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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Expense management, management consulting |
| Founded | February 1, 2002 |
| Founders | Rich Ham, Matt Smith |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois , United States |
Key people | Rich Ham (CEO) |
| Services | Indirect expense optimisation, audit & supplier management |
Number of employees | 80 (2025)[1] |
| Website | www |
Fine Tune Expense Management (often shortened to Fine Tune) is an American consulting firm that specialises in managing and reducing complex indirect-services expenses for large enterprises.[2] Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company works with Fortune 1000 organisations to optimise categories such as uniform rental, waste and recycling, pest control and security services. Fine Tune is a Certified B Corporation and markets a proprietary auditing platform, Expense Management Optimisation & Auditing Technology (eMOAT).[1]
History
[edit]Fine Tune was incorporated on 1 February 2002 in Bloomington, Indiana, by Rich Ham and Matt Smith, both former uniform-rental industry executives.[3] The founders later relocated the headquarters to Chicago. During the 2010s the firm expanded its service lines to include waste & recycling, energy & utilities, pest control and security-guard contracts.[3]
Fine Tune earned B Corp certification in May 2021 after scoring 91.6 on the B Impact Assessment.[1]
Services
[edit]The consultancy pairs category-specific experts with continuous invoice monitoring through its eMOAT software platform.[3] It typically works on a performance-based “gain-sharing” fee model, taking a percentage of verified client savings.[4]
Recognition
[edit]- 2022 – Named one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s “Top Supply Chain Projects” for an optimisation engagement that generated more than US\$100,000 in savings for a specialty-materials manufacturer.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fine Tune Expense Management". B Corporation Directory. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Jaekel, Brielle (21 July 2022). "Top Supply Chain Projects: Fine Tune Saves Client \$100,000 After Auditing Deep Dive". Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Mackenzie, Helen (9 April 2024). "AOP Introducing… Fine Tune". Art of Procurement. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Fine Tune Expense Management features in the Procurement Services Provider Directory". Spend Matters. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Jaekel, Brielle (21 July 2022). "Top Supply Chain Projects: Fine Tune Saves Client \$100,000 After Auditing Deep Dive". Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Fine Tune profile at the B Corporation directory
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