Case Study: SAM Construction cuts PO approvals to under 4 hours with Ramp

How SAM Construction Group LLC gained visibility and supported scale with Ramp Procurement

SAM Construction Group, a multifamily apartment builder in Arizona, grew from 20 to more than 215 employees in just a few years and struggled to keep procurement and back-office controls aligned with that growth. Before using Ramp, approvals were handled verbally or by email, invoices were easy to miss, and CFO James Hardy lacked visibility into what was being bought, approved, and paid. The company needed a better way to manage procurement, AP, cards, and accounting across multiple entities.

Ramp implemented a unified platform for procurement, accounts payable, corporate cards, expense management, and accounting sync, giving SAM Construction Group trackable PO approvals, automated invoice matching, and streamlined workflows. With Ramp, PO approval time dropped from 12.5 days to under 4 hours, over $800K in potential overbilling was caught annually, and more than 72% of AP spend is now routed through Ramp across 11 entities. The company also gained early payment discounts and significantly reduced manual work and reconciliation time.

SAM Construction

James Hardy

Chief Financial Officer