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Driving Private Equity Value with GEP SMART Solutions

Unlocking Value for Private Equity

Private equity firms seek to optimize costs, increase profitability, and boost valuation, and GEP's supply chain solutions are the key to achieving these goals. As a global leader in supply chain transformation, GEP offers a comprehensive suite of supply chain management solutions covering the plan, procure, make, and deliver stages. This holistic approach drives procurement and supply chain excellence, enabling private equity companies to realize faster time-to-value and long-term sustainable benefits.

GEP's Approach to Private Equity Partnership

GEP collaborates with private equity firms throughout the investment lifecycle to optimize procurement and supply chain costs, leading to greater profitability and enhanced portfolio valuation. Starting from opportunity assessments before acquisitions to supply chain restructuring, cross-portfolio cost reduction, and exit planning, GEP's solutions deliver and sustain savings. What sets GEP apart is its end-to-end, unified solutions - GEP STRATEGY™️, GEP SOFTWARE™️, and GEP MANAGED SERVICES™️ - working together to provide high-performing solutions at an unprecedented scale, power, and effectiveness across various sectors globally.

GEP's Track Record in Private Equity Transformation

With nearly two decades of experience working with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, GEP boasts an impressive track record in transforming private equity firms and their portfolio companies. For instance, a pharma enterprise partnered with GEP to unlock significant capacity in owned plants, reduce working capital by ~$200M, and optimize its network, resulting in a 9% reduction in overall supply chain costs and a 5% savings on gross margin. Similarly, a CPG chemical company achieved a 40+% reduction in OPEX through operational model redesign and procurement transformation, along with 10+% cost reduction on external purchases and a 15% improvement in working capital with GEP's support.

Insights and Expertise in Various Industries

GEP's expertise spans a wide range of industries, allowing them to cater to the unique needs of each private equity firm and its portfolio companies. Whether it's a pharma, chemical, oil and gas, or any other industry, GEP's solutions have demonstrated significant results and substantial cost savings. From spend visibility improvements to inventory optimization and supplier management enhancements, GEP has consistently delivered tangible benefits and operational stability for its private equity partners.

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Maximizing Savings with GEP SMART Opportunity Assessment

Unlocking Opportunities Through Spend Analysis

GEP SMART's Opportunity Assessment offers a comprehensive solution to identify new opportunities and maximize savings for businesses. Through in-depth spend analysis, GEP leverages historic spend data to uncover potential areas for improvement. By conducting a detailed review of existing sourcing processes, GEP creates a roadmap from the current state to an ideal scenario. This process involves collaboration with procurement teams, senior management, and suppliers to develop a long-term savings plan.

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Revolutionize Your Procurement Operations with GEP SMART

Intelligent Procurement Solutions

GEP SMART is a cutting-edge procurement software platform that offers intelligent source-to-pay solutions for both direct and indirect procurement processes. With its AI-powered features, GEP SMART is designed to drive efficiency and performance by streamlining and automating all your procurement operations. By unifying upstream sourcing and downstream procurement on a state-of-the-art cloud platform, GEP SMART provides a comprehensive set of capabilities to manage both direct and indirect spend efficiently.

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Revolutionizing Procurement with GEP SMART: Awards, Recognition, and Industry Leadership

GEP Wins Innovations in Digitization Award at SIG Future of Sourcing Awards 2024

GEP has been honored with the prestigious Innovations in Digitization award at the SIG Future of Sourcing Awards 2024. This recognition was for GEP's transformative work in indirect procurement for a Fortune Global 500 industrial manufacturer. By leveraging the AI-powered GEP SMART source-to-pay platform, GEP unified the client's fragmented operations, leading to reduced procurement costs and enhanced spend management.

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Revolutionizing Procurement with GEP SMART Emerging Technologies

The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Procurement

Procurement is undergoing a transformation, propelled by emerging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the industry. Technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, blockchain, robotic process automation (RPA), and big data are reshaping how supply chain and procurement operations function. These innovations empower procurement to become an innovator, integrator, and collaborator within the enterprise, leading to enhanced performance and competitiveness.

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Revolutionizing Procurement Operations with GEP SMART Source-to-Pay Platform

Enhancing Procurement Efficiency with GEP SMART

GEP SMART is a groundbreaking procurement software solution designed to revolutionize end-to-end procurement operations. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), GEP SMART offers a seamless and unified platform that caters to both direct and indirect procurement needs. It empowers procurement professionals by providing a comprehensive toolset to streamline and automate all source-to-pay processes.

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