Case Study: Schneider Electric achieves major ocean freight savings and efficiency with Keelvar

Schneider Electric Empowers Ocean Freight Efficiency

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation operating in over 100 countries, needed a better way to manage highly complex ocean freight tenders. Moving beyond an Excel-based process, the company turned to Keelvar’s Sourcing Optimizer to handle advanced calculations, multiple award scenarios, and lane-level constraints across more than 5,000 lanes while also combating severe cost inflation and market volatility.

With Keelvar’s Sourcing Optimizer, Schneider Electric improved data consistency, optimized sourcing scenarios, and was able to run multiple bidding rounds efficiently. The results were significant: Schneider Electric saved millions of dollars in its latest sourcing event, cut costs by about 60%, reduced its supplier base by around 30%, and completed four bidding rounds in just two months with strong support from Keelvar’s customer success and professional services teams.

Schneider Electric

Johan Henry

Global Ocean Category Manager