Case Study: Global Consumer Foods Manufacturer achieves 20% savings on MRO procurement with GEP

How a Global Consumer Foods Company Saved 20% on MRO Procurement

A global consumer foods manufacturer faced inconsistent and immature indirect-spend processes, limited spend visibility outside North America, unmanaged contract-manufacturing relationships, non‑standard performance metrics and fragmented sourcing across regions. These issues hindered effective category management, constrained productivity and exposed the company to compliance and cost-control risks.

Partnering with GEP, the company implemented a unified source-to-contract solution with GEP SMART technology, a centralized buying model, global/regional/local category strategies, tailored five-step sourcing, playbooks and integrated governance. The program streamlined procurement, centralized vendor management and reduced MRO inventory, driving projected savings of $50M, doubling spend under management to $1B, delivering 15–20% savings in MRO (about 20%) and increasing annual run-rate savings by 3.5–4%.