Accelerated Spend Analysis

A joint offering between

Deloitte and Soliditet
A more effective way of performing a by running the process to source various categories to
Spend Analysis achieve cost savings all the way up to contract signature.
We work with both indirect and direct categories in
Sourcing and procurement initiatives remain one of the
a variety of industry segments. Apart from unit cost
most attractive ways to save cost in organizations today.
reductions, demand management, standardization of
Cost savings typically come quickly, the investments
specifications and vendor concentration are often key
are low and the impact on the organization is small
themes in such projects. Normally, we deliver these
compared to many other types of initiatives.
projects on a value billing basis to share risk with our
Deloitte helps our clients to set up their sourcing clients. The first step in performing a sourcing project is
organizations and to implement the new procurement typically to do a Spend analysis.
models throughout the organization. However, we also
support clients to actually perform sourcing activities

The initial Spend Analysis enables companies to:

• Identify and estimate savings potential • Create an overall picture of spend and the procurement
• Prioritize opportunities and identify “quick wins” function’s overall performance
• Secure key stake holder support / buy-in • Ensure that all spend is captured (top down approach)
• Identify and validate addressable spend

Input Spend Analysis Approach Output

• Quantitative data 1. Data gathering • Category profiles
- Account payables - Organize and launch spend data - Spend breakdown
- Account receivables collection - Category
- Purchase orders - Identify key stakeholders and conduct characteristics
- General ledger interviews
• Prioritization matrix
- Etc. - Consolidate all available spend data
• Savings estimations per
sources
category
- Review and validate total spend
• Qualitative data • Recommendations
2. Data analysis / opportunity identification
- Interviews / Workshops • Implementation roadmap
- Identify addressable spend
- Contract information
- Breakdown by supplier category
and subcategory
3. Opportunity prioritization &
recommendations
- Validate opportunities
- Design of implementation waves and
roadmap

An overview of Deloitte’s approach to Spend Analysis.

Consulting
 Spend Analysis – An Overview Apart from this, the Accelerated Spend Analysis
Performing a Spend Analysis may take anywhere from of course includes all components of a traditional
2 to 8 weeks, depending on the scope and complexity Spend Analysis. Also, based on the preferences of the
of the categories included in the scope. There are three individual client it can be offered on a Value Billing basis.
main objectives with a Spend Analysis.
• To gain a detailed view on what the organization is Contact
buying from whom For more information about our Accelerated Spend
• To estimate the savings potential in the different Analysis services, please contact:
categories (using Deloitte’s experience) Jan Bäckman
• To prioritize the upcoming sourcing activities based on Phone: +46 768 47 26 89
potential and develop a project plan E-mail: jbackman@deloitte.se
Jakob Von Döbeln
Accelerated Spend Analysis
Phone: +46 768 47 23 62
Deloitte has developed the Accelerated Spend Analysis E-mail: jvondobeln@deloitte.se
together with Soliditet, which is the leading business
and credit information provider in the Nordics. This
offering is the same as our traditional Spend Analysis
offering, but the project is performed together with
Soliditet using their leading edge data analysis tools and
information databases. There are several benefits with
the Accelerated Spend Analysis:
• The spend analysis can be carried out faster, at a
lower cost and with even higher quality
• Soliditet can provide a recurring analysis after the
initial project to support the tracking of progress
• A number of value added deliverables can be included
as part of the spend analysis
The value added deliverables are important and they
are unique to the Accelerated Spend Analysis service
provided by Deloitte and Soliditet. The following are the
most important value added deliverables:
• Ability to map vendors to SNI codes, enabling spend
categorization when not available
• Efficient handling and removal of multiple data entries
(e.g. same supplier with multiple names)
• Ability to build vendor group structures, effectively
seeing the spend per group rather than company
• Possibility to detect indications of fraud (e.g. non-
existent companies)
• Detection and classification of high-risk suppliers, i.e.
default risk and similar
• Indications of double invoicing (optional)

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