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Number 23 in
Fortune ‘Change the World’
The Unilever Global
Development Award
Singapore Apex Corporate
Sustainability Awards
Asean Business
Awards
Olam Group
1
70K
Full-time, Seasonal
and Temporary
Employees
27
Years
70
Countries
47
Products
Edible Nuts, Spices and Vegetable Ingredients
Confectionery and Beverage Ingredients
Food Staples and Packaged Foods
Industrial Raw Materials
Commodity Financial Services
5segments:
$20B
Revenue
4.3m
Farmers
23K
Customers
#1
Global
Dehydrated garlic supplier
Dehydrated onion supplier
Cashew supplier
Almond grower
Originator of cocoa beans
Focused supplier of cocoa beans and products
Largest FSC® certified tropical forestry concessions
#2
Global
Coffee supplier
Cotton merchant
Largest wheat miller in Nigeria and Ghana
Rice merchant
Largest independent peanut blancher in USA
Top 2 manufacturer of tomato paste, MSG seasonings, biscuits,
candies and drinking yoghurt in Nigeria
Amongst the top 5 grain exporters out of Russia
Developing 1 of the largest sustainable palm businesses in Africa
Olam Global Business Services
2
Work time aligned
with Business
6
Platforms
27
Countries
Finance
Supply Chain
People services
Risk & Market Compliance
B.I (BW, BO,Dashboards)
Big Data Analytics
600+
Member team
42% Graduates
41%Post Graduates
17%Cost & Chartered
accountants
24X5
Operations
(with season support)
Uses ECM
platform
(Paperless Environment)
~$5B
Spend managed
Per annum for
0.5 Mn
Invoices processed
~1 Mn
Supply Chain
Transactions
Processed
Per annum
12 +
Applications
supported
450 +
Profit Centers
supported
> $10B
Receipts applied
Per annum for
26 K
Payroll
Transactions
processed
Per annum
12 K
Reports
Generated
Per annum
Transform Vs Disrupt
3
Cost Process Efficiency Compliance Control Business Goals
Model New ways (digital)
Inhouse
Outsource
Hybrid
Tech
BPM
ECM
OCR
VBA
Practices
6 Ϭ
Lean
STD
Functionalization
Cloud
Self-service
(Mobile or vendor portal)
EDA / e-invoicing
RPA
A.I
Analytics ?
Scope
Cost
Outcome
Org view
Culture
Activities
Discrete
FTE based
SLA
Service provider
Operational
(Narrow process)
Simple
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
End 2 End
Transaction
Business Goals
One Team
Business Knowledge
Value add ?
Location
Far shore
Near shore
Hub-spoke
Case Study : iPATS - Digitization
4
Complete visibilityof the
workflow at any point of time
Digitized inbuilt
Approvals
Auto reminder
sent every 2 days
payment tracking part of
workflow
iPATS -
DigitizationPATS iPATS
End to End tracking of work items through an easy
and seamless workflow solution
Multiple modes of receipt of Invoices - Hard copy, Email Invoices are scanned and initiated in iPATS
Involves manual intervention for raising
query and tracking of reminders
Approvals triggered through system
Manual tracking of each transaction led to
missing information or wrong payment
Unique ref # for identification & Traceability
of transactions
Duplication notification to Initiator sent manually Duplicate notification triggered and mandatory
confirmation sought through system from the Initiator
End to End tracking of work items is not feasible
INVOICE
Approvals obtained through mails
Query triggered through system
< = 2 day
Turnaround time
> 500 Million
US$
4
FTE’s
< $ 1.8
per invoice
Case Study : Nigeria - Payroll Transformation
5
Head Count
Expat
>100
Staff
>3000
Workers
>4000
Total
>8000
OUTCOME
PAYROLL
TRANSFORMATION
Data Confidentiality & weak reporting capabilities
Multiple Payroll System including Excel
Multiple Pay Frequencies/
Pay Runs
Over Payment Issues & Payments made
outside Payroll system. (Control lapses)
Non compliance of statutory regulations
New Payroll system “Endeavour – Pay Master” implemented
Implemented standard template to capture Payroll
Inputs across all entities
Process defined to capture all payments & dedns within
Payroll to ensure robust controls & 100% stat adherence
Redesigned the Payroll Calendar to streamline
the different pay frequencies and pay runs
Enabled Pay Master to provide all Statutory / Payroll reports
1 System
Process
Location

