How One Company Took Control of Their Tail Spend—Without Adding More Work

Mar 19

Written By Shelley Liscio

Managing 6,000 suppliers across different locations? That’s a challenge.

But what if 95% of them made up less than 5% of total spend?

That’s exactly what we uncovered in a $300M indirect spend analysis for a client.

The result?

🔸 A lot of tiny purchases adding up to major inefficiencies

🔸 Average transaction size: $282

🔸 Thousands of invoices, approvals, and payments clogging up processes

🔸 No visibility into spend, making compliance a headache

💡 Our fix? Implementing a Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program.

✅ Reduced administrative costs—less paperwork, fewer manual approvals

✅ Full visibility into spend with a consolidated view

✅ Built-in compliance controls to enforce purchasing policies

✅ Faster, more efficient purchasing—empowering teams without losing control

✅ Earned financial rebates, turning spend into an additional revenue stream

The result? More savings. More efficiency. Less chaos.

Would this solve a challenge in your company?

💬 Let’s talk.