Improved integration support in STEP for M&A

Background

• As part of the Master Data Strategy 2030, Ahlsell wants to have a clear and efficient way of integrating product & supplier data to and from acquired companies

• The Master Data Organization and the Product Organization have expressed a need to get improved integration support for the M&A-process when on-boarding items. This is today a manual process handled via excel and mail. The process is time consuming and fragile.

• External tool has been evaluated, but decision has been taken to develop the needed functionality in our existing Master Data system STEP.

WHY

• To help Master Data Specialists and Product Managers to work more efficient and minimize risk for errors

• Improve possibility to access all Ahlsell company / country data from one common source (through better matching)

• Synergies from common Nordic tool

• Improved Data Quality and Time to Market

WHAT

• Support for assortment and supplier analysis and decision.

• Remove current excel handling and conversations via mail.

• Possibility to work with M&A projects in STEP (new project entity)

• Follow-up & measure completeness of project fulfillment

• Possibility to simulate item matching

• Workflow support and follow-up

• Accessible for all countries using STEP (SE, NO, FI, VVS Trading DK)