Service Offering
Digital Procurement Transformation
Organizations that digitally transform procurement unlock measurable cost savings, enhanced supplier relationships, and accelerated decision-making across their value chains. Catalant Experts combine experience at top-tier consulting firms with hands-on operational expertise from Fortune 500 companies to deliver sustainable results that:
APPROACH
01
Assess maturity and enablers
Conduct comprehensive maturity assessment of procurement enablers including data and technology infrastructure. Examine spend categories, supplier relationships, and organizational capabilities to identify gaps and opportunities aligned to business strategy.
02
Define data foundation
Establish data definition standards and assess quality gaps. Identify data sources including internal systems, third-party providers, and LLMs. Design aggregation and enhancement frameworks with governance protocols for market research, supply chain risk management, and compliance applications.
03
Design future-state blueprint
Build integrated operating model with workflows, governance structures, and performance and risk metrics aligned to business strategy. Incorporate market intelligence on AI influence across spend categories to identify current and emerging digital solutions and adoption opportunities.
04
Select and configure platforms
Evaluate and implement integrated technology stack including spend analytics, AI-powered sourcing engines, contract lifecycle management, and supplier portals. Configure systems with custom workflows, approval hierarchies, automated compliance controls, and real-time reporting dashboards to ensure seamless adoption.
05
Drive adoption and optimize
Execute structured change management program with executive sponsorship, role-based training, and phased rollouts across business units. Establish continuous improvement processes with performance dashboards, KPI monitoring, and optimization cycles to sustain transformation benefits.
WINNING TOGETHER
Digital Procurement Transformation in Action
Problem
A PE-backed services and software firm valued at $2B needed procurement transformation to achieve M&A synergies and enhance valuation. Major challenges included long approval cycle times, lack of spend influence, and poor stakeholder relationships threatening deal success.
Action
Catalant Experts established a transformation management office coordinating 12 workstreams over 24 months. They centralized procurement, implemented spend analytics tools, adopted new ERP controls, and selected a comprehensive digital procurement platform while managing change across the organization.
Results
- Delivered $40M in cost savings through strategic spend influence
- Restored stakeholder confidence through streamlined processes
- Enabled minority PE stake sale at 2x entry valuation
Veterinary Wholesaler Risk Management
An international veterinary products wholesaler faced severe post-COVID supply disruptions with aging products and eroding market share. The organization lacked supply chain risk visibility and strategic procurement capabilities. Catalant designed a dynamic risk framework using custom LLMs and sentiment analysis to assess market conditions. The solution provided prioritized risk mitigation strategies and prompted the client's strategic shift to higher-margin own-brand products.
Freight Digitization
A major shipper struggled with manual freight procurement processes causing poor cost visibility and reactive sourcing events across global operations. Catalant conducted comprehensive current-state diagnostics, developed compelling business cases for advanced TMS implementation, and executed live RFP events as proof of concept. The transformation delivered an 18% reduction in annual distribution costs through competitive sourcing and enhanced supplier collaboration.
Post-Acquisition Integration Success
A recently acquired organization faced fragmented procurement processes with inconsistent approval workflows and limited spend visibility across business units. Catalant completed comprehensive spend analysis within 12 weeks and implemented unified digital systems and workflows team by team over three months. The organization achieved streamlined approvals and enhanced spend control across all procurement activities in under six months.
FEATURED EXPERTS
Featured Digital Procurement Transformation Experts
Phil C.
Ex-Hackett Group procurement director and Kurt Salmon consultant
Delivers operations strategy, procure-to-pay process optimization, and cost reduction initiatives with 20+ years of procurement, supply chain, and analytics experience. Implements digital procurement transformations using advanced technology platforms that enhance sourcing capabilities, contracting efficiency, and real-time spend analytics for improved decision-making.
David C.
Procurement transformation leader and supply chain risk software innovator
Conducts procurement diagnostic programs and capability assessments while designing end-to-end digital procurement systems. Built SaaS supplier management software and enterprise supply chain risk solutions using AI/ML for sentiment analysis, with experience leading procurement data initiatives and real-time KPI implementation across global pharma and banking clients.
Dirk S.
Ex-McKinsey senior transportation executive and enterprise SaaS regional VP
Delivers supply chain strategy and transportation logistics assessments combined with digital transformation initiatives that unlock 8-30% savings on annual freight spend. Specializes in implementing AI/ML-enabled procurement platforms, supplier management systems, and integrated dashboards that provide real-time KPIs for enhanced procurement decision-making.
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