While most category sourcing efforts can be completely managed by a company's procurement professionals, some spend categories have more complex data analysis and sourcing requirements that are not completely addressed with off-the-shelf technologies. Cleaning and consolidation of procurement spend data can also be difficult and hinder efforts to capture the full value of this information. Managing these data needs requires specialized technical talent, including programmers and technical engineers that generally are not available internally to procurement organizations.

Our Solution
A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions' Data Management Group (DMG) provides research, customized technologies, and experienced resources to support sourcing teams' complex data management needs. The DMG's team of technical specialists also provides data management expertise in the areas of data extraction and manipulation, database structuring, custom application development and complex reporting to help companies more efficiently manipulate and analyze large volumes of data. Finally, this team provides implementation support for companies employing the eBreviate eSourcing Suite's Spend Management technology. The result: increased savings, more informed buying decisions, and enhanced focus on strategic issues.

Key Features

Benefits


Key Features

	•	Experienced team of programmers, data specialists and technical engineers with expertise in a variety of PC-based and enterprise database management systems and application development platforms (e.g. Access, SQL, Oracle, FoxPro, Excel, and Visual Basic)
	•	Expert manipulation and analysis of large and complex data sets
	•	Versatility in handling data from varying ERP and accounting systems
	•	Application development for the desktop and web
	•	Access to eSourcing toolkits, databases and other best-practice technical solutions
	•	Implementation support for the eBreviate eSourcing Suite's Spend Management technology

Procurement Organization Benefits

	•	Accelerated, improved savings benefits
	•	Cleansed and reusable data
	•	Realignment of resources to focus on other strategic opportunities
	•	Experienced, results-oriented technical team
	•	Reduced sourcing cycle times
	•	Tailored solutions to match specific category requirements