benchmarking, negotiations, and recovery process, requiring limited involvement from Accounting, Finance, and Procurement teams. This allows internal teams to stay focused on their core responsibilities.
See the Savings Businesses Uncovered with Cost Reduction Services
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Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.
“They have issued their reports timely. In all situations they have been able to secure refunds and reduce rates going forward.”
WI
Atlas Bus Sales, Inc.
“We were able to save significant money and they are now working on other services.”
WI
Atlas Metal Parts & Fabricating
“My company has been very pleased with services provided by The SALT Group... Their representative examined our records and identified the vendors and items for refunds of sales tax... I’m very pleased with the results of [their] waste disposal consultant... I highly recommend The SALT Group.”
Turn Overlooked Operating Costs into Measurable Savings with The SALT Group
The SALT Group helps mid-sized businesses uncover overpayments, reduce unnecessary operating spend, and improve margins with minimal internal effort.
Find out where your business may be overpaying and uncover opportunities to strengthen your margins with expert cost reduction consultants.
FAQs
How much time will my finance team need to dedicate to cost reduction services?
The SALT Group handles the heavy lifting throughout the review, requiring minimal involvement from your Accounting, Finance, and Procurement teams.
How does The SALT Group identify savings my internal team may miss?
Our specialized cost reduction consultants use category expertise, market benchmarks, and detailed reviews to identify overlooked overpayments and ongoing cost-saving opportunities.
What happens if The SALT Group does not find any savings?
You pay nothing if no recoveries or savings are identified, making the engagement performance-based rather than an upfront consulting expense.
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