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Specialty Chemicals Leader Arxada Leverages LightSource to Drive Process Efficiency, Impact, and Cost Control in Tail Spend Chemicals Sourcing.
Frustrated by "slow and chunky" legacy systems, global chemical leader Arxada sought a solution to accelerate sourcing and manage over $18M in awarded spend. Discover how LightSource helped them become "opportunistic and nimble," transforming their procurement with a single, agile platform that executes sourcing events in days instead of weeks.
Baseline spend managed
$1.9B
Awarded through LightSource
$20M+
To run a full bid cycle
Days
// SUMMARY
Arxada is a global industry trailblazer in innovative solutions that protect our world.
They faced significant challenges in their procurement operations, primarily stemming from the need for a highly iterative eSourcing solution for their “tail spend” – a massive volume of repetitive, smaller purchases across numerous vendors.
Eugene Galdi inherited LightSource upon joining Arxada, indicating that the need for a more agile and transparent sourcing solution was already recognized within the organization.
Adopting LightSource was a proactive move to address the inefficiencies of fragmented systems with a robust eSourcing platform to manage their critical tail spend.
“We do it in days. Days. This lets us be opportunistic — especially with tariff windows opening and closing.”
// CHALLENGE
Fragmented Systems Arxada struggled with “slow and chunky” existing procurement systems that prevented them from being “opportunistic and nimble” in a dynamic market. | Missed Market Opportunities The inability to rapidly conduct RFQs/RFPs meant Arxada couldn’t quickly take advantage of shifting market conditions. |
|---|---|
Lack of Unified Pricing Visibility Without LightSource, gaining a real-time, consolidated view of “what it costs to buy a bolt or a window or a specific chemical” across their ERP was a constant struggle. | Tail Spend Management Managing a “tremendous amount of volume” and a “huge number” of vendors for repetitive “tail spend” was a significant, inefficient burden. |
// SOLUTION
Positive User Feedback Eugene Galdi expressed high satisfaction, noting that “there isn’t anything the organization is coming back for and said I wish you could do X”, and highlighted LightSource’s speed compared to competitors: “compared to the competition, you allow us to get things done quickly”. | Massive Sourcing Activity Arxada has managed 57 sourcing projects to date, with over 128 suppliers engaged through the platform and over 1,100 parts being managed and procured. |
|---|---|
Significant Managed Spend LightSource has facilitated over $20 million in awarded spend, and over $1.9B of baseline spend. | Enhanced Agility The ability to conduct bids in “days” has enabled Arxada to be “opportunistic and nimble”, seizing critical market opportunities. |
// RESULTS
Arxada plans to further leverage LightSource beyond its current eSourcing success.
Eugene Galdi expressed interest in utilizing the platform as a “pricing platform” or “system of record”, providing a centralized view of pricing data to integrate with existing ERP and PLM systems for a unified view across finance, engineering, and procurement teams.
// SUMMARY
Arxada is a global industry trailblazer in innovative solutions that protect our world.
They faced significant challenges in their procurement operations, primarily stemming from the need for a highly iterative eSourcing solution for their “tail spend” – a massive volume of repetitive, smaller purchases across numerous vendors.
Eugene Galdi inherited LightSource upon joining Arxada, indicating that the need for a more agile and transparent sourcing solution was already recognized within the organization.
Adopting LightSource was a proactive move to address the inefficiencies of fragmented systems with a robust eSourcing platform to manage their critical tail spend.
“We do it in days. Days. This lets us be opportunistic — especially with tariff windows opening and closing.”
// CHALLENGE
Fragmented Systems Arxada struggled with “slow and chunky” existing procurement systems that prevented them from being “opportunistic and nimble” in a dynamic market. | Missed Market Opportunities The inability to rapidly conduct RFQs/RFPs meant Arxada couldn’t quickly take advantage of shifting market conditions. |
|---|---|
Lack of Unified Pricing Visibility Without LightSource, gaining a real-time, consolidated view of “what it costs to buy a bolt or a window or a specific chemical” across their ERP was a constant struggle. | Tail Spend Management Managing a “tremendous amount of volume” and a “huge number” of vendors for repetitive “tail spend” was a significant, inefficient burden. |
// SOLUTION
Positive User Feedback Eugene Galdi expressed high satisfaction, noting that “there isn’t anything the organization is coming back for and said I wish you could do X”, and highlighted LightSource’s speed compared to competitors: “compared to the competition, you allow us to get things done quickly”. | Massive Sourcing Activity Arxada has managed 57 sourcing projects to date, with over 128 suppliers engaged through the platform and over 1,100 parts being managed and procured. |
|---|---|
Significant Managed Spend LightSource has facilitated over $20 million in awarded spend, and over $1.9B of baseline spend. | Enhanced Agility The ability to conduct bids in “days” has enabled Arxada to be “opportunistic and nimble”, seizing critical market opportunities. |
// RESULTS
Arxada plans to further leverage LightSource beyond its current eSourcing success.
Eugene Galdi expressed interest in utilizing the platform as a “pricing platform” or “system of record”, providing a centralized view of pricing data to integrate with existing ERP and PLM systems for a unified view across finance, engineering, and procurement teams.
// SUMMARY
Arxada is a global industry trailblazer in innovative solutions that protect our world.
They faced significant challenges in their procurement operations, primarily stemming from the need for a highly iterative eSourcing solution for their “tail spend” – a massive volume of repetitive, smaller purchases across numerous vendors.
Eugene Galdi inherited LightSource upon joining Arxada, indicating that the need for a more agile and transparent sourcing solution was already recognized within the organization.
Adopting LightSource was a proactive move to address the inefficiencies of fragmented systems with a robust eSourcing platform to manage their critical tail spend.
“We do it in days. Days. This lets us be opportunistic — especially with tariff windows opening and closing.”
// CHALLENGE
Fragmented Systems Arxada struggled with “slow and chunky” existing procurement systems that prevented them from being “opportunistic and nimble” in a dynamic market. | Missed Market Opportunities The inability to rapidly conduct RFQs/RFPs meant Arxada couldn’t quickly take advantage of shifting market conditions. |
|---|---|
Lack of Unified Pricing Visibility Without LightSource, gaining a real-time, consolidated view of “what it costs to buy a bolt or a window or a specific chemical” across their ERP was a constant struggle. | Tail Spend Management Managing a “tremendous amount of volume” and a “huge number” of vendors for repetitive “tail spend” was a significant, inefficient burden. |
// SOLUTION
Positive User Feedback Eugene Galdi expressed high satisfaction, noting that “there isn’t anything the organization is coming back for and said I wish you could do X”, and highlighted LightSource’s speed compared to competitors: “compared to the competition, you allow us to get things done quickly”. | Massive Sourcing Activity Arxada has managed 57 sourcing projects to date, with over 128 suppliers engaged through the platform and over 1,100 parts being managed and procured. |
|---|---|
Significant Managed Spend LightSource has facilitated over $20 million in awarded spend, and over $1.9B of baseline spend. | Enhanced Agility The ability to conduct bids in “days” has enabled Arxada to be “opportunistic and nimble”, seizing critical market opportunities. |
// RESULTS
Arxada plans to further leverage LightSource beyond its current eSourcing success.
Eugene Galdi expressed interest in utilizing the platform as a “pricing platform” or “system of record”, providing a centralized view of pricing data to integrate with existing ERP and PLM systems for a unified view across finance, engineering, and procurement teams.
Faster sourcing. Lower cost. Less chaos.
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
Faster sourcing. Lower cost. Less chaos.
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
Faster sourcing. Lower cost. Less chaos.
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
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