Automotive Procurement Solutions by Dimiour - Case Study

Challenge

Multiyear flagship initiatives needs to consider disruptive industry trends.
Organization level procurement and sourcing team lacked insights at project level.
Challenges to evaluate suppliers due to lack of trend research.
Business goals not aligned in contracts for projects executed.

Solution

Identified the core functional areas that needs to addressed.
Provided industry experts to research on market trends and benefits.
Placed product owners for each function to identify capabilities and map to goals and value chains.
Floated request for proposals and procured skills and suppliers across T&M and milestone-based models as needed to meet goals.

Benefits

Multi year initiative with concept, design, implement, pilot and launch of new suite of products was completed on time.
Best in breed industry trends were absorbed to gain edge in market competition.
Better Customer experience boosted sales.
Successful model from org to project level alignment continued for newer initiatives.