Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 56 | Page 53

CASE STUDY to-end dematerialised supplier invoice processing . “ We have made our procurement flows more reliable and gained in productivity and transparency thanks to the excellent traceability and automation offered by the Oxalys solution . Calls for tenders are also more transparent thanks to the sourcing platform designed to ensure end-to-end supplier self-care ,” he said . “ We have made significant changes to our practices in the Procurement and Accounting functions , with the ultimate aim of having an aligned and global Finance / Procurement version .”
Prodhomme said one of the advantages of Oxalys software is the great capacity to adapt the setup to Axian Group ’ s specific needs . “ Some administrator profiles were trained on the back office . The solution being very intuitive , only a few hours of training were necessary for the end users .”
Following the implementation of Oxalys digital procurement solution , the Axian Group is readying to implement the next stage of this project across many different subsidiaries .
“ We are entering phase two of the rollout with information and education on the benefits of the solution to get the teams on board . Eventually , we will have more than 200 users in all subsidiaries ,” he said . “ Other developments are planned , such as the introduction of mobility with the possibility of placing orders and approvals on mobile terminals on construction sites , the introduction of more advanced reporting , a single database , advanced supplier scoring and the extension to Telma and Jovena , the two largest subsidiaries within the group .”
Anne-Emmanuelle Grené , Head , Oxalys South Africa , Said : “ Our relationship with our clients does not end
with the deployment of any of our solutions . We will continue to support Axian over the long term as their procurement processes increase and strengthen .”
Grené said each year , Oxalys devotes 25 % of the budget to research and development ( R & D ). “ Axian , like all our customers , benefit from the latest technological developments and best business practices which include the standard features of the Oxalys software ,” she said .
Although the project went according to plan , the Oxalys team of consultants did find some challenges with the project during rollout . “ The large diversity of activities within the group and therefore , the typology of spend category covered by various branches of the Axian Group was a challenge . Add to that , interfacing with various ERP systems with Axian Group required us to adapt to various contexts and issues ,” she said . p

WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO OUR PRACTICES IN THE PROCUREMENT AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS , WITH THE ULTIMATE AIM OF HAVING AN ALIGNED AND GLOBAL FINANCE / PROCUREMENT VERSION .

www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO AFRICA 53