ADAC

How Europe’s Largest Automobile Association Harnesses a Unified Platform for its Diverse Supplier Networks

About

ADAC, officially the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, is Europe’s largest automobile association with around 21 million members. Its original and most well known service is roadside assistance. The main objectives of ADAC is “representation, promotion, and advocacy of motoring, motorsport, and tourism interests”. ADAC also owns subsidiaries in the insurance and publishing sectors and operates the largest fleet of ambulance helicopters in Germany.

Headquarters:
Munich, Germany

Employees:
8,500

ADAC’s Website

Challenges

Heavy resource intensive manual processes
Lack of transparency into a supplier base that comprises diverse supplier networks across various industries and regions.
Absence of a risk management system leads to manual activities during sourcing such as governing documents, certificates, etc posing compliance risks.

Benefits

Increase buying power and transparency across a diverse supplier network.
A unified platform across Source-to-Pay process, catering to diverse business models.
Unburden the team with automation in Sourcing and P2P
Easily configurable platform for continuous improvement.
Gain “street credibility” with better buying and shopping experience.