THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR VERY NUMEROUS TESTIMONIALS
“I would absolutely recommend him for cost reduction efforts. His success is ridiculous at times, but he always improves our position when I engage him. I have zero doubt in his ability to reduce costs. I have never met anyone as tenacious and resourceful as him.“
VP – Fortune 500 Company
"Having hired Parry, Murphy and Associates at a previous employer, I was well aware of the capabilities Mike Parry has in vendor negotiations. In 2018, I sought Mike's help with a variety of suppliers in several of our operating companies, seeking to reduce franchisee costs within our franchise networks, as well as corporate costs. Mike proved adept not only in negotiating significant savings, but also structuring those savings to benefit franchisee and franchisor. Notably, these gains were realized without changing suppliers. Those on our team who worked directly with Mike came away from the engagement with a new appreciation of what's possible.“
CFO – One of the largest Franchisor’s in the world
“You always work closely with your clients to help them achieve their goals. Keep up the great work.”
Managing Director – Wells Fargo Bank
“I have known Mike for 15 - 20 years. He is a consummate professional who always puts his clients first. He very carefully seeks to enhance relationships to make them long and enduring. Each time we interact I come away with a real sense of satisfaction that I am well acquanted with him. He is a good man with a wealth of experience.”
Regional President – Comerica Bank
“Michael is an outstanding, results-oriented financial professional whom I have worked with at various times over 23 years. In each, prolonged interaction Michael showed the ability to devise a strategic direction to improve profitability and to execute to the strategy.”
First VP – JP Morgan Chase Bank
“I have truly enjoyed working with you on many occasions over the past 15 years and I can unequivocally say that you are an expert negotiator and cost-savings guru. Keep up the good work.”
Corporate Attorney
"I appreciate all of the extra things you do to get good results for our guys in the field. It's Impressive."
In House Corporate Legal Counsel – Fortune 500 Company
“Mike is one of the brightest and most strategic thinkers I have ever worked with. He is exceptionally talented in problem resolution and creating effective negotiation strategies. When Mike sets his goal, he always finds the path to achieve it. Mike's great sense of humor brings joy and fun to each project. If you have a chance to work with Mike, you are one of the lucky ones!”
Attorney - Partner – Litigator and Business Advisor
"An enthusiastic addition to any company wanting outside and objective management expertise"
Lawyer and Partner with Maddin Hauser, Wartell, Roth, Heller & Pesses P.C.
“You can have Parry, Murphy and Associates work on ANY spend. They do not have any limitations on what the spend category is or where it is. He has saved us money on anything he has touched.”
VP – Fortune 500 Company
“I am shocked at the savings here since I had this company and a competitor quote against each other last year. They must really quote similar so neither drives the others margin down. They were almost identical to each other. The savings PMA helped us obtain from our existing supplier of many years is well over 30%"
Plant Manager – Fortune 500 Company
“Michael did a terrific job in consulting with our German parent company to help them establish a new manufacturing facility in the U.S. He is full of innovative ideas that would help any company improve its bottom line.“
CFO – Large International Automotive Supplier
"We have been working to improve our overall vendor costs for some time now. While our efforts have been good, there still remained much more for us to do, especially in our indirect spend. The questions we asked ourselves were: a) how do we accelerate our efforts, and launch an intense tightly focused vendor cost reduction initiative across the entire company, while still maintaining good vendor relationships and b) do we have the resources in house and the skills and experience needed to lead and maximize a concentrated effort such as this; and even if we do have the resources would we want them focused on vendor negotiations instead of driving our business forward in sales and operations.
We decided to look outside the company for this specialized expertise. Parry, Murphy and Associates (PMA) provided us the answers to both our questions. Mike Parry, brought us exactly the kind of energy, leadership, skills and experience that we needed, and as a result, allowed us to not only accomplish significant vedor price reductions in a timely fashion, but also allowed our people to learn new skills with which to perpetuate these efforts throughout the company for years to come.
We are very satisfied with PMA’s efforts and would highly recommend them to anyone who is facing similar challenges in their organization.”
VP – Fortune 500 Industrial Group
“Because of the broad experience base and the deliberate process he brings to an organization, we were able to identify very material opportunities for cost containment beyond our own plans. His skill and process yielded very good results for us. He, stated simply, gets results. He delivered a positive impact on our bottom line quickly. An additional benefit of working with him is that he teaches the process and negotiating skills to the staff he works with, which aids in their development and skill building.”
VP HR – Large Retailer with over 500 locations in North America
“He met with our representatives to understand the unique attributes of each vendor relationship. He worked closely with our team to devise negotiating strategies that were sensitive to our concerns and preserved good relationships with our suppliers.”
