Case Study: Cengage achieves procurement transformation and 99.6% spend classification with Ivalua

Cengage - Customer Case Study

Cengage, a global education and technology company, faced fragmented procurement after rapid growth and acquisitions. With multiple ERP systems and no consolidated view of spend, the procurement team lacked the tools, structure and data transparency needed to manage supplier proliferation, develop category strategies, or create leverage in negotiations.

By deploying Ivalua’s spend analytics and broader procurement suite (supplier management, sourcing, contracts, procurement, invoicing and strategy & analytics), Cengage gained real‑time classification, reporting and supplier insights. The program classified $840M of spend with a 99.6% success rate across four source systems and 14 currencies using 1,800+ rules, enabling supplier rationalization, performance management and more strategic procurement decisions.

Cengage

Elif Bozoglu

Vice President of Strategy, Operations and Procurement