Case Study: Vorwerk & Co. KG achieves centralized procurement, 40-50% operational efficiency gains and full spend transparency with SAP Ariba solutions

Delivering Improved Quality of Life Wherever Home Is

Vorwerk & Co. KG, a 135‑year‑old family‑owned maker and seller of household appliances, cosmetics and related services with 12,319 employees and operations in more than 70 countries, needed to replace a complex, highly customized procurement landscape that lacked end‑to‑end coverage. The company sought a modern, integrated procurement suite that would increase automation and supplier visibility, mitigate supplier risk, realize savings, and smoothly integrate with its SAP ERP and mobile user needs as it rolled the solution out from Germany and Switzerland to other regions.

Vorwerk implemented a centralized SAP Ariba procurement suite with partner apsolut, including Spend Analysis, Buying, Sourcing, Contracts, Supply Chain Collaboration, Spot Buy and Ariba Network supplier integration plus supplier enablement services. The rollout onboarded 1,000 suppliers for an effective pilot, harmonized two‑thirds of integration interfaces, delivered 40–50% higher operational efficiency, enabled e‑sourcing, risk alerts and flexible approvals, and produced faster processes, full spend transparency and improved supplier competition and order accuracy.

Vorwerk & Co. KG

Sinan Delahaye

Procurement Agent