Background and objectives
France’s largest electricity producer.
In a context of international growth, improve payment timelines through the creation of a streamlined procurement function and the industrialization of invoice processing.
Procurement function assessment, with guidance in the rollout of a digital supplier portal and a collaborative invoice processing platform.
Our mission
Project Manager for process digitalization, involved across all stages from scoping to deployment and change management.
Definition of a common target for the 5 accounting departments
Structuring, implementation and management (from design to deployment of dematerialization tools, including change management)
Procurement process analysis and design of an optimized target operating model.
Assistance in establishing a Procurement SSC and deploying new processes to improve purchase order compliance and coverage.
Results
Standardization of processes within the 5 accounting departments
Timely go-live of both the supplier portal (Cegedim SY) and the Opentext VIM solution for collaborative invoice management, in line with project milestones.
Establishment of a dedicated procurement function and rollout of a centralized Shared Services Center for order placement — streamlining operations from 300 dispersed order managers to 40 specialized buyers.
Implementation of measures to convert off-PO purchases into structured PO-based procurement, resulting in an increase in PO coverage from 50% to 80%.
