Case Study: Sharp HealthCare achieves $4.2M savings and streamlines sourcing across $1B spend with Workday Adaptive Planning

Sharp HealthCare simplifies sourcing in end-to-end transformation of $1 billion in annual spending

Sharp HealthCare, a San Diego–based health system with seven hospitals, 2,300 physicians, and 15,000 employees, was managing nearly $1 billion in annual spend across more than 10 departments. Fragmented sourcing and contracting — three contract systems plus a GPO, manual PDF/email RFPs that averaged 12 weeks, and limited visibility — made procurement inefficient and slowed clinical value‑analysis work.

Sharp deployed Workday Strategic Sourcing (with Workday Services) to centralize sourcing, automate RFPs, and digitize new‑product requests. In the first six months they saved $4.2 million, cut RFP cycles by four weeks, consolidated three contract systems into one, and gained real‑time reporting and sourcing visibility — improvements that suppliers and internal stakeholders say are more efficient, transparent, and equitable.

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Ryan Koos

Chief Supply Chain Officer