Client goes all-in for Category Management

Deliver savings

The Client had no idea about their IT spend and was seeking for a detailed spend analysis and corresponding savings. 

We rolled out a full scale of IT category improvements:

• Development of their category strategy for IT managed services, software - and hardware purchases
• Execution and implementation of these strategies along savings levers
• Increasing their knowledge by coaching and expert advice
• Supporting their longterm vision by identifying future IT category initiatives

Finalize operating model

Their procurement operating model became transparent and more efficient:

• Detailed holistic overview of their different strategies by agreeing the goals of IT and Business
• Sequence roll-out of changes in their organization
• Develop blue print of procurement academy and capability program
• Introduction of category management tools

Ramp up and run the Procurement team

Installing their run model, to have a permanent efficiency impact for the Client:

• Design and ramp up their Procurement Team
• Run the Procurement BAU Team incl. governance, reporting and savings tracking
• Orchestrate Change Management:
  • Stakeholder Communication Plan
  • Enablement Plan 

PACT Association was the right partner for this client because:

1. We have an extensive network of IT experts. We combine IT Procurement transformation specialists, IT technical consultants, IT architects and IT legal counsels to deliver an end-to-end service for your organisation.
2. We tailored the solution to the specifics of the Client. We have our toolboxes but we configured this standard to the need of the Client.
3. The change was transparent for every P&L owner in the company
4. Enablement is in our DNA: we are only successful if you are.
5. The project resulted in a framework that was further rolled out by the client for all other categories within the organization.