Case Study: Splunk achieves faster strategic sourcing and significant cost savings with Scout RFP

Scout Helps Splunk Stay a Step Ahead

Splunk, a fast-growing leader in operational intelligence for machine data, faced a sourcing challenge common to hyper‑growth companies: a small core procurement team had to manage hundreds of millions in company‑wide spend while staying predictive, analytical, and responsive to real‑time business needs. Managing new categories, global suppliers, and multiple stakeholders was time‑ and resource‑intensive, so the team sought a collaborative, self‑service tool to centralize sourcing and increase flexibility.

Splunk chose Scout’s cloud‑based e‑sourcing platform to automate RFx, centralize data and communications, and provide templating for repeat events. The result: fewer resources spent on tactical work, nearly all managed spend run through competitive sourcing, rapid contract‑level savings that paid for the platform within a week, and a sourcing team that now manages major technology spend and acts as a strategic partner to the business.

Splunk

Sheel Patel

Category Director, Technology Sourcing