CFO – Large National Distributor
“Gets the job done with a high level of integrity and in a cost-efficient manner. Mike has years of experience in assisting companies in reducing costs and excellent negotiating and strategy skills”
Partner - KPMG
Michigan Department of Commerce Appointment
Selected, in conjunction with KPMG, as a state wide consultant for "The Growth Margin" program. This program was designed to provide subsidized consulting services to companies throughout Michigan. This Joint venture, with Parry, Murphy and Associates doing most of the work, was ranked 1st in performance out of all the state appointed consultants.
"....two clients of mine ...... would not be operating and making the money they are without him.“
Chartered Financial Consultant
“Mike is a uniquely gifted man and professional. He has expansive business knowledge and is willing to help companies to lower their costs in unique areas in ways that they haven’t thought of before. He brings an unmatched skill set and approach to negotiation that can bring companies substantial cost reductions.”
CEO of a Utility Cost Reduction Company
“We are very pleased with the savings Parry, Murphy and Associates helped us achieve.”
Director of Special Projects – Large Regional Hospital
“We only have the highest praise for you and we would recommend your firm to anyone. It is hard to put in words our gratitude for you.”
Owner – Regional Fabric Company
“We've made a tremendous turnaround and had a record profit Q1. We thank you for getting us the savings"
CEO and Owner of a large National Bakery
“You did a great job. You definitely saved us money and you gave us an understanding of where and how we could save more money and directly impact our bottom line. We always appreciated your attention to the details. It created a very strong confidence in your company.”
CEO and Owner – Large Home Improvement Company
"During Mr. Parry's employment with Dürr in the USA, he played a major role in returning the company to profitability as well as eliminating the outstanding debt. During Mr. Parry's tenure, he displayed strengths in problem solving, leadership and the development of the organization. His commitment to the company was exemplary and he had a significant impact on the bottom line."
Chief Executive Officer, Dürr Inc.
“Michael is your "go-to-guy", he will not only deliver to you the financial facts on your current business outlook but he will prepare and present strategic plan options for your consideration to improve your business.“
President of an internation environmental, equipment, engineering and manufacturing company
“Mike is committed to cost reduction. Although his goal was often cost reduction, he would not sacrifice performance. His objective balance often helped achieve cost reductions while improving performance. Mike has the uncanny ability to see the impact of these cost reduction actions.”
Chief Information Officer of a North American group of companies
"Michael is a proven successful business professional that focused his efforts on the strategic and main goals of the company. He would be a great asset to any organization."
Sales Director – International Group
“Mike is a highly motivated and strategic executive. He is extremely customer focused, cost conscious, a team player and an excellent communicator. I enjoyed working with Mike at Dürr and would highly recommend him. I have known Mike for over 20 years. When I had a question about complex price negotiations I knew I could call him. While working with him early in my career I learned much about managing the bottom line, cost reductions and price reductions. Mike was a great mentor and I will always value the time we worked together”
Former Financial Director, Dürr Production Systems
“I was always very appreciative of Michael's deep understanding and coordination of the complex financial issues in a multinational company our size, working with global clients.“
Director, Sales and Marketing, North American Tier 1 Supplier
“I worked with Mike on some complicated projects and during that time Mike held the interests of the company at the highest level and worked diligently to resolve issues in a fair and reasonable way. Mike's humor and tenacity to close issues are to be commended.”
Manager - Dürr Systems
“Michael Parry was the best President / CFO Dürr had during my 10 years of employment with the Dürr Group. He took special time to make himself available to his employees and help keep company morale up during rough times.“
Accounts Payable - Dürr
“It is a pleasure to write this letter of recommendation for Michael Parry. We worked together 3.5 years in a joint venture project with Ford and Dürr in Salvador Brazil. He was the CFO for Dürr and I was the Paint Area Manager for Ford. Our responsibility was to build, launch and operate a new assembly plant in the State of Bahia in Brazil. Dürr had the responsibility to build and commission the plant, and help me launch and operate the plant. Michael and his team were the key to a successful launch of this plant.
Mike never once took his eyes off the objective of building a quality plant on time and meeting or reducing cost targets. He always met the needs of the manufacturing operation. The objective was the first priority. Michael is a master in finance and has a great understanding of manufacturing and paint operations. He is totally team oriented and customer driven.
The Brazil project was the most high tech automated project in the automotive industry.
Thanks Mike for making our project in Brazil such a success."
Paint Area Manager – Ford Brazil
