Enterprise

International Retailer

$10M+ savings captured since 2021

$10M+ Total Savings

Global Vendor Ecosystem

Since 2021 Ongoing Partnership

Timeline: Ongoing global program (since 2021)

Overview

End-to-end vendor strategy alignment and contract restructuring across a global vendor ecosystem including AWS, Cisco, and IBM.

A major international retailer engaged UMS to optimize their global vendor ecosystem spanning AWS, Cisco, IBM, and dozens of other technology providers. Through end-to-end vendor strategy alignment and contract restructuring, UMS has captured over $10 million in savings since 2021. The engagement demonstrates UMS's ability to deliver sustained, multi-vendor optimization at global scale.

Case Breakdown

Challenge

The retailer's global IT estate had vendor-by-vendor optimization efforts but no integrated cross-contract savings strategy.

What UMS Did

Built a multi-vendor savings roadmap across cloud, network, and software categories tied to renewal calendars.
Standardized commercial terms and negotiation playbooks across AWS, Cisco, IBM, and adjacent suppliers.
Implemented continuous governance to capture savings during each renewal cycle instead of one-time events.

Business Impact

$10M+ captured savings since 2021.
Lower run-rate across multiple strategic vendors, not just one contract family.
Converted ad-hoc sourcing into a durable global optimization function.

Company name withheld due NDA; figures are based on internal client reporting.

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