AMS moves all its buying volume into eSourcing

AMS decided for the Trade2B R5 Sourcing Solution and the Trade2B Buyer Cockpit.
AMS Sourcing B.V. recently launched the first usage of Trade2B web-based sourcing solutions.

Being one of the biggest European retail buying groups, AMS sources Private Label items in the areas of Perishables, Dry Groceries and Non-Food. By pooling the volume and know-how, AMS is able to create synergies for its retail members.
The increasing joint buying volume and the growing complexity of multi-company and multi-specs, yields the need for a supporting leading edge web-based sourcing tool.
After in depth analyses, AMS selected together with CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) and LogicaCMG the Trade2B R5 Sourcing solution and the Trade2B Buyer Cockpit. These tools provide best in class functionalities and system flexibility. Besides Trade2B, AMS chose CSC as implementation partner due to its profound know-how for implementation projects with Trade2B. CSC and Trade2B conducted the implementation, training, and roll-out within the anticipated project time.
Trade2B R5 facilitates and accelerates all sourcing processes and supports purchasing decisions with in depth analyses and flexible reports. The Trade2B Buyer Cockpit provides continuous KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and enables and facilitates among others functionalities internal sourcing project management.
Thanks to the joint forces of AMS, CSC and Trade2B, the project runs successfully and the first GO LIVE was launched recently. Ben Nordemann, Business Support Director AMS: “Using the Sourcing solutions of Trade2B, AMS improves its efficiency and it provides also more value to the retail members and suppliers.”

About AMS:
AMS Sourcing B.V. (AMS) is a very successful and active alliance of leading European food retailers, whose mandate is to realise sourcing related benefits for its 9 members, suppliers and more than 100 million customers who shop at the 19.000 AMS member stores weekly.
The mission of AMS is to initiate, manage and co-ordinate joint sourcing amongst AMS members to explore and leverage the combined sales potential to reduce cost of goods and services.
Since 1988, AMS has developed a range of international sourcing and marketing services including economy brands, such as EURO SHOPPER™, private labels, branded goods and synergy marketing agreements with suppliers.
The value add of AMS is an efficient sourcing process for its partners. It combines European sourcing power with substantial savings per project, sourcing know-how, best practice exchange and high Return on Investment. It further offers its partners benefits that they could not each achieve individually. Equally, the alliance can open up new sourcing geographies for its members. AMS represents a unique opportunity for suppliers as it represents a gateway to a huge pool of European retailers and a large number of consumers.
The current members of AMS are Ahold NV, Caprabo S.A., Dansk Supermarked Gruppen, Edeka Zentrale AG & Co. KG, ICA AB, Jeronimo Martins & Filhos S.A., Kesko Food Ltd, Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, Superquinn. Combined they span more than 18 countries in Europe.
AMS Sourcing B.V is a truly international organisation whose staff consists of managers from its member companies. This enables AMS to benefit from the expertise and market knowledge of each of the members. In the future, AMS will further consolidate its position as a unique tool for its partners and its suppliers in order to meet their targets and better serve their customers. As an European alliance, AMS is constantly searching for ways to better represent its partners and to further increase awareness of the benefits it can offer to suppliers as well as potential new members.