Case Study: Kaufland achieves streamlined PO processing and reduced compliance risk with Bamboo Rose

How Kaufland Streamlined its Sourcing Strategy & PO Processes

Kaufland is an international hypermarket retailer operating 1,350+ stores across eight European countries with more than 139,000 employees. The company faced heavy administrative overhead from paper-based purchase orders and email-based supplier collaboration, plus slow, manual product classification for customs—creating delays, higher error risk, and limited visibility across its non-food categories.

Partnering with Bamboo Rose, Kaufland implemented a digital supplier library, real-time supplier communication, automated PO management, and trade-compliance controls. The platform automated data integrity checks and notifications, stored item-level data for reuse, digitized over 90,000 POs, and delivered faster compliance checks, reduced PO processing costs and administrative work, improved supplier discovery, and decreased customs errors and rejections.

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