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Transform vs Disrupt

  • 1. Number 23 in Fortune ‘Change the World’ The Unilever Global Development Award Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards Asean Business Awards Olam Group 1 70K Full-time, Seasonal and Temporary Employees 27 Years 70 Countries 47 Products Edible Nuts, Spices and Vegetable Ingredients Confectionery and Beverage Ingredients Food Staples and Packaged Foods Industrial Raw Materials Commodity Financial Services 5segments: $20B Revenue 4.3m Farmers 23K Customers #1 Global Dehydrated garlic supplier Dehydrated onion supplier Cashew supplier Almond grower Originator of cocoa beans Focused supplier of cocoa beans and products Largest FSC® certified tropical forestry concessions #2 Global Coffee supplier Cotton merchant Largest wheat miller in Nigeria and Ghana Rice merchant Largest independent peanut blancher in USA Top 2 manufacturer of tomato paste, MSG seasonings, biscuits, candies and drinking yoghurt in Nigeria Amongst the top 5 grain exporters out of Russia Developing 1 of the largest sustainable palm businesses in Africa
  • 2. Olam Global Business Services 2 Work time aligned with Business 6 Platforms 27 Countries Finance Supply Chain People services Risk & Market Compliance B.I (BW, BO,Dashboards) Big Data Analytics 600+ Member team 42% Graduates 41%Post Graduates 17%Cost & Chartered accountants 24X5 Operations (with season support) Uses ECM platform (Paperless Environment) ~$5B Spend managed Per annum for 0.5 Mn Invoices processed ~1 Mn Supply Chain Transactions Processed Per annum 12 + Applications supported 450 + Profit Centers supported > $10B Receipts applied Per annum for 26 K Payroll Transactions processed Per annum 12 K Reports Generated Per annum
  • 3. Transform Vs Disrupt 3 Cost Process Efficiency Compliance Control Business Goals Model New ways (digital) Inhouse Outsource Hybrid Tech BPM ECM OCR VBA Practices 6 Ϭ Lean STD Functionalization Cloud Self-service (Mobile or vendor portal) EDA / e-invoicing RPA A.I Analytics ? Scope Cost Outcome Org view Culture Activities Discrete FTE based SLA Service provider Operational (Narrow process) Simple __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ End 2 End Transaction Business Goals One Team Business Knowledge Value add ? Location Far shore Near shore Hub-spoke
  • 4. Case Study : iPATS - Digitization 4 Complete visibilityof the workflow at any point of time Digitized inbuilt Approvals Auto reminder sent every 2 days payment tracking part of workflow iPATS - DigitizationPATS iPATS End to End tracking of work items through an easy and seamless workflow solution Multiple modes of receipt of Invoices - Hard copy, Email Invoices are scanned and initiated in iPATS Involves manual intervention for raising query and tracking of reminders Approvals triggered through system Manual tracking of each transaction led to missing information or wrong payment Unique ref # for identification & Traceability of transactions Duplication notification to Initiator sent manually Duplicate notification triggered and mandatory confirmation sought through system from the Initiator End to End tracking of work items is not feasible INVOICE Approvals obtained through mails Query triggered through system < = 2 day Turnaround time > 500 Million US$ 4 FTE’s < $ 1.8 per invoice
  • 5. Case Study : Nigeria - Payroll Transformation 5 Head Count Expat >100 Staff >3000 Workers >4000 Total >8000 OUTCOME PAYROLL TRANSFORMATION Data Confidentiality & weak reporting capabilities Multiple Payroll System including Excel Multiple Pay Frequencies/ Pay Runs Over Payment Issues & Payments made outside Payroll system. (Control lapses) Non compliance of statutory regulations New Payroll system “Endeavour – Pay Master” implemented Implemented standard template to capture Payroll Inputs across all entities Process defined to capture all payments & dedns within Payroll to ensure robust controls & 100% stat adherence Redesigned the Payroll Calendar to streamline the different pay frequencies and pay runs Enabled Pay Master to provide all Statutory / Payroll reports 1 System Process Location