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Stepping up the Sourcing Game with Zycus esourcing (Solution Deep Dive) Welcome to Today s Web Seminar Presented by:
Presenter Zachary Bolt Director Solutions Consulting Zycus Inc. Zach Bolt, Director of Solutions Consulting at Zycus, has worked in software sales, implementation, and support for his entire career. He has worked in procurement as well as asset management and ERP, inventory management, and demand planning. At Zycus, he heads up global solutions consulting in support of the sales team based in North America.
Zycus Comprehensive Solution Suite isave Aut ocla ss ianalyz e icost Zycus Source-to-Pay Suite Financial Savings Management Spend Analysis Procure- to- Pay One View esourcing isourc e iperform Supplier Management isupplier Contract Management icontract Repository icontract Authoring
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Modeling Web 2.0 based drag and drop functionality for RFX creation Flexible event creation from scratch, templates or past events Flexi price builder for complex item table creation
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling Event Scheduling Event schedule, pause and reschedule with ease Support of 10,000+ line items and 200+ suppliers per event Creation of shared strategic vendor groups Multi-currency bidding Support for 25,000+ questions in single draft
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling eauction eauction Multi-round and multi-lot sequential auctions Multi-configuration settings Bid Display, Tie Prevention and Minimum Bid Decrement Live monitoring Range bidding options Line item bidding Instant bid exchange Collaboration with supplier through eforums
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling eauction Response Collection Intuitive supplier side portal access Multiple formats of excel export and import capabilities Response Collection
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling Negotiation Multi-round pricing history eauction Response Collection Negotiation
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling eauction Response Collection Scoring and Analytics Automated and manual, online and offline scoring Side-by-side comparison of supplier responses Question and section specific weightages Section specific sharing of scoresheets Data analysis across multiple price and non-price parameters Automated supplier ranking Negotiation Scoring and Analytics
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling eauction Bid Optimization Inbuilt bid optimization with potential savings Scenarios like cherry picking, best one, best two and leverage back Customizable scenarios to fit every business process Response Collection Negotiation Scoring and Analytics Bid Optimization
Key Features Supporting isource Process Event Modeling Event Scheduling eauction Across processes Audit trail report to ensure compliance and transparency Customizable user roles creation as per company s policy Strong integration with other Zycus offerings throughout the event Response Collection lifecycle Intuitive reports and dashboards Negotiation Scoring and Analytics Bid Optimization Contract Awarding
Key Features Supporting Project Management Template Configuration Template Configuration Flexibility to create templates from scratch, existing templates or prior projects Easy configuration of business unit, commodity, phase and task
Key Features Supporting Project Management Template Configuration Project Creation Project Creation Set up baseline spend for each quarter Web 2.0 based creation of program with project owners, timelines, category, location & currency specified Support for "Strategic" and "Quick" project types Easy tagging of identified opportunities from ianalyze to a project in imanage with associated data
Key Features Supporting Project Management Template Configuration Project Creation Project Execution Project Execution Highly configurable project views covering task details, type, progress, start date, end date, duration and resource Role based support for approvers or reviewers of each phase Access to Gantt charts for summarizing project status Collaborative information sharing through Project Journals Easy creation of esourcing and Contract Management tasks from the centralized SCM Workbench
Key Features Supporting Project Management Template Configuration Project Creation Task Tracking Real-time tracking of assigned projects at task and phase level Graphical view of project completion status Project Execution Task Tracking
Key Features Supporting Project Management Template Configuration Reporting and Analytics Project Creation Multi-dimensional analysis of data by applying filters like Start date, End Date & Saving Stage etc. Access to multiple pre-packaged and new reports Intuitive tracking of savings by stage and category Project Execution Task Tracking Reporting and Analytics
Questions? zachary.bolt@zycus.com
Contact Information For more information, please contact: Zachary Bolt Director, Solutions Consulting Zycus Inc. Zachary.Bolt@zycus.com Thank You for attending this Web Seminar!