1. Groupe Auchan
Deployment feedback
Automating the Complete Source
to Settle Process Globally

2. The Groupe Auchan Global Context
• Groupe Auchan is “heterogeneous” by essence
• Combination of diverse countries & businesses
• A real saving potentiel on Indirect Purchasing by
attaining the following 3 goals
• Purchasing at a better price
• Better Purchasing
• Less expenses
In 2009 Auchan decided to Kickoff the program
[Oxygen] and selected Ariba Upstream and
Downstream Solutions

4. The Indirect Purchasing Office (D.A.I.)
• Setup of the Indirect Purchasing Office of Auchan Group
• The intent is to setup a “light” structure at Corporate
level with the mission statement
• Governance, Monitoring, Setting principles, defining solution and
coordination
• At country level a local Office dedicated to all
businesses has been defined to act on
• Purchasing and Sourcing plan
• Insure the correct alignment between Purchasers and requisitioners
• Insure direct support to all the business operations within the
country
• Identifies demands / needs that can be managed internationally

5. Deployment key Principles
• Designing and Building the Groupe Auchan Solution
based on an Enterprise Core Model
• The deployment is managed by countries local D.A.I.
with direct involvement and collaboration of
Businesses and the IT local teams
• A purchasing indirect category is implemented and
adopted globaly
To secure relevance and common reporting

6. Ariba Solution Scope for Auchan
RFx
UPSTREAM
PURCHASING
Auctions
Contract
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Supplier
Performance
Supplier
P
P
PROCUREMENT
selection
L
DOWNSTREAM
Purchase
Requisitions
Approvals I
E
Receipts
R
S
Reconciliation
Payable
Account
Invoice
& exceptions
Dispute
Management

7. Few Figures

8. The early successes
• Saving are already realized !
• Savings are registered and measured within the P&L
of the Countries and the Businesses deployed.
• The user community feedback is showing a positive
global trend (diversity of feedbacks).

9. On the roadmap now…
• To build up the maturity and professionalism of the
purchasing team by :
• Collect and Build the best practices
• Businesses Process that relies on the complete Upstream Suite
• Flight plan to deploy globally ALL the purchasing
categories for the businesses still to deploy:
• Immochan (Retails)
• Banking
• e-Commerce
• The deploying of the electronic transactions with
Suppliers to attain the level of Savings (extensive
usage of Ariba Network).

10. Few Takeaways
• Drive & Define the program by the Goals to be attained.
• The organization must be sponsored by the Top Management
• Think BIG, and start by Small Steps
• To design the Core Model solution for the Company
• Use multiple prototyping to show the value and feasibility
• Transform the organization instead of Transforming the product
• Avoid customizations
• Never underestimate the implementation & deployment workloads.
• Be realistic on the real capacity of each member to deliver on the program
• The support and follow-through of Management is critical to the
success of the program and to insure change management