Case Study: Technicolor achieves digital procurement transformation and cost savings with Coupa Software

Technicolor opts for Coupa to support the digital transformation of its procurement

Technicolor, a global digital services company with about 17,000 employees across 20+ countries and €4.9B in 2016 revenue, faced procurement strains after rapid, acquisition-driven growth. Its 15‑year‑old SRM—tightly coupled to an ERP—was hard to use, difficult to extend to new back‑ends and locations, and could not support the company’s need for a more flexible, digital eProcurement system.

Technicolor piloted and then rolled out Coupa’s cloud Procure‑to‑Order platform across ~70 sites in four waves, adopting a user‑centric, mobile‑enabled solution that easily integrates third‑party catalogs (including Amazon Business). The migration delivered faster approvals and smoother onboarding of acquisitions, greater spend visibility across ~10,000 suppliers, halved maintenance costs, and a 30% increase in spend routed through purchase orders.

Technicolor

Cedric Le Saveant

Vice President Sourcing Process and Digital Transformation