Overview
As part of a drive for standard procurement procedures and practices, Smiths Consulting was commissioned by a leading pharmaceutical company to manage the pan-European roll-out of Enterprise Buyer Professional (EBP) module of SAP’s SRM solution and the BW implementation for procurement reporting. This has been the largest pan European project undertaken on this scale by the company to date.
Smiths Scope:
- FULFILLED the roles of Project Manager, BI Consultant, SRM Consultant, Technical Consultant and Change Manager for this full life-cycle project
- MANAGED and DEVELOPED the Proof of Concept (POC) phase for Affiliates in the UK, Netherlands, Spain and Poland with enhanced EBP functionality
- ROLLED-OUT agreed template and processes to 20 Affiliates in an agreed timeframe
- INTRODUCED BW reporting suite in parallel to provide both operational and strategic reporting capability
- REVIEWED and GAINED approval of key documents
- IMPLEMENTED key user training and UAT workshops in the UK and Europe
- PUBLISHED operating procedures and training materials on the Intranet
- DEVELOPED end-user training materials for translation by local affiliates
