Case Study: Global Foods Manufacturer achieves tens of millions in packaging savings with Coupa Software

A global foods manufacturer applies its sourcing experience in multimodal global transport to global packaging and saves tens of millions of dollars

A global foods manufacturer with a strong reputation for supply chain excellence tasked its sourcing centers to aggregate and strategically source the company’s entire global packaging spend. The team faced large, complex tenders (some with 1,000+ lots across hundreds of product types), hundreds of inconsistent specifications across carton, film, corrugated and closures, supplier consolidation and market shifts, and the need to filter documentation and awards to the right suppliers while managing lead-times and supplier investments.

Using Coupa Sourcing Optimization out-of-the-box, the company rationalized and unified specifications, ran global tenders with appropriate global and local bidding, and evaluated many award scenarios quickly. The program reduced the supply base by about 25% per category while increasing overall capacity and lowering risk, cut administrative costs through consolidated account management, and delivered material savings—one category realized 14% on $200M ($28M)—with rapid bid collection and award analysis.