FMCG Distribution

Optimizing Supplier Payment Terms for a GCC FMCG Distributor

GCC FMCG Distributor · GCC

-40%
Payment Cycle Time Reduction
+9%
Early Payment Discounts Captured
310
Suppliers Managed

The Challenge

A regional FMCG distributor managed hundreds of supplier payments through spreadsheets with no visibility into available cash versus supplier priority, straining key supplier relationships.

Our Approach

The Supplier Payment Optimizer application was implemented to rank suppliers by strategic priority and align payment proposals with available budget.

Implementation

Finance and commercial teams jointly defined supplier priority criteria, then migrated the existing payables data and ran the first automated payment proposal cycle within three weeks.

Results

Payment proposal cycle time dropped sharply and early-payment discount capture increased, while priority suppliers reported improved payment predictability.