Procurement Leadership in the Perfect Storm (featuring Iasta and OfficeMax)
The current economic crisis that continues to negatively impact global markets has dramatically altered the competitive landscape for corporations. Every day, the news is the same. Demand, revenue, profits, and shareholder value are all down while the costs and risks of doing business are all up.
This “Perfect Storm” of economic conditions has created a once-in-a-career opportunity for procurement leaders to change the storyboard around procurement. By transforming the role of procurement from a cost center functionary to a must-have strategic partner, you can seize the opportunity to redefine procurement as a key driver of increased profits, market share growth, and competitive differentiation.
In this webinar we will share four basic strategies that underpin a successful procurement transformation:
1. Structure and plan a procurement transformation for your enterprise;
2. Package the initiative to ensure cross-functional executive sponsorship;
3. Socialize and sell the initiative to the leadership of every business unit; and then
4. Successfully execute the transformation and forever change procurement’s role in your enterprise
We will also share some tactical tools that can help achieve your transformative goals:
- Increase the amount of spend under management
- Leverage new technology to conduct opportunity & savings assessment
- Develop and refine the existing procurement organizational structure to include a center of excellence
- Establish cross-functional team to leverage resident subject matter experts
- Fully optimize every dollar spent on external goods and services
- Deliver implemented savings to the company’s bottom-line
(MIKE) OfficeMax is Headquartered in Naperville, IL 31,000 Associates make this a successful company Leader in B2B and Retail Office products We serve everyone from individuals to global enterprises – some of whom are attending today’s webinar – and everyone in between
(MIKE) OfficeMax is composed of 3 segments : - Contract - Retail - Corporate and Other In the Contract segment – our 2009 revenue was $3.7B Our Business to Business services include a wide range of solutions A. Office Supplies and Furniture B. Technology Products and Solutions C. Document Services In the Retail segment – our 2009 revenue was $3.6B Those services are similar to our B2B services but are offered through our retail stores We also have our Impress division which offers Print and Document services to both our retail and B2B customers.
(MIKE) In terms of our Contract footprint : We have 24 Customer Fulfillment Centers – or as we call them CFCs – in the US and Puerto Rico These service approximately 71% of our contract business which translates into $2.6B in revenue We also have 20 international CFCs These CFCs service the remaining 29% of our contract business which translates into $1.1B in revenue
(MIKE) In terms of our Retail footprint : We have 933 retail locations throughout North America which includes Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands Through a 51% owned joint venture in Mexico , we have and additional 77 retail stores Collectively, these locations account for $3.6B in revenue
(MIKE) We have all been witness to the global economic recession over the past two + years One of the metrics that we monitor from a sales revenue standpoint is White Collar Employment . The reason we watch that metric so closely is because our sales are correlated to white collar employment Notice that the Professional/Business trend line begins to show a drop in mid 08 and appears to have bottomed out in mid-09 after a sharp drop for the previous year. Also notice that the Professional/Business trend line passed the Total Non farm labor trend line downward slide in mid 08 and has crossed back over in early 09 on the way out of the recession. We certainly hope this trend continues.
(MIKE) Once we had finished successfully executing our restructuring plan – our management team put an aggressive growth plan in place The thinking was to position the company in a way that we could take advantage of opportunities as the market recovers Simply put – all of us at OfficeMax have been tasked with increasing EBIT and market share . Strategic Sourcing’s role in this was to change how direct and indirect goods and services are procured… …And transform into a Global Procurement Function . 4 Pronged Approach 5 year aggressive savings target Implement an enterprise wide, best in class procurement model. Implement a contract compliance process enterprise wide. Centralized Source2Pay Program concurrent with a multi-year Systems Upgrade
(MIKE) We looked at several models for Indirect Procurement . Centralized – Consolidate procurement including subject matter experts Decentralized – Allow each department or division to handle their own procurement A hybrid of the two – Allows for a consultative role which enables all functions to collaborate on and leverage existing expertise. We chose the Hybrid Model and it was the right decision because it is working well and the results support that.
