Implementing Procurement Category Management
Redesigning procurement category management across a US$250 million annual spend portfolio.
US$250M
ANNUAL SPEND
105
CATEGORIES
18
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Capability
Procurement & Category Management
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Rolling out a next-generation demand planning platform and harmonising planning across more than 50 countries.
50+
COUNTRIES
4,000
USERS
2.5-YEAR
PROGRAMME
Capability
Demand Planning
Redesigning procurement category management across a US$250 million annual spend portfolio.
US$250M
ANNUAL SPEND
105
CATEGORIES
18
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Capability
Procurement & Category Management
Using historical data and automated scoring to improve sponsor targeting and lead conversion.
30→50%
LEAD CONVERSION
+20 PP
CONVERSION INCREASE
5
SCORING ACTIONS
Capability
Data & Analytics
Prioritising a portfolio of more than 300 projects and strengthening visibility of cash and EBIT impact.
300→30
PROJECTS PRIORITISED
70%
CASH GENERATION
+3%
EBIT
Capability
Strategic Management & Project Portfolio Management
Recovering a delayed warehouse implementation and establishing a sustainable operating model.
US$2.4M
WORKING CAPITAL
>95%
SERVICE LEVEL
6-MONTH
ENGAGEMENT
Capability
Procurement & Supply Chain
Cleansing and standardising a global parts catalogue to improve procurement and inventory performance.
80,000
SKUS CLEANSED
50,000
ITEMS NORMALISED
−19%
CATALOGUE SIZE
Capability
Supply Chain & Data Management
Centralising 33 P2P pools and optimising staffing, service levels and approval processes.
33→1
P2P POOLS
−50%
FTE REQUIREMENT
US$4M
ANNUAL IMPACT
Capability
Procurement & Process Optimisation
Using simulation to optimise fuelling truck fleets across 15 airports without reducing service levels.
−12%
FLEET COST
15
AIRPORTS
0
SERVICE LOSS
Capability
Operations & Asset Optimisation
Building the business case and implementation journey for a global Shared Service Centre.
25
MONTH PAYBACK
82%
AVERAGE IRR
−38%
AP COST PER EMPLOYEE
Capability
Shared Services & Process Transformation
Building and validating statistical models to improve sales forecast accuracy.
98%
FORECAST ACCURACY
4
DELIVERY ACTIONS
1
FORECAST MODEL
Capability
Shared Services & Process Transformation
Identifying and prioritising automation opportunities across compliance, procurement and IT.
3
FUNCTIONS MAPPED
1
TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP
4
DELIVERY ACTIONS
Capability
AI, Automation & Digital Transformation
Defining the scope, structure, location and expected benefits of a Shared Service Centre.
−39%
FTE REQUIREMENT
192→117
FTES
US$1–2M
BENEFITS
Capability
Shared Services & Process Transformation
Strengthening governance, service levels and customer relationships in an existing Shared Services Centre.
−24%
HR COST
−13%
IT COST
US$1.14M
CATEGORY SAVINGS
Capability
Shared Services & Process Transformation
Redesigning the Req-to-Pay process to improve productivity and on-time payment performance.
+100%
PRODUCTIVITY
30→93.3%
ON-TIME PAYMENT
4,000
DOCUMENTS / MONTH
Capability
Procurement & Process Optimisation
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