Case Study: Des Moines Area Community College achieves 62% transaction growth and complete procurement visibility with ESM Solutions

Des Moines Area Community College - Customer Case Study

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) struggled with maverick spend because its P‑card–only system was convenient but didn’t steer users to approved vendors or enforce negotiated contracts. To rein in rogue purchasing, grow the P‑card program, and gain better visibility, DMACC engaged ESM Solutions to deploy its procure-to-pay/procurement automation platform.

ESM Solutions implemented a single online marketplace limited to DMACC‑approved vendors, an intuitive P‑card payment flow, and dashboards and management reports that track every transaction. The result: a 62% increase in transactions over two years, a larger P‑card program with higher rebates, faster fulfillment and substantial time savings for reporting, and complete visibility into spend; DMACC is now moving to Level II punchout capability and adding more catalogs.

Des Moines Area Community College

Julie Klocke

Coordinator