How Procurement Teams Win With Arkestro

Buyer Case Studies by Arkestro

Box Establishes an Inclusive and Diverse Supply Chain

Box is one of the most widely used enterprise technologies around the world for secure content management, workflow, and collaboration. Although Box is a cloud technology company, the role of procurement and sourcing is still widely entrenched in daily operations. Find out how Arkestro helped Box create an inclusive and diverse supply chain.

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Searles Valley Minerals

Box Establishes an Inclusive and Diverse Supply Chain

Box is one of the most widely used enterprise technologies around the world for secure content management, workflow, and collaboration. Although Box is a cloud technology company, the role of procurement and sourcing is still widely entrenched in daily operations. Find out how Arkestro helped Box create an inclusive and diverse supply chain.

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Other Testimonials

"Arkestro helped modernize the RFP process. As we continue to leverage Arkestro, I anticipate anywhere from 2 to 10 hours of time reduction on data analysis alone."
– Justin Heard, CapEx and industrial procurement manager, Bel Brands USA
"Arkestro helps us stay focused on value-add activity and helps us stay data-driven."
– Claudia Hayes, Global Sourcing Manager, UCB

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Modernizing a legacy purchasing process for mining equipment with Predictive Procurement Orchestration (PPO)

Searles Valley Minerals is a mining and production company that produces salt, borax, pyrobor, sodium carbonate, and much more. These minerals are then used for a wide range of products, including TV and computer screens, Gorilla Glass for smartphones, and wine and beer bottles.

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Searles Valley Minerals

Transforming the bidding process — from spreadsheets to AI

Searles Valley Minerals is a mining and production company that produces salt, borax, pyrobor, sodium carbonate, and much more. These minerals are then used for a wide range of products, including TV and computer screens, Gorilla Glass for smartphones, and wine and beer bottles.

Find out how Searles transformed their bidding process.

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Other Testimonials

"Arkestro helped modernize the RFP process. As we continue to leverage Arkestro, I anticipate anywhere from 2 to 10 hours of time reduction on data analysis alone."
– Justin Heard, CapEx and industrial procurement manager, Bel Brands USA
"Arkestro helps us stay focused on value-add activity and helps us stay data-driven."
– Claudia Hayes, Global Sourcing Manager, UCB

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Holman Enterprises Transforms Large-scale Operations with Predictive Procurement

Holman Enterprises, an international automotive distribution and manufacturing company, wanted to improve forecasting and strengthen relationships with key suppliers. It turned to Arkestro predictive procurement software. Find out how Holman automates faster savings.

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Holman Enterprises

Transforms operations with predictive procurement

Holman Enterprises, an international automotive distribution and manufacturing company, wanted to improve forecasting and strengthen relationships with key suppliers. It turned to Arkestro predictive procurement software.

Find out how Holman automates faster savings.

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“Arkestro empowers us to automate and accelerate the bidding process, speeding delivery of preferred supplier agreements to different businesses.”

  • Frank Battino, Director of Procurement & Logistics Services, Holman Enterprises

Using predictive procurement, Holman was able to forecast pricing and save 7% on a $500k+ stream of spend. As a result, Holman was able to reduce its portfolio from 40 contracted suppliers to 5 strategic partners.

Arkestro keeps Holman ahead of the market:

Remove silos

Dismantle operational silos across disparate sourcing and procurement locations.

Improve supplier relations

Identify strategic partners to streamline purchasing and reduce ad hoc contracts.

Forecast savings

Intelligently forecast budgets based on comparative costs and availability.

Other Testimonials

"Arkestro helped modernize the RFP process. As we continue to leverage Arkestro, I anticipate anywhere from 2 to 10 hours of time reduction on data analysis alone."
– Justin Heard, CapEx and industrial procurement manager, Bel Brands USA
"Arkestro helps us stay focused on value-add activity and helps us stay data-driven."
– Claudia Hayes, Global Sourcing Manager, UCB

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Sourcing just got smarter at Bel Brands.

America’s favorite cheese Bel Brands wanted to build meaningful partnerships with suppliers all over the world. They turned to Arkestro strategic sourcing software powered by AI. Find out how Bel Brands used Arkestro to automate faster savings

Case Study: Smarter Sourcing at Bel Brands by Arkestro

Sourcing just got smarter at Bel Brands.

Goodbye Email Chains, Hello Cost Savings

America’s favorite cheese Bel Brands wanted to build meaningful partnerships with suppliers all over the world. They turned to Arkestro strategic sourcing software powered by AI.

Find out how Bel Brands used Arkestro to automate faster savings

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“In the procurement world, time is of the essence, Arkestro has really helped to kickstart our digital transformation journey by giving us our time back through leveraging data and AI. These innovations make us faster, and the faster we get, the more we can accomplish, and the more successful we can be.”

  • Jean-Michel dos Remedios, Head of Procurement, Sourcing, and Supplier Development, Bel Brands USA

Bel Brands knows a thing or two about continuous improvement. Each year, the multinational branded cheese company spends about $285 million among 3,500 suppliers, supporting the procurement needs of the entire company, including direct items, such as raw materials or packaging and indirect items including capital expenditure, as well as subcontracting, marketing expenses, travel, finance expenses.

Learn how they:

  • Optimize procurement operations for speed and accuracy
  • Improved collaboration and relationships with suppliers
  • Leverage AI to reduce list of suppliers down to only the most relevant
  • Saw double-digit cost savings delivered on first bid
  • Experienced steep increases in sourcing velocity

Drive Savings

AI generates intelligent price recommendations, makes suggestions to suppliers, and ranks results.

Empower new initiatives

Skip the back-and-forth and build partnerships faster with AI enablement.

Gain crucial visibility

Project reports enable advanced quote scoring for both value and price, including weighted evaluation criteria and line-item award optimization.

Drive Savings

AI generates intelligent price recommendations, makes suggestions to suppliers, and ranks results.

Empower new initiatives

Skip the back-and-forth and build partnerships faster with AI enablement.

Gain crucial visibility

Project reports enable advanced quote scoring for both value and price, including weighted evaluation criteria and line-item award optimization.

Other Testimonials

"Arkestro helped modernize the RFP process. As we continue to leverage Arkestro, I anticipate anywhere from 2 to 10 hours of time reduction on data analysis alone."
– Justin Heard, CapEx and industrial procurement manager, Bel Brands USA
"Arkestro helps us stay focused on value-add activity and helps us stay data-driven."
– Claudia Hayes, Global Sourcing Manager, UCB

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Global pharma firm leverages AI first offers to drive savings and shorten cycle time

Procurement plays a pivotal roll in delivering the equipment and raw materials necessary to efficiently deliver on the critical goals of pharma industry. For one multinational biopharmaceutical company, AI-powered intelligent first offers with Arkestro make overcoming bottlenecks quick and simple.

Case Study: Global Pharma Firm Leverages AI-first Offer by Arkestro

Procurement plays a pivotal roll in delivering the equipment and raw materials necessary to efficiently deliver on the critical goals of pharma industry. For one multinational biopharmaceutical company, AI-powered intelligent first offers with Arkestro make overcoming bottlenecks quick and simple.

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Leading Additives Manufacturer Achieves Sourcing Excellence

In the competitive chemical manufacturing category, where many of the sourced commodities are negotiated on small margins, procurement excellence is measured beyond savings.

Case Study: Leading Additives Manufacturer Achieves Sourcing Excellence by Arkestro

In the competitive chemical manufacturing category, where many of the sourced commodities are negotiated on small margins, procurement excellence is measured beyond savings.

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