Case Study: Bertelsmann achieves unified, strategic procurement across 7 divisions with akirolabs

Bertelsmann unifies procurement across 7 divisions with akirolabs for 150+ stakeholders

Bertelsmann, a diversified international media, services, and education group, faced a challenge in unifying its procurement across seven autonomous divisions. Their decentralized model led to a lack of alignment, transparency, and efficiency, with processes reliant on manual tools like Excel and email. This prevented procurement from becoming a strategic business partner. To address this, Bertelsmann partnered with akirolabs to implement its procurement strategy platform.

The akirolabs solution provided a standardized, collaborative framework for creating strategies, serving as a single source of truth for over 150 stakeholders. This resulted in faster, more detailed strategy creation and a cultural shift where procurement is now seen as a value-driven business partner. While specific savings were no longer a headline KPI due to the inherent value delivered, the platform was instrumental in managing Bertelsmann's €250M+ IT spend with greater professionalism and strategic foresight.

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