Case Study: Fortune 100 Healthcare Company achieves lean, centralized procurement and improved efficiency with GEP

GEP Helps Fortune 100 Healthcare Company Transform Its Procurement Organization, People and Processes

The client was the medical‑device division of a $20+ billion Fortune 100 company seeking to transform a fragmented procurement function. Challenges included a decentralized organization with no global category‑management structure, unclear roles and responsibilities, inconsistent transactional practices across sites, limited visibility into savings levers, and a workforce with uneven skills—all against a complex, highly regulated global supply environment.

GEP implemented a center‑led operating model that separated strategic, tactical and transactional work, conducted workload and responsibility analyses, standardized processes and KPIs, and defined role‑based competencies with targeted training. The result was a leaner, centrally directed procurement organization focused on global category management, supplier strategy and contract negotiation, streamlined site execution, and measurable efficiency and savings improvements.