THE PROCUREMENT CENTRE (NOW RESOURCES CONNECTION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICE) OFFERS SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) Supports Large Projects for Energy Infrastructure

The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) has an excellent track record, knowledge of and deep understanding of doing business in the Russian Federation. We have been providing professional Supply Chain services to the energy industry in the Russian Federation since 1997.

In fact, The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) has provided a wide variety of professional services to various Russian energy industry ventures for the past 6 years. We have engaged our Supply Chain professionals for assignments in Europe, the Pacific Rim, Canada and other areas of the world to support the growing energy infrastructure and commercialization efforts of the Russian energy market. Our professionals have handled a large and diverse amount of assignments, including SAP direction and guidance, large project procurement assignments, logistics, Supplier and Contractor surveys, and the supervision and training of Russian nationals as required by our clientele.

The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) Positioned to Support Russian Energy Segment

As energy companies around the globe align themselves in the Russian market, the demand and requirement for a substantial commercial presence will be increasingly required by these companies to support their sizeable investments in these new markets. One of the major prerequisites in this new frontier will be the requirement for substantial service support groups, one of which is Procurement and Supply Chain.

The flexibility for providing project professionals in this scenario has several options. Instead of staffing a large support group with the accompanying labor and burden, The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) will provide our professional services to the client as a support group (at a minimum, the procurement to pay function). This service offering will greatly reduce the need for our clients to recruit for such positions and bear the burden of scaling human capital within the Russian Federation.

We have a successful track record and The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) is uniquely positioned to run and staff a large "back office" operation to support the many entities that are entering into the Russian energy markets.

As an alliance member with your company, The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) would be able to provide the following:

• Employees owned by The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) with payroll and benefits provided by The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice)
• Procurement provided by The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) for support of various business units (upstream, midstream, downstream, etc.).
• The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) employees work under the direction and control of clients management at all times. Operating components and end users instantly have a win-win with total lower staffing costs.
• Clients are alleviated of having to find, develop and train internal resources
• Save significant money in relocating client resources and professionals throughout Russian Federation.
• High potential to maximize Russian Content by creating potential Russian owned joint venture.
• Multiple tiered platform established. Chargeback to project specific areas within client operations.
• The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) charged with all training of internal staff and inclusion of Russian trained personnel (hand off from The Procurement Centre (now Resources SCM Practice) resources to Russian population over time)
• Flexible cost and scalability pending on business conditions
• Bring Western Best Practices, Politics, and Procedures to the Operating Company