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SAP prepares Bleckmann for growth Gerwin Meulman / CFO Bleckmann

April 20, 2016

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About Bleckmann

Project OneTeam Goals

Why SOA people? Key requirements for Bleckmann

Project benefits Which benefits did we reach with SAP? Why SAP? S/4HANA

Examples S/4HANA Finance Vendor Invoice Management

20 Points to take home Lessons Learned Q&A

S/4HANA Investment in SAP demonstrates Bleckmann’s professional credentials and prepares them for growth


About Bleckmann

European market leader providing Global Supply Chain Solutions (SCM) for the Fashion and Lifestyle industry

Based in the Netherlands and Belgium, with a new facility in the UK, Bleckmann distribute 300 million apparel units per year.

They employ 750 people, have an annual revenue of €200 million and their clients include the big names in fashion such as Dior & Gucci.

Bleckmann’s network infrastructure is the most complete and extensive of its kind in Western Europe

Aim is to grow and become the “Best-and-First-in-Class” leading global supply chain company


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2014

History


Current Warehouse Locations Countries in which the Group operates

Planned expansion

United Kingdom Belgium and Netherlands

• 1 warehouse in Swindon • 5,000 sqm • 5 employees / 20 temps

•  285,500 sqm of state of the art warehousing

•  100.000 sqm of new warehousing planned in 2017/2019

•  250 vehicles under management •  850 employees / up to 1500 temps

European Platform UK Infrastructure

• 23 warehouses (18 in Neth., 5 in Belg.)

• 280,500 sqm • 247 vehicles • 845 employees / up to 1500

temps

BeNe Infrastructure

Infrastructure and Europe-Wide Operations


Covering the Fashion Supply Chain (Focus on Fashion and Lifestyle) Full supply chain service � Air & Ocean � Warehousing �  Transport and distribution � Customs & Fiscal Representation

Omni-channel solution Retail Wholesale E-commerce

(International) expansion Benelux UK (started November 14) USA (starts May 2016) Asia (starts Q4 2016) Middle East


WELCOE

Customer portfolio


Recent New Long Term Partnerships

Abercrombie & Fitch

EU DC

Long term partnership (rolling 5 years)

2013: 45 mio retail; 2,5 mio DTC

Superdry.

5 year contract after a collaboration of nearly 10 years

Retail-Wholesale-DTC


Recent New Long Term Partnerships

•  Start October 2015

•  December 1st: operational

•  400 000 square feet was prepared to receive the inventory

•  Ready to operate and 8Mio pieces flow within matter of weeks.

•  Retail, Wholesale, DTC

•  Today: extremely happy customers


OneTeam Project Goals

Harmonisation To harmonise the processes relating to accounting, control and purchase

Optimisation To optimise cost & benefits reporting on customer level

Transparency To increase management visibility by aligning different systems

Acceleration To eliminate inefficiencies in As-Is processes


OneTeam Project Goals

Higher productivity By less systems, an uniform way of working & central data administration

Strong administration Platform for further international expansion and digital transformation By reviewing and optimizing existing processes and structures


Why SOA People? Key requirements for Bleckmann

Innovative partner with strategic SAP focus

Highly competent business consultants with HANA & Simple Finance expertise

Full support of standard “best practices”

RTB Project Methodology (44 weeks)

Fast implementation of SAP

Transparency (Cost & Progress)

International local offices

Country specific knowledge


Project OneTeam Which benefits did we reached with SAP?

A central S/4HANA platform All the managers and employees have easy, real-time and secured access to all their relevant information � One organisational model => SAP Best Practises + Business Knowledge � Adaptation to local requirements (e.g. Automated Belgian Tax Reporting) � Robust and professional for growth and expansion across the world

A more productive back-office SAP ERP has brought significant efficiencies to Bleckmann � Reduced administration by central buy-in and approval processes via SAP supplier relationship management

(SRM) and shopping cards � Effective and efficient incoming invoice handling process Paperless < Vendor Invoice Management in SAP � Central master data administration => no more redundant customer and vendor master data � Global and Local Chart of accounts => one way of reporting �  Fewer manual actions and corrections needed


Project OneTeam Which benefits did we reached with SAP?

