Information Technologies in

Procter & Gamble

IT Management Seminar
P&G: Company Profile
Fast moving consumer goods company
162 years old
Markets 250+ brands to nearly 5 billion
consumers in 140 countries
Net sales of $39 billion (FY 2000/2001)
P&G Brands
baby care: Pampers
beauty care: Pantene, Head & Shoulders
fabric & home care: Arial, Tide, Bold, Ace, Lenor
feminine protection: Always, Alldays, Tampax
food & beverage: Pringles, Folgers
health care: Blend-a-Med, Vicks
tissues & towels: Swiffer
P&G in the Baltics/Kaliningrad
Ground operations since 1995
Part of Poland/Baltics subsidiary;
headquarters in Warsaw
Offices in Riga, Tallinn, Kaunas and
Kaliningrad
60 employees in the Baltics; 1000 in
Poland
P&G Facing Global Challenges
Changing consumers
Changing trade
Emerging trade channels & markets
Globalization and control over costs
Slowing down growth
 Business Charter/Roles

GBU GBS
Principle Profit Center & NOS Creator •Capacity Planning Create and Leverage Company
• Innovation - Bigger, Better, Faster •Inbound Logistics Scale via Common:
•Supplier Mgmt. • Transaction Processes
• Design Global Success Models •Make/Pack/Ship
• Administrative Processes
• Deliver Brand Competitive Advantage
•Financial “Services” • Infrastructure
Down to Cluster-level
•Warehouse Mgmt
•Transaction Systems
•Reporting Systems
•HR Processes
•“Utilities”
•Demand •Outbound Logistics
Planning/S&OP •Order Management
•Consumer/Shopper
/Shopper •Optimize Supply
Understanding •Working Capital
• CMO Linkages (e.g., Receivables/Inventory)
• Market Creation

MDO
Drive/Fulfill Demand. Deliver Corporate
Competitive Advantage at Cluster/Country-level
via:
• Customer Development
• Market Development
• External Relationships
Global IT Vision
P&G is the best-in-class user of
information technology in the consumer
packaged goods industry to create
competitive advantage and sustain
accelerated growth
 IT Charter/Work

GBU GBS
Integrate and deploy Build, Manage, and
Information Technology to •SAP-PP/MM
Maintain the Company’s
enhance consumer •EDI/Supplier
Linkages (e.g., Key Production Services:
understanding and accelerate
SIMON) • Transaction Systems
product innovation.
•Warehouse Mgmt • Corporate Data Bases
• Infrastructure
•Manufacturing Plant Systems
• Reference Databases
•GBU-specific Data/Systems • SAP-Financials (G/L)
•Knowledge Systems • SAP-Demand Planning
• SAP-HR
• Data Warehouses
• Std. Reporting &
Info. Delivery
• New Media
• Knowledge Mgmt
• Commercial “Nets”
• Consumer/Shopper •SAP-SD
Analysis •Customer EDI
• Co-marketing Systems • Replenishment
CMO Linkage Systems • Internet Commerce
•Marketing Analysis
MDO
Develop, Integrate, and Deploy
Information Technology across
GBUs which drives NOS in the
marketplace
• Electronic Business Plans
• Category Management & Analysis
• Customer/Channel Linkages
(e.g., Extranets, Distributor Systems)
• Customer Teams
MDO (Local) IT Work: Mission
We are adding business value through
the right use of IT investment
In other words, we work to:
Drive sales
Decrease costs
Promote information and knowledge
creation and sharing
MDO IT Work: Process Areas
Marketing systems
Knowledge and collaboration
Product supply systems
Sales systems
Business decision support
Business applications
Most of IT Investments Are About
Changing Business Processes
Examples:
MARS
Dr. Watson
Source One
my.pg.com
IT Competences
Information systems development
Information systems support
Information systems architecture
Analytics
Project management
People development & business management
Business process engineering
What counts in P&G IT
(Success Actions for Winning)
Business results
Functional results
Mastery  IT competencies
Leadership
Collaboration
Solutions
Innovation
Risk-taking
International IT Management
Seminar

Budapest, 8-12 April 2002

IT Management Seminar
What is it?
IT business course: lectures + case studies
Real life simulations – just like working in a global
organization
24 students from Europe, Middle East and Africa
A chance to meet a global company’s IT
management
A chance to develop your technology and
management skills
A lot of fun!
IT Management Seminar
How much?
ALL EXPENSES PAID BY P&G!
Who’s eligible?
All IT/Engineering/Business Administration
students graduating in 2002 or 2003
IT Management Seminar
Is it this a commitment?
You may be offered an internship
Rationale for P&G?
~30% of participants join the company
A very good PR among students
IT Management Seminar
How to apply?
Simply send an empty email to
itseminar2002.im@pg.com
In the subject, put the country you
currently live in
Deadline for applications: January 15, 2002
More info: www.PGcareers.com/itseminar
Questions?

Dmitry Medvedjko:
+371 7015146
medvedjko.d@pg.com