Case Study: Vorwerk achieves 10% savings on purchased volume with Tradeshift

Vorwerk Achieves Savings of 10% On Purchased Volume Through Procurement Transformation

Vorwerk, a family-owned global manufacturer founded in 1883, faced limited visibility and control over indirect spend across its decentralized operations. Inefficient procurement processes and low contract compliance kept the company from achieving group-level cost savings and created a clear need to centralize and automate indirect procurement.

Vorwerk selected IBX Business Network (now Tradeshift) layered on its SAP ERP, created a centralized indirect procurement team, and rolled the solution out regionally with strong change management. The platform’s easy-to-use self-service, business-rules approval workflows and spend analytics drove higher compliance and efficiency—automating about 50% of purchase orders—and delivered roughly 10% savings on purchased volume.

Vorwerk

Pascal Gross

Project Manager