TATA GLOBAL BEVERAGES

one is about understanding and updating knowledge of our processes and the requirements of the market ,” says King . “ Quarter two is about refreshing the three year plan , quarter three is about taking the first year of the plan , turning it into the annual business plan and getting it aligned with the business , and quarter four is for focussing on those initiatives and making sure we deliver them .” Global Beverages is in the process of perfecting the business-wide ERP systems which will streamline the company yet further . King is in the final stages of switching from outdated Excel spreadsheets

and pivot tables , negotiating with potential lenders to put the new spend analysis tool in place .

“ We ’ re also putting a central contract management tool in place ,” King says ,

“ because it ’ s very difficult to keep on track when there are multiple legal entities and multiple geographies involved , so this will allow us to have all our standard terms and conditions held on that system , with the ability to edit as required . “ All of this is automatic and can be built into our three year planning process . There ’ s no way we can keep a tab on our contracts without

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