Case Study: Gerdau Steel achieves $50,000+ in mobile cost savings and eliminates wasteful spend with SAP Concur

Eliminating wasteful spend in an enterprise mobile ecosystem

Gerdau, a global leader in long and special steel with 45,000 employees and operations in 14 countries, faced a costly, fragmented mobile environment—3,800 corporate phones across multiple carriers in North America—where disparate bills and limited visibility led to inefficiencies and bill shock, including a single $20,000 roaming charge.

By integrating Visage MobilityCentral with Concur Travel & Expense (deployed in 30 days), Gerdau gained a consolidated, normalized view of mobile spend, automated traveler roaming alerts, and itemized reporting. The solution immediately uncovered $50,000 in recoverable costs from unused lines, improper charges and costly apps, enabled renegotiation of carrier contracts, reduced new line charges, and continues to prevent roaming overages and eliminate waste through ongoing visibility and accountability.

Gerdau Steel

Lorrie Dairda

Support Services Manager