SUCCESS STORY
$105M savings identified
Retail & Consumer:
Driving Indirect Spend Efficiency
Identified savings through governance and behaviour change
Outcomes
Improved Visibility
Enhanced data for compliance and early warning
$105M Savings Identified
On $750M addressable indirect spend
Change Embedded
New spend behaviours and governance established
BACKGROUND
A global retailer specialising in health, hygiene, and nutrition, with $4B in indirect spend, needed help embedding spend governance and behavioural change to reduce costs and support P&L performance.
the challenge
The organisation needed to contain costs to balance the cost and income equation, while also delivering immediate P&L impact through indirect spend savings.
SOLUTION
4C worked with the client to establish clear spend governance, embed accountability, and surface savings across global indirect categories.
- Embedded KPIs, ROI measures and new spend behaviours
- Audited global spend to identify leverage and control opportunities