Case Study: Scholastic achieves streamlined, high-speed sourcing with Scout RFP

Scholastic Tackles High-Paced Sourcing

Scholastic’s centralized sourcing team suddenly had to scale up to manage promotional print for every business unit, running more than 100 buying events a month—many with under-48-hour turnarounds—while relying on email chains that offered no transparency or continuity. The speed and volume of projects made it difficult to find documents, track supplier communication, and maintain consistency when team members changed.

By adopting Scout RFP’s eSourcing platform, Scholastic centralized project data, used standardized pricing sheets and side-by-side bid comparisons, and leveraged event dashboards, mobile Q&A, and automated deadline reminders. The result: clear visibility into hundreds of simultaneous events, faster awards and supplier accountability, and more than 500 successful projects in a few months—turning sourcing into a smoother, more predictable part of the process.

Scholastic

Elyse Hart

Manufacturing Project Planner