On August 23rd 2017, SirionLabs conducted this webinar in association with IACCM. The webinar features Henrik Krarup Stefansen, Sr. Director, Global IT Sourcing at Vestas along with Tim Cummins, President and CEO at IACCM, and Ajay Agrawal Founder and CEO at SirionLabs. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn more about Vestas’ exciting journey to a modern, integrated supplier management program built around Sirion’s contract management technology.
8. Key principles
• We no longer buy things: we buy outcomes
• Negotiations will be based on principles, not terms
• Major projects and programs must be handled
through ‘virtual' enterprises
• Businesses need a ‘trading relationship gearbox’
• Contracting must be streamlined
• Cut the cost of production
• Raise the quality of performance
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Vestas in brief
The only global wind energy company
We employ more than 22,000
people worldwide and have
more than 35 years of
experience with wind energy
+ 22,000
We have more than 38,000
turbines under service
agreements, or around 73 GW
+ 38,000
We have more than 60,000
turbines or more than 83 GW
cumulative installed capacity
in 75 countries worldwide
spanning six continents
+ 60,000
Vestas revenue for Q1
2017 was EUR 1,885m
€ 1,885m
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IT is central to our business
Strong IT capabilities are critical
Vestas’ high performance, data-heavy
computing capabilities are incorporated
into our business offerings.
• Determining the optimal turbine
placement
• Analyzing weather data and wind
patterns
• Monitoring wind turbine performance
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Global IT’s strategy house
Agility, Quality & Cost supported
by Outsourcing
Increased maturity & focus on value creating activities supported by Outsourcing
The role of outsourcing
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Vestas’ journey into IT outsourcing
First-time outsourcing now driven by IT strategy
100%
In-house IT
2011
2011 20152012 20142013
Application Development
(HCL)
2016
Infrastructure
Services
(NNIT)
AMS
SAP Basis
ERP Ops
(HCL)
EUC
Service Desk
Onsite
(Wipro)
Comm.
Services
(Various)
Office 365
(MS / NNIT)
Sourcing Strategy
V1
Sourcing Strategy
V2
Tactical, reactive sourcing driven by
changes in the environment
Strategic, proactive sourcing driven by
IT Vision & Strategy
2017
Preparing for
2nd generation
of outsourcing
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Key challenges
• Keeping the contract updated with change requests (complexity
drastically increased)
• Ensuring that all stakeholders are using the latest version of the
contract and interpreting the terms in a consistent way
• Visibility of upcoming obligations
• Monitoring supplier performance against agreed service levels and
obligations
• Validating invoices for accuracy before making payments
• Moving away from a subjective assessment of relationships
• Reporting effectively and efficiently to executive management
Managing the volume and complexity of contracts manually became unfeasible
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Vestas’ sourcing context & objectives
And the importance of integrated supplier management
SIAM a critical element of current &
future success
A limited, but tightly integrated
vendor eco-system
Partnership orientation based on
open collaboration & competition
Still building supporting capabilities
& maturity
Significant scope of sourced services‘Build & Run’ largely outsourced
Coordination critical across a number
of interfaces
A transparent & shared
‘One Version of the Truth’ required
Professional delivery non-negotiable
(market Global IT Customers)
Processes, governance & reporting
need tool support
Context & objectives Importance of integrated management
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Technology backbone for integrated supplier management
• Contract
interpretations
• D & O tracking
• SLA reporting
• Invoicing (incl.
credits &
earnbacks)
• Relationship
health
Vestas
desired a
unified
view across
Contract,
Delivery,
SLA and
Invoice.
Selection criteria
• Ability to
automate across
multiple data
sources
• Organisational
flexibility/
Operational
support
Ability to map
complex frame
agreements
‘One Version of
Truth’ for Vestas &
key suppliers /
partners
Process support
for increased
maturity &
quality of
execution
Cost-effective,
flexible solution
(TCO, T&Cs, etc.)
Sirion
allows
Vestas to
have a
unified
view.
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True alignment with suppliers
Both parties are now tightly aligned to the underlying contract
VESTAS
SUPPLIERS
Single Version of
the Truth
CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE
INVOICES
RELATIONSHIP
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Reflecting on the journey so far
Kick-off
Migration of
Suppliers and
Contracts
Extraction of
Service Levels
and KPIs
Integration of ITSM
data
+
Onboarded suppliers
start reporting
performance on Sirion
Access to
suppliers for SL,
obligation and
invoice data
Invoice
Validation
April 2015
Go-live
300% ROI
70-80% of all
IT
Outsourcing
Spend
Managed on
Sirion
Jun 2015 Aug 2015 Dec 2015 Nov 2016
Key Implementation Milestones
Internal process
alignment and
implementation
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Reflecting on the journey so far
Contract Spend
Under Management
€170M
Bottom-line: Improved business outcomes, savings and relationships, but don’t underestimate
internal Change Management & Process training
• Clear visibility and understanding of contractual obligations and service levels for true alignment
• Automated monitoring and validation of obligations, service levels and invoices
• Integrated view of supplier engagements across enterprise functions
• Improved collaboration with suppliers through better management of issues and action items
Benefits, impact and lessons learned
70-80%
IT Outsourcing Spend
Managed on Sirion
300%
Return on Investment
Realized in Year 1
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The road ahead
Full of promise and possibilities
• Inclusion of global Print, Telecom and
Consulting services contracts
• Transition of high-volume tier 2 IT services
contracts with focused governance
objectives
• Expansion to other Vestas business units,
e.g. Sales & Services