Case Study: B. Braun Melsungen AG achieves streamlined global sourcing and procurement with Bristlecone

B. Braun Melsungen AG - Customer Case Study

B. Braun Melsungen AG, the global pharmaceutical and life sciences company, needed a better way to manage sourcing and procurement across its worldwide operations. It lacked a centralized purchasing system, had limited visibility into global spend and contracts, and relied on manual, inconsistent processes that made supplier collaboration and cost control difficult. Bristlecone helped B. Braun address this using SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

Bristlecone implemented SAP SRM in phases, including Self-Service Procurement, Order Management, Contract Management, Vendor Evaluation, and Invoice Management. The solution automated workflows, improved contract compliance, strengthened supplier collaboration, and streamlined invoice and procurement processing, resulting in more transparent global purchasing, better negotiation leverage, reduced process costs, and shorter requisitioning and order cycle times.

B. Braun Melsungen AG

Rainer Schimpf

Chief Information Officer, Asia Pacific