The Challenge
Prior to implementing Vroozi, Aurorium's procurement processes were highly inefficient. The company relied on basic ERP systems that offered minimal automation and poor spend visibility. Their procurement challenges included ad hoc savings, unmanageable tail spend, incorrect categorization, and lengthy approval processes. The lack of spend visibility meant procurement teams spent significant time organizing data before they could even begin negotiations, while limited aggregation across global sites prevented the company from leveraging its full buying power. The prevalence of blanket purchase orders made spend tracking particularly difficult, while disconnected supplier catalogs led to inaccurate orders and manual processing requirements.
The Solution
Aurorium implemented Vroozi Purchase across their operations in the US, UK, and India. The solution digitized purchasing transactions, automated order creation, and provided a digital marketplace for connecting with supplier catalogs. The platform's mobile capabilities enabled approvals from anywhere, while its user-friendly interface reduced training requirements and increased adoption.
The implementation focused on streamlining processes and improving spend visibility across all regions, creating a unified approval system that allows operations teams worldwide to easily manage their spend approvals in one centralized platform. This straightforward approach proved ideal for Aurorium's needs—unlike more complex procurement platforms, Vroozi provided the essential functionality without unnecessary complexity. The platform proved much easier to administer and update catalogs compared to other enterprise solutions, reducing IT overhead while delivering core procurement capabilities.
"Vroozi is much easier to administer and update catalogs when needed. It may not have all the bells and whistles of some of the more elaborate systems, but it’s more straightforward and provides exactly the functionality we need," says Carole Wendt, Head of Global Procurement at Aurorium. "We've been able to run several aggregation opportunities and use catalogs to make compliance easier. The Vroozi team has been very responsive and provided all the resources we needed as we’ve rolled it out to nearly all of our global locations.”
The Results
The implementation of Vroozi's platform has delivered significant improvements to Aurorium's procurement operations. The company achieved instant mobile approvals, better supplier base rationalization, and minimized tail spend transactions. Line-item visibility and automatic categorization have enhanced spend analysis capabilities, while automated order creation has freed buyers to focus on developing long-term strategies. The platform's real-time data access has enabled better spend analysis and decision-making, leading to improved savings across the organization.
Beyond operational improvements, the strategic impact has been particularly notable in indirect procurement, which now contributes close to 25% of overall productivity improvements—up from minimal impact previously. Enhanced aggregation capabilities have increased savings opportunities, while improved catalog utilization has strengthened spend control across global operations.
