At a time when businesses globally are focused on improving operational costs, electric vehicle designer and manufacturer Rivian has fueled its business with Coupa Software’s Business Spend Management (BSM) Platform. In one year, Illinois-based Rivian leveraged the Coupa platform to save more than $200 million in smarter purchasing, planning, and business execution. Those dollars are serving Rivian as an engine for investment throughout the company.
“In the past two years, we’ve saved more than $280 million using Coupa – $213 million last year alone, which represented $4 million saved for every member of our procurement team. The impact of these savings was astronomical for the organization during such tumultuous economic times,” said Brad Hood, director of indirect procurement, Rivian. “Not only that, but the benchmarking performance data Coupa provides through Community.ai pushes our team to exceed the industry standards. We’ve become more efficient and effective – and we’re just getting started.”
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With Coupa, Rivian rolled out scalable spend management initiatives to support turbo-charged growth. The company is able to focus on tactical buying, ensuring all spend is competitively sourced and funneled through the appropriate channels. Rivian evaluates spending across the company, analyzes supplier data, and measures that information against industry standards to elevate performance.
“Cost savings is a top priority for every business. The Business Spend Management community has shown that by spending smarter together, we also save smarter together,” said Mark Riggs, chief customer officer, Coupa. “We’re thrilled that Coupa is helping Rivian to drive strategic decisions and improve their entire operation, from planning to production to sale. The ability to then redirect those savings to transitioning the world toward more sustainable energy is huge. We’re proud to play a role in enabling such an important and impactful mission.”
SOURCE: PR Newswire