BorgWarner: Spend Analytics Solution for M&A with Delphi
Client Overview
Sector: Automotive Manufacturing
Project: M&A
Annual Spend after M&A: €2B+
Volume: 1.8M PO and invoice lines
ERP Landscape: 4 SAP systems (different versions)
Global Scope:
- 12 languages
- 26 countries
- 50,000+ suppliers
Challenges
- Lack of spend transparency
- Different coding standards
- Multiple taxonomy structures
- Inconsistent categorization
- Duplicate / fragmented vendor master data
- Language barriers
- Heavy use of free-text POs
- Maverick (non-compliant) spend
Key Activities
95% DATA ACCURACY ON COMBINED HISTORICAL BORGWARNER AND DELPHI SPEND
GLOBAL STANDARDIZED SPEND REPORTING DASHBOARD
ENABLEMENT OF GLOBAL CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
95% categorization accuracy
€10M+ in synergies identified in 12 months
The Results
Delivered Value
- Implementation of UNSPSC and new BorgWarner taxonomy
- Supplier harmonization across regions and systems
- Identification of savings and frame contracts (via Brand & Code)
- Quarterly categorization of all new spend data
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