Process Implementation

Designing, launching and embedding any major business process is a significant organisational challenge. Our proven approach is to work closely with cross-functional design teams and fully customise processes so that they are a perfect fit with the client objectives, business environment and existing methodology.

We have designed and implemented procurement processes in three core areas:

• Category planning
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Management

These processes contain a toolkit of more than 150 guides and templates that have been designed in line with five guiding principles:

• Pragmatism: our guides focus as much on the “how-to” as the “what”, making them practical, easy to understand and apply.
• Customised to organisation: we work with client design teams to tailor the toolkit to the precise needs of the organisation.
• Speed of use: key output documents are built using easily completed templates that are also used at approval gateways.
• Flexible application: category/supplier importance drives levels of process application, with the emphasis on keeping it simple.
• Value creating: tools and process steps are focused on value creation and opportunity identification, not adding bureaucracy.

We have integrated the three core processes in Track 8 - our web based portal that that has been designed to overcome the motivational and change management barriers associated with traditional procurement process approaches.

Additional insights into the critical success factors for successful implementation of strategic sourcing in a business can be found in our Insight Guide Embedding strategic sourcing in the organisation.