GE Capital Finance (Europe) was focused on serving customers and markets aligned with GE’s industrial businesses and consumer finance. With each European country responsible for its own sourcing activity the identified need was to introduce Category Management and maximise leverage of the total European spend.
Project Aim:
- Introduce a category management organisation & structure
- Introduce a tailored strategic sourcing process
- Upskill sourcing leaders and key influencers across all European businesses
- Deliver substantial; cost & value benefits
Outcome:
- Category management & strategic sourcing embedded
- Upskilled sourcing team using standard processes, templates and tools
- Stakeholders and key influencers supporting strategic sourcing process and delivery of savings
- Significant cost & value benefits
ADR Services used:
- Advisory – design of category management structure and strategic sourcing process
- Online skills assessment
- Instructor-led classroom workshops development and delivery
