Global Chemical Manufacturer

By: CovestAdmin
April 23, 2021

Office Supplies

 

Situation

Our Member, a global chemical manufacturer, had previously approached their Office Supplies category at a country level and wanted to engage CoVest to build a global category approach. Total spend in the US and Europe exceeded $3 million annually.

Approach

Working with our Member we gathered the detailed spend information at a country level and pricing for those items relative to our leveraged agreement with Staples. In the process we identified many opportunities for product alterations as well.

Impact

In this case the savings generated by switching to our agreement were immediate and sizable, driven by a much broader “entire spend” approach with a wide focus on all items purchased rather than a narrow core list that had previously been in place.

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Company Description

Global Chemical Manufacturer

Category

Office Supplies

Product Sub-Categories

  • Paper
  • Toner
  • General Office Supplies

Current Supply Situation

Contracted, varies by country

Procurement Strategy

Category had been sole sourced but did suffer from some compliance issues with a newly acquired portion of the business.

Timeline of Engagement

This was the very definition of a quick win. From the beginning of CoVest’s involvement it was approximately 2 ½ months from the beginning of benchmarking analysis to the finalization of the category implementation.