Major French energy group
Energy
Energy — CAC 40 (multi-entity scope)
2 years
Global Travel Buyer
01. Issues & Challenges
→ +€100M in travel spend with no visibility or group policy: unmanaged and non-compliant spend
→ Global multi-entity tender to be conducted simultaneously for TMC + SBT
→ Heterogeneity in travel procurement practices across entities and countries
→ Deployment across 20+ countries: local team coordination and change management
→ Creation of a group travel policy applicable to the entire scope
02. Key Issues
The group managed over €100 million in annual travel spend without consolidated group visibility, without a global travel agency, and without a deployed travel policy. Conducted in coordination with a group subsidiary, the mission aimed to launch a global tender to select a TMC (Travel Management Company) and a SBT (Self Booking Tool), then deploy them across 20+ countries.
03. The SD Global Consulting Approach
→ Data gathering and needs analysis across group entities
→ Organization and management of the TMC tender (global agency selection)
→ Organization and management of the SBT tender (online booking tool selection)
→ Deployment of the agency and OBT across 20+ countries
→ Creation and deployment of a group travel policy
→ Implementation of communications and change management assets
04. Results & Impact
Single global TMC selected and deployed across the group scope
SBT deployed as the group online booking tool
Rollout completed across 20+ countries: group visibility created over €120M in spend
Group travel policy created and deployed for the first time
Negotiation savings unlocked through volume consolidation
