Case Study: U.S. retailer achieves 35% annual cost savings and improved supply chain resilience with GEP

How a U.S. Retailer Diversified Supplier Base and Improved Supply Chain Resilience by Partnering With GEP

A fast-growing U.S. lifestyle accessories retailer facing potential supply disruptions and customer-impacting delays due to heavy reliance on contract manufacturers in China engaged GEP to reduce bottlenecks, diversify its supplier base for an annual spend of about $50M, and build greater supply chain resilience amid shifting geopolitical risks.

GEP performed spend and market analysis, ran RFPs and product samplings, and negotiated contracts with alternative manufacturers in India, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Korea and Mexico—identifying roughly 12 suppliers per category. The outcome redistributed volumes away from single-country dependence, improved resiliency, secured partners for future product lines, delivered a better cost structure with no added relocation cost, and is expected to yield about 35% annual savings.