Case Study: Consumer Products Manufacturing Company achieves over 30% reduction in indirect PO transaction costs with GEP's No-PO-No-Pay compliance solution

Consumer Products Manufacturer - Customer Case Study

A consumer products manufacturer engaged GEP to gain spend visibility and tighten controls through a No‑PO‑No‑Pay initiative. The client’s primary challenge was to implement better procurement policies and achieve consistent compliance across indirect purchases.

Over a five‑month program GEP redeveloped and rolled out a No‑PO‑No‑Pay policy, revamped PO approval workflows, cleaned up the vendor master (updating active records and payment terms) and established a help desk and communications and training plan. The initiative achieved nearly 100% compliance for indirect POs, cut indirect PO transaction costs by over 30%, reduced the vendor master by more than 80%, and mapped processes across 15 internal groups.