A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships and enhance supply chain resilience and agility, resulting in year-over-year savings of more than 3%.
This case study — How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal by Partnering With GEP — explores how GEP’s strategic insights helped the company increase its resilience and optimize direct materials spend to drive year-over-year savings.
What’s Inside
- How the company improved supplier identification and negotiation
- Enhanced supply continuity through improved relationships with strategic partners
- How GEP helped the company improve savings, turnaround time and minority spend
This case study is essential reading for procurement and supply chain leaders in the CPG industry.
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