ACH Food Company Signs On with Connell and Heiler Software to add e-procurement capabilities

NAPERVILLE, IL -   June 2nd, 2008  -  ACH Food Company, a division of Associated British Foods, has signed an agreement with Connell for use of its e-procurement suite, powered by Heiler Software, to streamline their procurement processes for indirect / MRO and to further optimize their investment in SAP.

ACH Food Company, a leading value added edible oils and specialty grocery products company, is currently deploying SAP across its North American locations. Their goal is to enhance visibility into spend, and increase supplier information resulting improved   pricing capabilities. Their challenges are how to get clear data that could be migrated into SAP; and, how to optimize their operational procurement process and generate cost savings through better sourcing.

Connell eProcurement, powered by Heiler Software, was a natural fit.  The e-procurement suite includes the market leading Heiler Catalog Manager and Heiler Business Catalog, all SAP certified.

This automation streamlines procurement and guarantees cost savings. E-procurement, catalog buying, approval workflows and real time reporting improve and automate the processes of procurement. Enhanced catalog management and reporting rationalize.

The Connell e-procurement suite provides mid size and large organizations both process efficiencies through e-procurement and catalog management as well as guaranteed piece price savings based on spend management and strategic sourcing.  SAP customers get the additional benefits of having “out of the box” integration by leveraging the SAP complimentary software solution.  In fact, in the case of ACH, the spend visibility achieved e-procurement will generate cost savings in the range of 10% to 20% within 6 months of project go live.

“We selected the Connell e-procurement platform because we needed a partner that understood our business, could integrate easily with SAP, could deploy quickly and generate an ROI in year 1” says Richard Thesing, Director of MRO and Capital Procurement at ACH “Both Connell and Heiler Software have come to the table and proved they are great partners that are willing to do what it takes to help make us successful”.

“We are proud to have ACH as a client and even more proud by the fact that our tools are enabling significant efficiencies in their procurement operations,” said Randy Briesath, Vice President at Connell. “The advantages of e-procurement are compelling, specifically the cost savings, the ease of implementation and further leveraging SAP for their Enterprise – it really streamlines their overall process.”

Heiler Software, which powers the Connell e-procurement solution, is a complete on demand solution that can be deployed in days and requires minimal IT investment.  In addition, it is part of the PSN (Premium Supply Network), one of the leading networks that connect buyers and suppliers.

“Leading organizations such as ACH recognize and have embraced the value of Supplier Relationship Management solutions and specifically completely hosted solutions that generate immediate value and have low start up costs” says Greg Wong, CEO of Heiler Software Corporation.  “The Heiler Premium Supplier Network continues to grow and offer exponentially greater value with every new customer providing ongoing benefits to the trading partner community”.

ACH Food Company joins a growing number of companies that are partnering with Connell and Heiler Software to deliver spend management solutions to companies around the world.

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