Case Study: Global Pharma Firm achieves end-to-end procurement visibility and compliance with GEP SMART

Global Pharma Firm Boosts Procurement Visibility and Compliance With GEP SMART

A global pharmaceutical leader with nearly 40,000 employees, thousands of products and close to $10 billion in annual revenue needed greater transparency and control of its worldwide procurement operations. Marketing products in nearly 200 countries, the company sought to improve compliance with international policies, centralize processes and gain end-to-end visibility from sourcing through supplier management and contracting.

The firm deployed SMART by GEP, integrating it with ERP systems (including SAP and Microsoft Dynamics) to provide source-to-pay, procure-to-pay and accounts-payable capabilities across 25+ countries. The platform onboarded more than 50,000 suppliers, enabled a center-led procurement strategy with distributed execution, and enforced a global Approval & Authorization policy—resulting in active management of over $4 billion in annual spend, stronger compliance, better data quality and streamlined, more transparent procurement governance.