Chemicals

One of the world's largest chemical producers

One of the world's largest chemical producers streamlined complex procurement operations by creating a unified "front door" experience across SAP and legacy systems. With ORO, the company transformed fragmented, manual workflows into a visible, automated process that reduced administrative burden, improved user experience, and increased operational transparency across global teams.

Chemicals
$65B+

annual revenue

100k+

employees

80+

countries worldwide operations

  1. Challenges
  2. ORO Solutions
  3. Value Delivered
  4. Integrations

Challenges

The company's procurement ecosystem had evolved into a fragmented network of disconnected systems and manual processes. Employees were overwhelmed by the number of procurement tools required to complete requests and often struggled to determine where to begin or which workflow to follow. The lack of orchestration created inconsistent execution across regions and teams, increasing operational risk while slowing delivery timelines.

The organization also faced limited visibility into process progress, low internal NPS scores, and a growing administrative burden that made it difficult to consistently drive operational value. The company needed a more unified and scalable approach that could standardize procurement interactions globally while remaining flexible enough to support evolving business requirements.

ORO Solutions

By centralizing procurement orchestration, the company significantly improved operational visibility, reduced administrative burden, and created a more intuitive procurement experience for employees worldwide. Procurement workflows that were previously fragmented and manual became standardized, transparent, and easier to manage across regions and business units.

Key outcomes included:

• Standardized procurement workflows across global regions
• Reduced administrative burden for employees worldwide
• Improved collaboration between teams, plants, and requisitioners
• Stronger performance management and accountability
• Greater visibility into workflow progress and value creation
• Lower cost pressure across plants and procurement activities

Value Delivered

By centralizing procurement orchestration, the company significantly improved operational visibility, reduced administrative burden, and created a more intuitive procurement experience for employees worldwide. Procurement workflows that were previously fragmented and manual became standardized, transparent, and easier to manage across regions and business units.

Key outcomes included:

• Standardized procurement workflows across global regions
• Reduced administrative burden for employees worldwide
• Improved collaboration between teams, plants, and requisitioners
• Stronger performance management and accountability
• Greater visibility into workflow progress and value creation
• Lower cost pressure across plants and procurement activities

Integrations

SAP, SAP Ariba, Icertis, COBALT, BASPACK, CHEMWEB, MABAS, Adobe Sign (planned)