Gaining actual savings from the best laid sourcing plans requires organizations to put in place a closed loop strategy―one that addresses operational sourcing as well as the processes around it. Be it cutting-edge analytics to drive better decisions, water-tight contract management to improve adherence, or disciplined supplier management to improve performance, this session features stories from organizations that have translated savings from paper to the bottom line through a tightly woven collaborative sourcing process.
11. WHO WE ARE
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. operates as a global retailer of casual apparel for men, women,
and kids. Its stores sell casual apparel, such as knit shirts, graphic t-shirts, jeans, and
woven shirts; and personal care and other accessories under Abercrombie & Fitch,
abercrombie and Hollister.
A&F operates a total of 1,022 stores across 22 countries. They include:
• Domestic
–278 Abercrombie & Fitch stores
–154 abercrombie kids stores
–486 Hollister Co.
• International
–17 Abercrombie & Fitch
–6 abercrombie kids stores
–101 Hollister Co.
Our e-commerce websites can be found at www.abercrombie.com,
www.abercrombiekids.com and www.hollisterco.com.
12. CHALLENGES WE FACED
• Disparate systems and methodologies
• Inconsistent reporting
• No formal contract management process
• Goals and objectives not aligned across the business
• Enterprise understanding of what is strategic sourcing
• No aggregate view of spend data
13. OUR AREAS OF FOCUS
• Savings
• Improved Payment Terms
• Reduced Risk
• Improved Budget Productivity / Increased ROI
• Decreased Effort with Contracts under Legal Review
• Increased Compliance with Legal Approved
Contract Language
• Corporate Procurement Policy
• Procurement as a Financial Control
15. HOW WE DO ITProcessPeopleTechnology
ANALYZE
CATEGORY
SPEND
DEVELOP
BUSINESS
NEEDS
ASSESS
SUPPLY
MARKETS
DEVELOP
CATEGORY
STRATEGY
EXECUTE
STRATEGY
IMPLEMENT
NEW
AGREEMENTS
SUSTAIN
RESULTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Understand
internal spend
and current
state
Understand
business
requirements
Understand
market players
and key market
drivers
Develop
strategy to
effectively
source category
Develop and
execute sourcing
strategy and
negotiation plan
Sign new
agreement,
develop
implementation
plan
Monitor supplier
performance, capture
savings, evaluate
market
16. ANALYZE
CATEGORY
SPEND
DEVELOP
BUSINESS
NEEDS
ASSESS
SUPPLY
MARKETS
DEVELOP
CATEGORY
STRATEGY
EXECUTE
STRATEGY
IMPLEMENT
NEW
AGREEMENT
S
SUSTAIN
RESULTS
•ID stakeholders,
sourcing team
•Roles and
responsibilities
•Work plan
•Collect internal
baseline
•Understand
requirements
•Sign-off on
baseline
•Document
current sourcing
approach
•Develop market
insight
•ID opportunities
•Develop sourcing
strategy
•Align on potential
opportunity
•Finalize
objectives
•Develop supplier
selection criteria
•Develop supplier
list
•Profile supplier
capabilities
•Filter using pre-
screening criteria
•Review final list
•ID Strategic
Sourcing position
•Align
stakeholders with
strategy and
workplan
•Develop go-to-
market approach
•Develop/publish
RFPs
•Analyze bids
•Develop
negotiation plan
•Develop award
scenarios,
anticipated
benefits
•Create
negotiation team,
hold negotiations
•Finalize awards
•Notify suppliers
•Create transition
team
•Develop
implementation
plan
•Finalize contracts
•Implement new
agreements
•Track
performance
•Participate in
savings audits
•Periodically re-
evaluate
purchases and
supplier
performance
•Team member/
stakeholder list
•Workplan
•Draft cost model
•SWOT analysis
•Current
procurement
process map
•Incumbent
supplier list
•Supplier
assessment
matrix
•Sourcing
Strategy
•Negotiation plan
•Draft transition
plan
•Stakeholder
approval
checklist
•Signed contracts
•Finalized
transition plan
•Key Learning
report
•Supplier
management
plan
•Savings tracking
plan
KEYACTIVITIESDELIVERABLES
FINANCIAL BASELINE SOURCING STRATEGY EXECUTE CONTRACT
GATES
A&F STRATEGIC SOURCING PROCESS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
17. HOW WE DO ITProcessPeopleTechnology
Sourcing / Category Leads
ANALYZE
CATEGORY
SPEND
DEVELOP
BUSINESS
NEEDS
ASSESS
SUPPLY
MARKETS
DEVELOP
CATEGORY
STRATEGY
EXECUTE
STRATEGY
IMPLEMENT
NEW
AGREEMENTS
SUSTAIN
RESULTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Understand
internal spend
and current state
Understand business
requirements
Understand
market players
and key market
drivers
Develop strategy
to effectively
source category
Develop and execute
sourcing strategy and
negotiation plan
Sign new
agreement,
develop
implementation
plan
Monitor supplier
performance, capture
savings, evaluate market
19. HOW WE DO ITProcessPeopleTechnology
SOURCE
GEMS
PROCURE
AP
PAY
AP
Sourcing / Category Leads
ANALYZE
CATEGORY
SPEND
DEVELOP
BUSINESS
NEEDS
ASSESS
SUPPLY
MARKETS
DEVELOP
CATEGORY
STRATEGY
EXECUTE
STRATEGY
IMPLEMENT
NEW
AGREEMENTS
SUSTAIN
RESULTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Understand
internal spend
and current state
Understand business
requirements
Understand
market players
and key market
drivers
Develop strategy
to effectively
source category
Develop and execute
sourcing strategy and
negotiation plan
Sign new
agreement,
develop
implementation
plan
Monitor supplier
performance, capture
savings, evaluate market
21. THE SOURCE-TO-PAY TECHNOLOGY
ARIBA IMPLEMENTATION
Spend Analytics Contracts eSourcing
• $3B in total spend
• 5 source systems
• Quarterly refreshes
• +80 data elements loaded
based on source system
• Scope: all Non-Merch
Agreements
• +1,400 contracts, loaded
• 49 fields of data extracted
• “Call for all contracts”
• Legacy Load of +8,000
agreements
• +50 events
• 45 users
• RFP
• Reverse Auction
22. OUR SOURCE-TO-PAY MODEL
Procurement
Supplier
Registrations
Supplier
Management
Spend Analytics
7-step Sourcing
Contract
Management
Pay
GEMS
Manage supplier
information and track
performance
Ensure compliant
procure-to-pay cycle
on a daily basis
Create, store, search
contracts & track
compliance
Use this
information to
source efficiently
23. LESSONS LEARNED
Grow into Solution – “Evolve at a Steady Rate”
Leverage Existing Budgets – “Avoid Special Funding Requests
Obtain Executive Support – “Leverage Organizational Alignment“
Build Transparency – “Maintain Pipeline”
Create Center of Excellence – “Drive Adoption”
Optimize Sourcing Process – “Add Velocity
Alignment of Resources – “Do what you do best”
BE PATIENT!!
24. WHAT ARE WE FOCUSED ON
Continued Mastery of eSourcing
Leverage Spend Analytics
Explore Workflow in Contracts Management
Fully Load Legacy Contracts
Supplier Performance Management
26. #AribaLIVE @ariba
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