Create a new corporate wine project:


  • Click on Project management/RFX-Project list

    Click on New

    Search and select template Corporate Global Wine Sourcing 

    Click on Apply

  • Default Business Unit: METRO AG (CFM)

  • Catalog: METRO AG(CFM)

Project management

Project details:

  • Fill in all mandatory field, marked in red
  • Naming convention for projects
    Business Unit_Article type_Country_Region_[Level]_Year
    Example: MCCI_Wine_USA_California_Basic_2023
  • Naming convention for articles
    Business Unit_Article type_Country_Region_Wine Name_Quantity per Selling unit_Brand_Quality level
    Example: MCCI_Wine_USA_California Zinfandel Rosé semi dry_0,75l_Discovery Bay_basic


Project Team:


  • Invite your team
  • Click on Add-find and select the user

    Click on Add to project team

    Select the role of the user

    Click on Apply

  • Roles:

    OBM Lead: You, the project leader, who created the project

    OBM Substitute: Has same rights as the project leader

    Buyer participant: Country buyers

    Guest: Has only viewer right on the project


  • Save your project team

    Add the users

    Click on Save project team as

    In the pop-up give a title for your team

    Click on the save icon

    Click on Apply


  • Insert your project team (in a new project)

    Click on Insert project team

    Search and select your team

    Click on Apply

 


Supplier Circle:


  • Invite your suppliers
  • If the supplier is already existing in the Supplier database click on

    Add-select supplier-Add to current project

  • Save supplier team/Insert Supplier Team (similar function as for the buyer team)

Documents:


Click on Upload

Set GC icon allows you to set your document as General Conditions


Who can see the documents:

Buyer access: Buyers 

Supplier access: Suppliers

Buyer participant access: Country buyers



Demand Specification:

 

  • Insert empty lines (for new articles)

    Number of lines: number of new articles

    Click on Apply

    The system will generate the new eSourcing IDs

    Fill in all mandatory fields marked in red

  • Copy Values: 

    use it to copy data from an article to another, brand/contract start, end date

 

  • Insert existing article (for renegotiated articles)

            If the article was already created, you will need to renegotiate it

            Condition: the article needs to be awarded

            Search and select the article ID

            Click on Renegotiate Article


  • Article status explanation:

            Active: article was awarded, can be renegotiated

            In development: article is included in a project, not yet awarded

            Deleted: article ID cannot be used

            Expired: previous active version 

  • Fill in all needed information regarding articles, as international classification, name, brand, type of packaging, unit, contract start and end date, previous buying price, final buying price



  • Publish Demand Specification
    Click on Publish
    Click on Next in the pop-up
    Set the End date of your grid using the calendar
    Project status will change from In setup into
    Online


  • Country buyers can provide their quantities/quantities can be maintained on buyers behalf


  • Click on Place Values
  • Select Business Unit: the MCC country
  • Insert the contract quantities under contract quantities column
  • Click on Save
  • Click on Publish all tabs
  • When you maintained all country quantities, Close the Demand Specification grid
    Awarding:


  • Click on the Awarding tab
  • Click to select Show supplier name on all lines
  • Select the supplier/article combination to be awarded
  • Click on Award
  • You can also use Export Awarding/Import function to award the project via excel
  • Project status will show Awarded or Awarding in process
  • This template is not generating any automatic emails for buyers or suppliers.
  • You can use Copy for renegotiate to renegotiate your articles to a new project/contract period


For any further questions do not hesitate to contact us.