Case Study: CHEP Europe achieves 13% spend reduction with Xchanging managed procurement services

Strategic sourcing and tactical procurement as a managed service

CHEP Europe, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, needed to upskill its existing procurement team and move from a largely tactical, direct-procurement focus to a more strategic model. The company also wanted to address spend in countries without procurement teams, unlock savings from untapped indirect categories, and gain access to greater procurement expertise.

Xchanging provided strategic sourcing and tactical procurement as a managed service across CHEP Europe’s pan-European categories, supported by spend analysis, stakeholder review, and integration with CHEP’s SAP SRM platform. Xchanging delivered an average spend reduction of 13% across all categories, while helping CHEP improve compliance, consolidate spend, and transform procurement into a more strategic business function.

CHEP Europe

Simon Barber

Senior Manager