Technology Case study – Sophos global spend analysis
Client

- Founded in 1985, Sophos develops products for communication endpoint, encryption, network security, email security and mobile securit
- The business is global with operations in north and south America, Europe, The Middle East & Africa, Asia and the South Pacific
- The business has a turnover of $478 million and employs almost 3,000 people
- It serves over 220,000 customers with 100 million end users
Approach
- A comprehensive global Spend Analysis based on 12 months of transactions from all of Sophos’ global businesses
- Bespoke spend categorisation - developed uniquely and aligned to the business
- Data refreshed using ProIntell
- Future category structure and procurement workplan defined
Results

- Complete transparency of total global spend on a category-by-category basis
- Identified key spend areas for procurement focus
- Category structure and strategy defined
- Senior executive approval and commitment to procurement programme
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