Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a Canadian consumer packaged meats company. As a result of acquisitions and rapid growth the procurement team was widely dispersed across the company with no central corporate procurement strategy and unknown capabilities.
Project Aim:
- Determine key stakeholder business needs
- Build an understanding of the “As Is” situation and the “To Be” state
- Transform purchasing and deliver corporate procurement strategy
- Upskill purchasing team across organisation
- Deliver cost & value benefits
Outcome:
- Purchasing team assessed & competency gaps identified
- Centralized purchasing team established
- Strategic sourcing process introduced
- Skilled purchasing team using uniformed process and tools
- Significant cost and value benefits realised
ADR Services Used:
- Online skills assessment (DNA)
- Advisory to determine “To Be” state & corporate procurement strategy
- Design and implementation of 18-month transformation program
- Instructor-led workshops
