SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT
TraceGains, a leader in this space, recently reached a milestone of 100,000 supplier locations worldwide. This scale is vital because it creates a network effect for data. Its platform currently hosts more than 10 million live documents, ranging from allergen declarations to third-party audits.
Gary Iles, former Senior Vice President at TraceGains, notes the operational value of this connectivity:“ Every new supplier location means one less data silo, and one more opportunity for faster onboarding, cleaner documentation and real-time insights. By centralising and streamlining supplier management, we’ re helping brands and their partners unlock agility, efficiency and trust at scale.”
For a procurement professional, effective spend management means ensuring that every penny spent is on a compliant, safe and ethically sourced ingredient. By using technology to automate document sharing, the administrative burden is slashed. This transparency strengthens the buyersupplier relationship, transforming it from a transactional interaction into a partnership built on shared data and trust.
Unifying source-to-pay in complex infrastructure The construction and infrastructure sectors face unique challenges in spend management due to the project-based nature of their work. Unlike high-volume manufacturing, construction involves managing a rotating cast of thousands of subcontractors and suppliers for specific, high-value projects.
John Holland, one of the leading infrastructure companies in Australia and New Zealand, recently selected Ivalua’ s platform to unify its Source-to- Pay( S2P) processes. Managing a network of more than 1,300 subcontractors and 9,000 suppliers, while generating revenues of AU $ 6.72bn in 2024, requires a platform that can handle extreme complexity.
Arnaud Bonhoste, former IT Sourcing Manager at John Holland, explains the rationale behind the shift:“ Selecting Ivalua was a strategic decision to support our evolving procurement and supplier management needs. The platform’ s support for complex project-based spend, clean mobile experience and robust supplier management capabilities stood out and we are confident this
102 May 2026