Danone implemented Markit's IT procurement platform to standardize and streamline its IT purchasing process. This reduced open purchasing tickets by 70% and allowed for faster ordering through a customized product catalog. It also provided cost savings - prices were 29% below market average. Users reported increased satisfaction with the single purchasing platform and ability to easily place and track orders.

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KEY IMPACTS
> Reduced open IT purchasing tickets by 70%
> Customised and standardised product
catalogue for faster ordering
> Large audio-video projects support
GOALS & REQUIREMENTS
• One reliable IT purchasing platform
• Purchase process standardisation and
time savings
• Increase user independence in the
purchasing process
• Quick delivery times
• Cost savings
• Improve order management
• Proactive, flexible account management
About Danone
Danone is a leading multi-local food and beverage
company building on health-focused and fast-
growing categories in 3 businesses: Essential Dairy
& Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized
Nutrition. With its ‘One Planet. One Health’ frame
of action, which considers the health of people and
the planet as intimately interconnected, Danone
aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable
eating and drinking practices. To accelerate this
food revolution and create superior, sustainable,
profitable value for all its stakeholders, Danone
has defined nine 2030 Goals, and paved the way as
the first listed company to adopt the “Entreprise à
Mission” status in France.
KEY IMPACTS
Cost savings increased
from 21% to 29%
(compared to the market average.)
Delivery time 2-3 days Fully tracked deliveries
Increased user satisfaction
DANONE SUCCESS STORY
Simplifying IT procurement
Multinational food-products corporation with 96,000 employees
danone.com

2. EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP
THE VALUE TO DANONE
HAPPY TO HELP
“Danone made the decision to improve their IT procurement process by deploying
a punchout procurement system, providing purchasing standards, focusing on
automation, and selecting one IT vendor partner. These requirements aligned
tightly with Markit strengths, so we are very pleased to have been chosen to help
significantly improve their time and money saving metrics both for Danone IT
buyers and the IT department itself. The initial results are exceptionally good, and
we will continue working closely with Danone to build on them in the future.”
Katarzyna Knaf | Country Manager at Markit Poland
USER SATISFACTION, EFFICIENTLY DELIVERED
“Thanks to our decisions to choose Markit as our sole IT accessory supplier, and
integrate their customizable catalogue with Coupa, we have achieved many of our
set goals. There have been notable purchase process time savings and cost savings,
compared to market average prices, have increased from 21% to 29%.”
User feedback has also been very positive.
“I only use one platform to place orders.”
“I feel confident because I have all the necessary instructions.”
“I can see all the necessary information when placing an order and get status updates.”
Karolina Tojak | IT Support Specialist PBN, Danone
About MARKIT
Thousands of international companies across 6
continents are saving considerable amounts of
time and money by sourcing and buying their IT
hardware and accessories through Markit’s IT
marketplace and procurement solution.
Markit clients compare prices and delivery times
in real time in our marketplace of over 5 million
unique IT products. In 2022, they saved an average
of 10.3% on average market prices and thousands
of hours by using Markit to manage, centralise,
and streamline their IT purchasing.
Markit, founded in Estonia in 2003, is working in
42 countries as of 2023. In 2022, Markit’s revenue
was 217.8M euros.
LET’S TALK.
Margus Vahemäe
Head of Global Accounts
+372 666 9905
margus.vahemae@markit.eu
TAKE THE CHASING
OUT OF IT PURCHASING
Let us help you succeed. Streamline your IT purchasing
process and reduce your total cost of purchase.
Katarzyna Knaf
Country Manager at Markit Poland
+48 660 593 930
katarzyna.knaf@markit.pl
WWW.MARKIT.EU 2023