SSE
Data-driven
, frictionless , insights and creating value
of the largest electricity networks in the UK , SSE develops , owns and operates low carbon infrastructure for the net-zero transition , including onshore and offshore wind , hydropower , electricity transmission and distribution to grid , efficient gas generation , alongside providing energy products and services for businesses .
Data-driven , frictionless , insights and creating value The mission : ‘ A data-driven strategic partner , providing a frictionless procurement and commercial experience with insightful market and supplier information that delivers significant value for each SSE business .’
Making a significant , multi-million-pound investment in new processes , tools , and skills over the next few years , SSE aims to achieve its mission creating a world-class procurement function , by focusing on four core themes : 1 ) optimising the core
2 ) data , analytics and insight 3 ) customer experience and 4 ) automation .
“ This programme is one of many across the group . Our CEO wants to create an upper quartile digital business by 2023 , which was set last year ,” said Platts .
“ We ’ re one year into our three-year programme and we ’ ve had two big deliveries focused on optimising the core . We have implemented a new source to contract system and a new system to control contingent workers and professional services engagements in SSE .
“ We ’ ve also completed a data strategy that sets the foundations for the digital change ; we ’ re also in the middle of some proof of concepts and trials to introduce machine learning and analytics on commodity pricing impacts , and in the early stages of a mobile app for catalogue procurement .”
Despite this , being successful with a strategy of this magnitude doesn ’ t come without its challenges . “ Big deliveries are
76 January 2022