SNOWFLAKE
INTAKE & ORCHESTRATION
SNOWFLAKE
HEADQUARTERS: MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA, USA
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 9,060 MARKET CAP: US $ 57.19BN NUMBER OF COUNTRIES: 29
Real-world procurement transformation Snowflake, a software development company focused on data innovation, implemented the integrated solution in 2024 across its procurement operations.
“ Fairmarkit and Zip together deliver exactly what modern procurement teams need: intelligent sourcing paired with intuitive orchestration and visibility,” says Joe Frederick, VP of Procure to Pay at Snowflake.
“ This integrated approach has strengthened our procurement operations, improved sourcing efficiency, and made it easier for our teams to drive value across the business at scale.”
Snowflake uses Zip to structure and govern supplier requests from initial intake through approval stages, maintaining policy compliance and visibility. With Fairmarkit’ s capabilities, this governance extends into execution, applying autonomous competitive sourcing across procurement functions including tail spend.
The implementation demonstrates how integrated technology can transform procurement operations from reactive to strategic. Teams can focus on value-adding activities whilst automated systems handle routine sourcing tasks, supplier communications and compliance checks.
Results from the deployment show improvements in sourcing cycle times, increased competitive bidding participation and enhanced compliance with procurement policies. The unified platform has also improved crossfunctional collaboration by providing
94 April 2026