(MIKE) Any change presents challenges and this process change certainly has had it challenges … .but none that we were not able to overcome . Savings - No one wants budget reductions . … but when the economy is going in the tank the business must respond and our team at OfficeMax has responded . Procurement is focused on the least cost - We have proven that we can negotiate contracts that have the least total cost of ownership … .and we did it working alongside the stakeholders inside each of the functions Relationship issues - with Suppliers where we have had long solid relationships and others where they were customers … Who wants to lose revenue? Worked with our sales team and the functions to overcome this challenge . Multiple Process Disconnects - everyone has their way of doing things … and their process is always the best! General Inertia – you have this anytime you are doing something new … it may take a while to turn an aircraft carrier , but when it does turn, look out!
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(MIKE) It is very important to establish a common language . Have you gone into an organization that uses jargon and acronyms that you don’t understand . I bet most of you have. If you have, you understand the importance of creating a common language and process and sharing it with the organization. The process we have here at OfficeMax is shown in this chart: Identify – Spend Visibility is the single most important element that you can establish to begin the process of leverage your market position. (IASTA’s ability to help OfficeMax establish our spend was, by far, the most important and most impactful part of the program thus far.) Don’t underestimate how important this is. Plan – Once you know your spend, who are you going to source, do your stakeholders agree and support the plan ? Leverage – How do you do that? You begin with an RFx . We have found that Collaboration with our internal customers and suppliers prior to the RFx being presented allows for better acceptance and better response. Control – Probably the most important item under this part of Common Language is the T&C’s. These can cost you money or they can save you money and do not discount their importance in a contract. Execute – Rate control is probably the most important aspect of this area along with tactical process control. Sustain – Don’t give it back! Keep what you have worked for! Through score-carding, or KPIs , you will have an ongoing analysis of your successes that can be communicated to management, internal customers
(MIKE) How much success you will have on a project like this is directly tied to how good you are at winning over the hearts and minds of the business It takes time . The mistrust from previous failed processes is always present . If you encounter resistance , start by initially offering your customers tactical support . Offer to handle all of the headaches associated with an RFP because that’s a thorn in everyone’s side! It is critical that you do a good job and let them “get the glory” Over time, if you do a good job , you’ll find that they trust you more and more and they will give your team more and more responsibility The Functional Trust Factor Chart above depicts how – over time - this approach leads takes your involvement from the periphery to a must-have strategic partner … WHICH IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
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(MIKE) With IASTA’s support we have completed Spend Analysis on $2.2B in spend . We have identified and cataloged 97% of our supplier contracts . We have a fully engaged Spend Information Management System Team that allows us to communicate throughout the organization in a timely manner. This team has also been able to provide support to establish policies and procedures that will allow OfficeMax to sustain the savings we have in place today. Current Savings are 6 fiscal quarters ahead of plan thanks to the SIMS team, IASTA, and the management team here at OfficeMax. We are breaking new ground with what we buy and how we buy it . Iasta has provided a better means to identify opportunities and get these opportunities to market. We are now working with benefits, legal, IT, and marketing on their requirements and we never had that opportunity in the past . We are transitioning strategic sourcing to a global procurement function that will allow for greater leverage and standardizing throughout OfficeMax’ locations.
(MIKE) Next I would like to discuss our 7 step Roadmap to Savings Sustainability . Strategy – Develop a plan of action. Just do it! Organization – Ensure your organization employs the skill sets needed for specific functions. Don’t have a Buyer when you need a Category Manager and vice versa. Culture – Work with other departments to ensure they know you support their organization and are involved in procurement strategy. Performance Management – Keep a score card or KPI or whatever you want to call it and share it with the organization.
(MIKE) Strategic Sourcing – Make sure you know your spend and have a plan to spend it wisely and include all stakeholders in the decisions. Lowest total cost of ownership with your customer involved will allow success. Supplier Development – Through the use of KPIs that your internal customer, the supplier, and Procurement have developed will allow for continuous improvement. Procurement Automation – This is important to allow systems to perform as many tactical processes as possible in order that value added work can happen!
(MIKE) At OfficeMax we now, Have the Tools to deliver value to every function Have the Voice due to a Perfect Storm within the economy. Have credibility based on Bottom Line Results. Thank You, Now we are available for questions.