Minacs Spend Smart is an innovative spend management methodology that combines procurement fundamentals with modern techniques to strategically move legacy in-house buying activities to leveraging external capabilities. It provides a seamless set of outsourced procurement services including sourcing and category management, sourcing support, and purchasing operations. Minacs claims it can achieve significant negotiated savings and benefits for clients through its global skills, comprehensive solutions, and focus on capturing sustained value.

1. Minacs Spend Smart
An Innova ve Approach to Spend Op miza on
The challenging economic climate coupled with intense compe on has
showcase Procurement Services • Minacs Spend Smart • Spend Management
KEY RESULTS
created pressure on corporate balance sheets.
Major demonstrated benefits to some of
our clients include:
Given the uncertain mes, it is certain that for the first me in modern
Over 70% increase in spend under
corporate history the CPO’s agenda is in sync with that of the CEO - save
management
money. As pressure con nues to mount, procurement spending is being
Enablement of granular mul -
subjected to detailed scru ny. Innova ve CPOs are constantly focusing
dimensional line item level spend
visibility on lean and intelligent spend transforma on mechanisms. The decisions
Over 40% increase in addressable they make today will have a bearing on their opera ons in one or two
spend visibility years when the economy rebounds.
Over 12% reduc on in addressable
spend Minacs Spend Smart is an innova ve, mul -faceted methodology
Over 30% reduc on in maverick applied to spend management. We combine procurement fundamentals
spending and financial prac ces with modern techniques and global business
Over 7% reduc on in working capital sense. Spend Smart represents the next phase in the evolu on of the
requirements procurement func on by strategically moving legacy in-house buying and
Over 50% reduc on in procure to pay
sourcing ac vi es that have served global corpora ons for many decades
(P2P) enterprise service costs led by
to leveraging external capabili es that complement and enhance internal
process harmoniza on, technology
procurement func ons.
and outsourcing.
Sourcing & Supplier Supplier
Category Category Demand Contract
Category Outreach & Sourcing Performance
Assessment Op miza on Management
Management
Management
Prequalifica on Management
Category Management
Market
Research eSourcing & Spot Sourcing
Spend Analysis Contract Make or Buy
Sourcing Support & Benchmarking
& Supplier Auc ons & Tac cal Decision Support
Administra on
Financial Management Buying
Analysis
Invoice
Supplier Adop on Requisi on PO/ Release Material Receipt &
Purchasing & Content Review & Management & Tracking & Returns
Processing
Opera ons & Dispute
Management Processing Fulfillment Expedi ng Management
Management
Source to Pay Systems Support & Helpdesk Management
Managed Master Data Warranty & Telecom Con ngent
Tail End Spend Fleet Spend
Procurement Management Procurement Spend Labor Spend
Management Management
(MDM) Integra on Management Management
Solu ons
Minacs Spend Smart Solu on
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SPEND SMART MODULAR SERVICES CONTINUUM
Minacs Spend Smart is a seamless set of outsourced procurement services that
includes:
Sourcing and Category Management: The Spend Smart value proposi on includes For a large, mul -
strategic contrac ng, where Minacs category experts develop a detailed knowledge
base of the market and the category being sourced, and use this knowledge to
business, global Group,
develop op mal sourcing solu ons. Our category management exper se focuses we have achieved $10
on managing contracts to ensure that nego ated contracted benefits are realized billion in nego ated
and to drive con nuous improvement in benefits year on year. We employ our savings on $76 billion
market intelligence and category knowledge across 450 direct/indirect categories
to build-up new or improve exis ng supplier networks. We evaluate alternate spend over 7 years.
suppliers worldwide, ensure quality standards, manage logis cs, drive innova on
and strive for excellence in collabora on with our global partners.
Sourcing Support: Procurement and supply chain departments are increasingly
looking for ways to infuse velocity, sustainability, procedural compliance, and
specialized capabili es into business. To meet these needs, we have created an
extended strategic sourcing organiza on to support our global clients enabling
your sourcing and category managers to focus on core strategic ac vi es. Our
solu ons are uniquely posi oned to service direct and indirect categories.
Purchasing Opera ons: Our domain innova on specialists, technology, and
Six Sigma experts leverage lean concepts and collaborate with your business
excellence council to create sustainable transforma ons. With our change
management capabili es, you can entrust us with program acceptance and success
measurement. Our “right-shore” model takes process maturity into account.
WHY MINACS
Capabili es: World-class global skills ecosystem and thought leadership
Solu ons: Comprehensive solu ons to deliver high value with robust financial
controls and innova on
Financials: Compe ve fee structure, significant financial savings and benefits
based on stable, long- term rela onships
Value: Effec ve change and knowledge management to capture and sustain
value.
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ABOUT ADITYA BIRLA MINACS
Aditya Birla Minacs is a leading business solu ons company that partners with global corpora ons in the manufacturing,
retail, telecom, technology, media and entertainment, banking, insurance, healthcare and public sectors. We leverage
years of process, domain and technology exper se to deliver superior business value to clients with our seamless
Customer Lifecycle, Marke ng, Finance and Accoun ng, Procurement and IT solu ons and services. 17,800 Minacs
experts across 3 con nents and 34 centers spanning Canada, Germany, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Philippines, the UK
and USA power our solu ons through a global delivery model that helps our clients enhance revenues, profitability and
customer service.
Please visit www.minacs.adityabirla.com for more informa on.
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