Without a defined network growth strategy and relevant tracking metrics, your efforts to move off paper and automate the management of orders and processing of invoices will not gain much momentum.
In this session, you will hear experts discuss how you can develop and implement a strategy that will effectively engage suppliers for e-commerce over the Ariba Network and ensure broad internal and external support for your e-invoicing or procure-to-pay initiative.
5. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership Commitment
Focus on Program Goals / ROI
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement Lead + TeamSupporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
Communication Plan
Compliance Management
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update Regularly
6. Strong Leadership Commitment
Executive support and oversight
Established program charter
Regular Steering Committee meetings and quarterly
reviews
“Make it Important”
7. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership Commitment
Focus on Program Goals / ROI
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement Lead + TeamSupporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
Communication Plan
Compliance Management
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update Regularly
10. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership Commitment
Focus on Program Goals / ROI
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement Lead + TeamSupporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
Communication Plan
Compliance Management
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update Regularly
11. Flight Planning
Prioritisation and Planning
Take Customer Input to refine the Plan
Resource constraints, conflicting objectives etc
Flight Plan Sign Off
Flight Plan finalised and converted into waves of enablement
Conduct Detailed Data Analysis
First Analysis
Vendor Master data that contains the last 12 Months transactional data
Remove duplicates in Vendor Master and aggregate transactional data.
Identify existing Ariba Network Suppliers
Draft Flight Plan
Clearly identify what suppliers will be enabled when and how
Highlight the benefits achieved tied to the business case
Build in a reserve to ensure the targets are met
Understand the Customer’s Goals
What are they trying to achieve?
Reduction in FTEs and/or costs associated with manual processing?
Reduction in Errors/Mismatch due to human error?
What are their limitations?
Resources available to support this project and any deadlines?
Existing contracts or systems changes that may affect timescales?
“Show them how you’ll get there”
12. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership Commitment
Focus on Program Goals / ROI
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement Lead + TeamSupporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
Communication Plan
Compliance Management
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update Regularly
15. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership Commitment
Focus on Program Goals / ROI
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement Lead + TeamSupporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
Communication Plan
Compliance Management
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update Regularly
16. Compliance Policy
• The Compliance Policy
Is the foundation of all communications both internally and
with suppliers
Has a direct impact on the effectiveness of supplier
enablement efforts
All internal stakeholders should be aware of be able to
communicate the Compliance Policy
“Let Everyone Know Where you Stand”
17. Compliance Management
20% 40% 60% 80%
Percentage of targeted suppliers transacting on the Ariba Network
Weak Policy
- No internal
communications
- Optional participation
- No Deadline
- No Consequence
Best in Class
- Internal Buy-in
- Expectation embedded
- Mandatory with Deadline
- NCE Process in place
- Incentives
- Consequences
Moderate Policy
- Internal awareness
- Expectations set
- Deadline
- Incentive
- No Consequence
18. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership Commitment
Focus on Program Goals / ROI
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement Lead + TeamSupporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
Communication Plan
Compliance Management
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update Regularly
19. Supplier Enablement Team
Find the right dedicated Supplier Enablement Lead…
• Ability to influence others
• Project Management skills
• Extremely organized
• Problem solving skills
• Facilitation skills
• Expert level understanding of business systems specific to internal
business processes
“Find the right people”
20. Supplier Enablement Team
21
Role
INVOLVEMENT NEEDED
Planning - Deployment Phase Ongoing Supplier Enablement
Program Sponsor 0.2 FTE A few hours / week
Supplier Enablement Lead (Project Manager) 1 - 1.5 FTE 0.5 - 1 FTE
Supplier Enablement Team
(approx. 150 suppliers/month)
0.5 - 1 FTE 1 - 2 FTE
Finance / Account Payables Clerks
(Process Experts)
A few hours / week
Ad hoc support
a few hours month
(for escalation process)
Procurement Clerks
(Process Experts)
A few hours / week
Ad hoc support
a few hours / month
(for escalation process)
Legal Department Ad hoc support Ad hoc support
Catalog Lead (40 Catalogues/Month)*optional 1 FTE Ad hoc support
Ariba Network Account Administrator
Initial AN account administration and settings
a few hours / month
Ad hoc AN account administration
(as needed)
Change Management / Training Lead *Variable *Variable
21. A Strong Network Strategy Includes:
Strong Leadership
Commitment
• Executive support and oversight
• Established program charter
• Regular Steering Committee meetings and quarterly reviews
Focus on Program
Goals / ROI
• Documented goals and success metrics
• Program scorecard regularly reviewed through Steering Committee
• Ongoing benchmarking and continuous improvement focus
Foundational
Pillars
Enablement
Lead + Team
• Dedicated team that manages enablement process
• Team members understand sellers and internal stakeholders and are change
agents within the organization
Supporting
Infrastructure
Flight Planning
• Flight Plan for supplier onboarding: Pilot, Waves, and Timing
• Comprehensive analysis based on ROI and probability of successfully
transacting across the Ariba Network
Communication
Plan
• Internal communication plan educating organization and driving adoption
• External communication plan for suppliers focused on compliance (see below)
and Ariba Network benefits
Compliance
Management
• Agreed upon approach for making sure sellers participate in initiative
• EDICT with: Expectations, Deadlines, Incentives, Consequences, and
Togetherness Messages
Dynamic
Elements:
Review and
Update
Regularly
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Achieve quicker value with your Vendors
already on Ariba Network
Workflow escalation to only work on exceptions
Leverage the connectivity to the extended suite
of Ariba Commerce Cloud products
Leverage the new SE enhancements &
additional „Market Pioneer‟ features
Buyer and Supplier Values from Ariba
Network Supplier Enablement
howAribaSupplierEnablementUnlocksValue
SE Automation / SE Service
Choice to select combination of Self
Enablement/ Ariba SE Service
Clear task oriented workflow to seamlessly
collaborate with Buyer‟s expectations
Assisted Account Creation, Self-Service
training materials. Supplier Help-Line
Auto-Complete Logic for previously completed
tasks for new relationships
Buyers Sellers
Automatic notifications and reminders for
pending tasks
Buyer requested relationship allows to use
existing account or create new account
Responsible for the coordination of all activities to achieve a shared vision Enables an individual or entity to tell where they are (current state)where they are going (vision) and the way to get there (flight plan)
Before we start, one thing must be clear…when your company decides to make the change to eCommerce the program that you embark on will be a marathon and not a sprint. It is not a technology project but rather a fundamental shift in the way you will do business. This is why it’s important to view supplier enablement as a function of your business and not as project. Every decision that is made must be about achieving long term success and with the end game in mind.
NEED TO ADD SOMETHING ABOUT BUSINESS CASE
“Make it Important”
Reminding people of why the program matters, what they’re trying to achieve
Break out detail regarding supplier enablement efficiency, things like transacting yield, etc. PRODUCE MOMENTUM
A few hints…Make it easy for them to find information and talk to someone about the change