EDF RENEWABLES
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EDF Renewables is now operating more than 50 renewable energy projects under full scope in North America .
Ruitenberg continues : “ To enable this growth , it was necessary to transform the way the supply chain works in procurement . We transitioned from a very transactional approach to a more strategic orientation . So we reorganised the team and brought in talent with strategic sourcing experience , and we started analysing spend as a foundation to establish mid and longterm agreements .”
To do this , Ruitenberg and his team has put a wealth of focus on establishing framework agreements and building partnerships with its supply base , implementing metrics and supply chain tools to better control processes . This allows for procurement activity to become a centralised function .
As well as this , Ruitenberg ’ s team also initiated a project to centralise inventory ownership in its operating company and established a central warehouse . Working with SAP to develop a solution to support automated replenishment of inventory items based on aggregation of spent data and consumption data , EDF Renewables gained the capacity for growth to be supported without excessively scaling up the department in lieu .
“ It was necessary to create a more efficient process and then drastically reduce the number of transactional POs for our fulfilment buyers ,” he explains . “ Shifting from
112 April 2024