How Novozymes transformed its indirect procurement and achieved a 31% productivity increase Easy to be a Zymer? Procurement at Novozymes was finding it difficult to live up to an internal initiative called “Easy to be a Zymer” (as its employees are referred to). Procurement systems were complex. Business units across North America, Europe and Asia used different processes, making alignment impossible. Too many systems were manual and there were no common KPIs. With 48% of the market, Novozymes is the global leader in industrial enzymes and microorganisms, used in everything from detergents through biofuels to agriculture. But poor procurement practices were having an effect on the business side. Low awareness of purchasing policies and lack of focus on indirect spend mean

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