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Smarter Commerce
Consumer Products
LOréal USA Streamlining procurement processes
for greater purchasing efficiency
Double-digit cost savings enabled by procurement
spend insights
90 percent compliance achieved, reducing rogue
procurement and boosting net savings
The transformation Previously, LOréal USA was
unable to identify improvements to its indirect
procurement process that would enhance
cost-efficiency. Now, the company has full
visibility of compliance and costs throughout the
purchasing process helping it to identify and
drive significant cost savings.
Accelerates procurement processes with category
management expertise and strong sourcing tools
Solution components
"With solutions from IBM, we can identify where
our savings opportunities are." Rich Ullrich,
Vice President, Indirect Procurement, LOréal USA

• Software
• IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management
• IBM Global Process Services for Supply Chain
  Management

GTP11055-USEN-02