Norilsk Nickel simplified and automated purchases using SAP

On March 5, 2018 Norilsk Nickel announced transfer of a purchasing system of Group to a single trade platform. The project is implemented by forces of division of SAP Digital Business Services using the SAP solutions SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) and SAP SLC (Supplier Lifecycle Management). Transition to the centralized model will allow purchasing divisions of the companies entering into the Norilsk Nickel Group to use modern flexible management tools, the standardized procedures and also to create the most transparent processes of vendor interaction. As of March, 2018 in a system more than 1400 suppliers are registered, according to the results of replication on the company of the Norilsk Nickel Group growth of number of the authorized partners at 8-10 times is expected.

PJSC Norilsk Nickel MMC

"In focus of attention of the company - increase in investment and budget discipline. Changes concerned, including, and works of services of purchases: the old structure needed to be simplified and automated considerably, considering at the same time requirements of the block of economic safety and specifics of data storage in a system. Using SAP solutions it is possible to analyze, estimate and range quickly suppliers and also to consolidate the needs for purchases. It allows to reduce time for selection of the optimal offer and to minimize an error probability. The project is implemented for GRK Bystrinskoye, in further plans – replication on other companies of the Norilsk Nickel Group". Vladimir Denisov, head of department of the organization of tender procedures and methodology of business processes of supply of Norilsk Nickel

The implementing solutions SAP SRM and SAP SLC allowed to integrate procurement procedures of different divisions in the uniform structure including two key functional units – the portal of suppliers and the portal of purchasers. On the one hand, the staff of the company received the convenient instrument of the choice of suppliers, control and management of their work, such system is capable to increase effective management of expenses and to optimize operating activities. On the other hand, it and opportunity for additional development of competitive market: the authorized suppliers get access to the consolidated information, automatic notifications on open purchases and also more advantageous conditions.