A professional system �  Suppliers and partners have to know we are also professional �  A SAP backbone gives a professional flavour to what we do �  Improved corporate image �  We can get SAP support anywhere in the world as we expand �  An internal framework to cope with the business challenges of next 3-5 years �  Potential to extend quickly through other organizational units

Standardisation across a growing business The Bleckmann Core Model as a set of simplified & standardised processes for Bleckmann UK, NL and Belgium �  Reviewed & more efficient business processes aligned with SAP Best Practices �  P2P process in Belgian Divisions (ATB, PO’s, 3-way match) �  Inventory management via (new) SAP asset accounting �  Cost Center Approval responsibilities => with SAP workflow


Project OneTeam Which benefits did we reach with SAP?

Productivity & Efficiency gains Functionalities of S4/HANA have been realized and translated into manpower time savings by harmonizing the processes relating to accounting, control and purchase �  Bookkeeping and purchasing aligned (ATB, PO’s 3-way match) �  Enhanced reporting by to get faster real time insight on statistics and data

– Working capital and rentability calculated on site level – Cost & Benefits on customer level (based on division structure) – Real time (!) flexible reporting

�  Month-End reporting from 2 weeks to 4 days �  Paperless working by Vendor Invoice Management �  Automated invoice approval process and app. �  Central buying supplier Catalog by SRM and shopping cart supported by SAP worklfow �  Management Information System by analytics for office within SAP


Vendor Invoice Management


S/4HANA Finance: New G/L entry view


S/4HANA Finance: New G/L Reporting view

New G/L Benefit? Working Capital

& ROI per profit

center direct from SAP


S/4HANA Finance: Global and Local chart of account


S/4HANA Finance: Flexible Reporting (with analysis for office)


S/4HANA Finance: User Experience


20 Key points to take home Project lessons learned

Focus on solutions for the business rather then solving problems for IT

Find an implementation partner who understands your way of working

Establish a business process team with business process ownership

Pick a solution that you can quickly start “test driving”

Focus on Business Process Redesign with (new) test scenario’s



Focus on solutions for the business rather then solving problems for IT

Find an implementation partner who understands your way of working

Establish a business process team with business process ownership

Pick a solution that you can quickly start “test driving”

Focus on Business Process Redesign with (new) test scenario’s

Don’t forget IT and integration with on- premise interface systems

Don’t forget training for you (key)-users

Don’t forget testing by your (key)-users

Don’t forget to create a Change Control Process

Don’t forget about Communication & Change Management



Master data … converse it early and converse it often (before go-live)

Assign a master data officer

Conversion of Chart of Accounts ? => Finance Department

Invest for a BI consultant and a controller in your team (reporting requirements)

Discuss changed rolls and responsibilities early (HR) and align business with IT (SAP authorizations) at the start.



SAP is not equal to integrated excel

Assign HR in the steerco (change management)

Leave S4/Hana (on premise) installation for the experts

Communicate about project financials (budget vs actuals) every 2 to 4 weeks (=> trust and buy-in)

Have fun with the project team and close with a celebration event & lessons learned session

Master data … converse it early and converse it often (before go-live)

Assign a master data officer

Conversion of Chart of Accounts ? => Finance Department

Invest for a BI consultant and a controller in your team (reporting requirements)

Discuss changed rolls and responsibilities early (HR) and align business with IT (SAP authorizations) at the start.

© 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Thank you Contact information:

Gerwin Meulman

CFO Bleckmann

[email protected]

+31651185234


Where to find more information

Bleckmann www.Bleckmann.com

SOA people www.soapeople.com


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