Volvo Group Business Services
1 May 2012
Evolving From Single Function to End-to-End Processing
The Volvo Group case
Volvo Group Business Services
2 May 2012
Volvo Group Business Services
Our brands
3 May 2012
Volvo Group Business Services
Volvo Group Organization
4 May 2012
Trucks Joint Ventures
Group Trucks Technology
Group Trucks Operations
Group Trucks Sales &
Marketing APAC
Group Trucks Sales &
Marketing Americas
Group Trucks Sales &
Marketing EMEA
Finance & Business Support
Business Areas
Construction Equipment
Total turn-over: 310 BSEK (35 BEUR) Operating income: 27 BSEK ( 3 BEUR) Truck deliveries: 240 000
Volvo Group Business Services
Volvo Group Business Services
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A Group Function within Volvo Group
Overall • Present in over 30 countries. • ~2 000 employees.
• 75 000 employees served (of total 100 000). • Securing a single-point of contact for
Volvo Group employees and managing personal data, organizational structures, compensation, benefit, international assignments, recruitment and other critical HR activities for 75 000 employees.
Human Resources
Finance &
Accounting • Total turn-over:310 BSEK (35 BEUR) where Business Services handles 250 BSEK (28 BEUR) in 135 legal entities.
• Legal Chief Accountant responsibility for 135 entities.
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Figures: February 2012
Volvo Group Business Services
2010 2011 2012 6 May 2012
Volvo Group Business Services in the world
Volvo Group Business Services
Volvo Group Business Services
journey
1998 - 2002 2003 - 2006 2007 - 2010 2011 - 2015
Initiate
Mobilize
Optimize
Capitalize
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Volvo Group Business Services Organization March 1st, 2012
FBS
CEO
Business Services
Elisabeth Rocke
HR & Communication
Hans Nordström
F&A Development
Staffan Kullberg
HR & Contact Services Development
Kent Abrahamsson
Controlling
Petter Liderfelt
Strategy & Operational Excellence
Niclas Sjöswärd
On Demand
Services
Niclas Sjöswärd
Global & Regional
Delivery
Philippe Theolier
Region
Asia Pacific
Ulrika Toftevik
Region
Americas & EMEA
Christian Johansson
Volvo Group Business Services
Global functions with different focus
Governance / Support Units
Development Units
Operational Units
Business Services
Elisabeth Rocke
HR & Communication
Hans Nordström
F&A Development
Staffan Kullberg
HR & Contact Services Development
Kent Abrahamsson
Controlling
Petter Liderfelt
Strategy & Operational Excellence
Niclas Sjöswärd
On Demand
Services
Niclas Sjöswärd
Global & Regional
Delivery
Philippe Theolier
Region
Asia Pacific
Ulrika Toftevik
Region
Americas & EMEA
Christian Johansson
Volvo Group Business Services
Major global shared service center trends
• Cost reduction by labor arbitrage and resource centralization
• Proven successful and efficient in specific functional areas
• Steps taken to integrate several functions (multi-functional SSC’s)
• Cost reduction by implementing hub-and-spoke models
• Improved scale and synergy effects by combining several functions into integrated SSC’s
• SSC’s becomes independent business in it self
Shared services today Shared services next generation
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Hub and spoke model Implemented by Volvo Group Business Services
Global transaction hub
Shared services satellites local centers
Regional centers
Business Areas / Markets
Decision support Market-specific activities
Local support / specialization
Transaction processing & global center of excellence
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Global Center
s facts
Total Global Center
2
Employees Global Center
330
F&A
270 HR
60
Figures: February 2012
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Regional Center
s facts
Total Regional Centers
4
Employees Regional Center
710
F&A
510 HR
200
Figures: February 2012
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Local Center’s facts
Total Local Center
46
Employees Local Center
560
F&A
490 HR
70
Figures: February 2012
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On Demand facts
Total Local Center
42
Employees Local Center
513
F&A
459 HR
54
Figures: February 2012
Present in number of locations
6
Employees On Demand
220 Projects &
Partner Services
90
Training
80
Recruitment
50
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From fragmentation to end-to-end processing
Volvo Group Accounting or HR
Admin department
Volvo Group Business Services
EMEA,
Americas & Asia Pacific
Volvo Group Business Services
Global & Regional Delivery
Consolidate Alignment and structure
Transition and transform
Optimize, standardize and
deliver
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End to End Accounting Conceptual overview
General Accounting SAP Master Finance Legal entity based
Group GAAP & Local GAAP based
Local input Consolidation Legal entity based, Group GAAP based
Legal Entity Reporting Local Management Report Local GAAP Compliance
Legal entity based
Group Consolidation Group Trucks/BA based
Group GAAP based
Group Reporting Group Trucks/BA based
FPP based Group Financial Control Group Trucks/BA based
FPP based
Business Services -Local / Legal Chief Accountant
Business Services – F&A Global & Regional Delivery
Business Services – F&A Global & Regional Delivery
Business Services – Group Accounting & Internal Control
Corporate Function – Group Financial Reporting Business
divisions
Volvo Group Business Services
Operative Vision
Development
• We develop and build integrated solutions that support and contribute to the Volvo Group’s vision
• A global contact services approach
• Working towards one integrated IT solution per business line (F&A and HR)
One of the most innovative shared service center
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• We deliver value for the Volvo Group by meeting business needs in our services in regards to:
• delivery precision • lead time • quality • scope of services
• Volvo Production System and lean services are in a natural way included in all our deliveries
Operative Vision
Delivery
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Operative Vision
Volvo Group relations
• We work closely to the business and our services are well integrated to the Volvo Group businesses
• We have a trustful interaction in the end-customer contacts for the Volvo Group
• We have a close cooperation with stakeholders within finance and HR
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• We measure our performance and we have proven to be a successful shared service center
• We measure our developments, delivery precision, qualitative output, standardization, etc.
• Quality is part of our daily work through VPS • Getting it right from the beginning • Everyone knows how to get the root cause of
a problem
Operative Vision
Performance
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Operative Vision
People
• We have successfully realized a competence shift among our employees
• Majority of our employees have changed work content the last years, to support Business Services transformation
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Operational Excellence Vision
Quality Focus: Customer satisfaction / output
ISO Focus: Compliance in process documentation
Process Management Focus: Service Delivery Infrastructure
VPS Focus: Integrated Continues Improvement
Integrated Operational Excellence
World Class Business Admin &
Shared Service Center
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
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Customer Satisfaction is the key to success
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F&A and HR Services and
Support
Volvo Group customer facing people & processes
Sales & Marketing, Operations,
Technology etc.
End-customers
Efficiently and qualitative internal services drives internal customer satisfaction in the Volvo Group
Internal customer satisfaction keep focus on external customers and world-class products and services
Focus on external customers and world-class products and services drives end-customer satisfaction and profitable growth
May 2012
Contact details [email protected] +46 31 3233104