Office product retailers, Office Depot and OfficeMax merged in November 2013 with the goal of delivering significant operating synergies and thereby radically improving financial performance. But with different cultures, senior stakeholders and high expectations, the transformation path was riddled with significant roadblocks. Join us for this session to hear how Procurement took the reins and led the way in the realization of synergies from the inception of integration planning all the way through the rationalization of the vendor base.
Topics in this session included:
- How to plan for synergy realization pre-closing
- How to partner with the business post-closing
- How to update ongoing efforts to senior management
- How to partner with Finance to track results
Categories: 2015 Spring - Amelia Island, Summit Presentations
SRC Type: Sourcing, Strategy