A Fortune 50 Company's Data-Enabled Journey

How one of the world’s largest enterprises optimized procurement through data standardization, supplier consolidation, and AI-powered insights.

Background:

The European division of a Fortune 50 conglomerate, operating across multiple industries, faced mounting inefficiencies in its procurement operations. While striving for operational excellence, they uncovered a common issue: the same parts were being sourced from multiple vendors with inconsistent part numbers and varying prices—resulting in redundancy, cost leakage, and procurement delays.

This disjointed process triggered a strategic review of their procurement data across suppliers, parts, and purchasing channels.

The Challenge:

The procurement team identified several critical issues:

• 🔢 Inconsistent Part Numbers – Similar components listed under different SKUs across vendor systems

• 💰 Pricing Discrepancies – Lack of pricing control due to fragmented vendor relationships

• 🔁 Redundant Purchases – Duplicate orders for identical parts from multiple suppliers

• 🧩 Supplier Fragmentation – Weak leverage in vendor negotiations and supply chain management

• 📉 Data Integrity Gaps – Duplicate and conflicting records reduced procurement visibility and slowed decisions

Solution: Routine Powers Clean, Consistent Customer Data

The company partnered with Routine to launch a data-driven procurement initiative that spanned standardization, consolidation, and intelligent decision-making.

📊 Data Standardization

• Cleaned and unified part numbers and descriptions across 84,000+ records

• Removed ambiguity in pricing, units of measure, and vendor metadata

🔗 Supplier Consolidation

• Identified 1,974 duplicated parts sourced from multiple suppliers

• Mapped supplier relationships and consolidated purchases to preferred vendors

• Negotiated better terms through volume centralization

🤖 AI/ML-Based Optimization

• Used Routine’s smart procurement engine to:▪

  • Eliminate redundant purchases

  • Recommend optimal vendors

  • Flag anomalies and pricing outliers

Results:

✅ 15,117 Unique Parts Identified

Post-cleaning, the company achieved accurate part visibility across global systems.

💸 $7M+ in Savings Realized

Through consolidation, pricing accuracy, and removal of redundant purchases.

🧼 Improved Data Integrity

Duplicate records eliminated, driving clearer decision-making and accurate reporting.

⚙️ Streamlined Procurement Operations

Fewer manual touchpoints, faster ordering cycles, and stronger vendor alignment.

Conclusion:

This Fortune 50 company’s success shows that procurement excellence starts with data discipline. With Routine, they were able to reduce complexity, recover millions in savings, and build a foundation for scalable, AI-powered procurement operations.

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