Union Pacific Railroad
Overview
Customer: Union Pacific Railroad
Industry: Transportation & Logistics
Use Case: Strategic Sourcing & Reverse Auctions
Solution: ProcureClix Sourcing Automation Platform
Overview
Customer: Union Pacific Railroad
Industry: Transportation & Logistics
Use Case: Strategic Sourcing & Reverse Auctions
Solution: ProcureClix Sourcing Automation Platform
Union Pacific Railroad operates one of the largest freight rail networks in North America, managing a vast supplier ecosystem across equipment, maintenance, logistics, and infrastructure.
As procurement demand increased, their team faced several challenges:
Manual and email-driven RFP/RFQ processes
Limited visibility into supplier pricing and bid competitiveness
Difficulty standardizing sourcing events across categories
Time-intensive bid evaluations and stakeholder alignment
Lack of real-time competitive tension during negotiations
These inefficiencies made it difficult to consistently drive savings while maintaining governance and auditability across sourcing events.
Union Pacific implemented ProcureClix to modernize and centralize their sourcing operations.
Key capabilities deployed included:
Standardized RFP, RFQ, and sourcing workflows across teams
Enabled real-time competitive bidding to drive price optimization
Simplified supplier participation with structured bid submission
Provided visibility into bid activity, savings, and event performance
Integrated seamlessly alongside existing systems without requiring replacement
Following implementation, Union Pacific saw measurable improvements in both efficiency and cost savings:
Cost savings on targeted sourcing categories through reverse auctions
Reduction in sourcing cycle times
Supplier participation and competition across events
Auditability and compliance with centralized sourcing records
Procurement processes across departments
Procurement teams were able to shift from manual execution to more strategic sourcing initiatives.
By leveraging ProcureClix, Union Pacific transformed sourcing from a fragmented, manual process into a structured, data-driven function.
More consistent and defensible savings outcomes
Greater transparency across sourcing decisions
Stronger supplier engagement and competition
Scalable procurement operations to support business growth
"ProcureClix has helped us bring structure and transparency to our sourcing process while driving measurable cost savings through competitive bidding."