Situation
A rapidly growing business had scaled revenue faster than its procurement discipline. Supplier relationships, pricing, PO controls, spend visibility, freight management, and governance were not mature enough to support the cost structure the company needed.
The challenge
No mature procurement function existed to manage pricing, terms, suppliers, and spend discipline.
The vendor base was fragmented and supplier leverage was underused.
Purchasing was reactive and vendor-driven.
PO controls, supplier segmentation, and spend tracking needed to be built into the operating model.
What was done
Led a full commercial reset across freight, 3PL, warehouse, vendor, and sourcing categories.
Renegotiated freight, parcel, LTL, international, 3PL, and warehouse agreements.
Consolidated suppliers and introduced competitive sourcing where leverage existed.
Built PO-driven spend management, supplier segmentation, spend visibility, and governance routines.
Tied negotiated savings to system enforcement and invoice-level validation.
Outcome
Reduced freight cost and improved vendor economics across multiple spend layers.
Moved procurement from reactive purchasing to a controlled, data-backed operating function.
Established procurement as a repeatable value creation engine rather than an administrative cost center.
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