Case Study: Sigma-Aldrich achieves expanded procurement influence and spend visibility with Zycus iAnalyze

Global Procurement Team Expands Influence with Spend Analysis

Sigma-Aldrich, a global developer and producer of chemical and biomedical products, faced a highly tactical and fragmented direct‑materials procurement environment where quality, shipping, availability and patent issues limit standardization. To get reliable, actionable spend insight from data in two languages and seven ERP systems, Sigma‑Aldrich selected Zycus and its Spend Analysis solution, iAnalyze, after a proof‑of‑concept that demonstrated superior data hygiene, user friendliness and customer responsiveness.

Zycus implemented iAnalyze with invoice‑driven, quarterly data refreshes, uniting A/P and PO data and enriching classifications to give Sigma‑Aldrich multi‑dimensional spend views. The solution increased procurement’s control and influence—achieving near‑100% penetration of capital spend decisions, growing indirect category management from zero to seven professionals, enabling a negotiation that leveraged $1M global spend to cut costs on a $100k purchase, and generating frequent executive and sales insights—demonstrable improvements attributed to Zycus.

Sigma-Aldrich

Beau Goss

Global Procurement Analyst