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Supply Chain / F&A verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Maverick Buying Reduction in Indirect Procurement

domain Client: A global technology company handshake Provider: Celonis schedule Deploy: Q1 2018 (Scale)
94 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: Very High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

With decentralized procurement across many business units, the company faced high 'Maverick Buying' (off-contract spend). Process mining visualized the purchase requisition flow, identifying patterns of bypassing preferred vendors. The insights drove catalog adoption and policy enforcement.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"Classic spend control. Maverick buying bleeds value (higher prices, higher risk). Process mining makes this behavior visible. You can't manage what you can't measure. ABB used this visibility to drive behavioral change and consolidate spend with strategic suppliers."

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warning The Challenge

Employees were bypassing the e-procurement catalog to buy items directly from non-preferred vendors, resulting in higher costs and invoice processing friction (Non-PO invoices).

psychology The Solution

Analyzed P2P data. Flagged requisitions created *after* invoice receipt. Identified top 'Maverick' users and categories. Implemented stricter approval workflows for non-catalog items and improved catalog usability.

settings_suggest Technical & Deployment Specs

Integrations
SAP Ariba
Deployment Model
SaaS
Data Classification
Financial
Estimated TCO / ROI
Medium
POC Summary (2017-01-01 to 2018-01-01)

"N/A"

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Employee Frustration Medium Improving the UX of the buying portal (making the right way the easy way).
Operational Speed Low Fast-track approvals for urgent small items.

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Audited value realization curve

Reduction in off-contract spend Verified Outcome
Primary KPIIncrease in PO compliance
Audit CycleVendor consolidation savings

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: Internal Control
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Financial

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Verified Case Study
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Technical Audit
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How we verified these outcomes for A global technology company without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-952
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-952

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