2. • VLC Global Purchasing
• Top Management decision
• Team work
• Sum up
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
2 2011
3. VLC Global Purchasing – Geographical
Coverage
Purchasing IB, Purchasing OB,
Umeå (Purchasing EMB & LogS)
Göteborg
Purchasing Eskilstuna
Köping
North America Olofström
Skövde
St Claire
Goderich Warwick Gent Moscow
Köln Kaluga
Hagerstown Wroclaw
Macungie Allentown Paris Lyon
Seattle Dublin
Turkey Beijing Ageo
Asheville
Greensboro Middle East Changwon
Fort Valley Chongqing
Tulsa Shanghai
Dallas Boca Raton
Bangalore
Mexico City
Venezuela Thailand/Malaysia
Purchasing
Pedeneiras
South America
Curitiba Brisbane
Existing offices Johannesburg Purchasing
New offices in 2011-2012 Asia Pacific
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
3 2011
4. Country/ Create projects Collaboration RFP RFI
Region
Europé
US
Brasil
Russia
South Africa
Australia
China
India
Japan
Korea
Thailand
Other
e.g. Mexico
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
4 2011
5. • VLC Global Purchasing
• Top Management decision
• Team work
• Sum up
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
5 2011
6. Top management decision
• One global sourcing process.
Mandated process
Mapped process
• One global purchasing application
Mandates decision
Secure understanding by local management
• Roles
Secure roles (hard at small local offices)
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
6 2011
7. • VLC Global Purchasing
• Top Management decision
• Team work
• Sum up
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
7 2011
8. Team work
• Mindset & Capabilities
Secure that everyone involved understand
- Why are we doing this and get commitment to work
according to the process
• Work faster & smarter
Understanding of professionalism as “one company”
Re-use
• A journey together
Let everyone know that it can not work, if we don’t get all
on board
Good ideas are welcome and can be implemented, if they
work in a global perspective and for all functions
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
8 2011
9. Team work
• Problem Areas?
Culture – what can we do to understand and make adjustments at
different sites.
One employee – several roles
Management – make site managers understand that they are a part of a
global organization and that they are committed to follow the process and
use the tool that has been decided.
Supplier - different demands, way of working
Customers involvement
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
9 2011
10. • VLC Global Purchasing
• Top Management decision
• Team work
• Sum up
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
10 2011
11. Sum Up
• Listen
• Understand
• Adjust to the specific culture BUT do not change the process
Last but not least
As the person performing the roll outs you can never be loved by
everyone BUT you can be respected.
Volvo Logistics
Lena Gustafsson
11 2011
