Stada turns days into seconds with Archlet’s AI-driven award analysis
About
Stada is a global healthcare company focused on generics, consumer health, and specialty pharmaceuticals, supplying high-quality medicines to patients and consumers in more than 120 countries.
Industry
Consumer Goods
Revenue
€4.06 Billion
Challenge
STADA, a global pharmaceutical company, was looking to further optimize costs and drive operational efficiency. With a large supplier base across logistics, packaging, IFM, and contract manufacturing, procurement faced the challenge of consolidating suppliers while keeping speed and control.
“Working data-driven and analytics-first is key for us,” says Wolfgang, Chief Procurement Officer at STADA. “We needed a solution that could handle our most strategic RFPs and give us the insights to make the best decisions quickly.”
STADA’s core system could not fully support complex sourcing events in categories such as road and ocean freight or packaging, leading to slow processes, limited scenario testing, and a lack of insight for critical decision-making.
Solution
In 2024, STADA partnered with Archlet to embed an AI-native sourcing solution that makes data-driven decision-making faster and simpler. Archlet’s mix of ease of use, advanced analytics, and sourcing optimization made it the go-to platform for strategic RFPs.
“With Archlet, we can test award scenarios in seconds instead of days, bringing powerful insights into internal decision meetings,” Wolfgang explains. “The hands-on support and best practice templates gave our team the confidence to scale quickly.”
Adriana Reimers, Head of Indirect Procurement, who among other responsibilities also oversees software solution selection, highlights the usability aspect: “For us, simplicity is as important as advanced capabilities. Archlet’s intuitive design and AI-driven features make it easy for our teams to focus on impact instead of admin.”
By running sourcing events for logistics, packaging, and other strategic categories, STADA now benefits from automation, smarter analysis, and more informed award decisions.
Results
With Archlet, scenario optimization has reduced award analysis from days to just seconds, giving teams the ability to enter meetings with multiple data-backed award options at hand. The availability of templates and expert support further accelerated adoption across categories, ensuring procurement could scale the solution quickly and effectively.
“Optimization is where Archlet truly shines,” Wolfgang says. “The speed and depth of analysis have transformed how we approach our most strategic RFPs.”
What's next?
Next, STADA plans to combine Archlet with SpendHQ’s solutions to create a seamless flow from initiative tracking to sourcing execution. For STADA, Archlet is more than a cost optimization tool. It is the foundation for a future-ready procurement function built on efficiency, speed, and control.
