How Dollar Tree Unlocked Strategic Sourcing Value with Deeper Spend Visibility

For Dollar Tree, a leading discount retailer operating more than 9,000 stores across North America, successful strategic sourcing begins with one fundamental question: Where are the biggest opportunities to create value? Without detailed visibility into indirect spend, answering that question—and allocating sourcing resources effectively—is difficult.

Using SpendHQ’s strategic procurement platform that combines Spend Intelligence with Performance Management, Dollar Tree gained category- and subcategory-level visibility into its non-merchandise spend, allowing the procurement team to identify the highest-value sourcing opportunities while balancing cost savings with business risk.

“What’s critically important with our strategic sourcing process is to really understand where opportunities live in our non-merch spend,” said Brad Pittman, VP of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement at Dollar Tree.

That visibility has translated into measurable business impact. Dollar Tree has generated significant strategic sourcing savings while strengthening collaboration with Finance. Rather than relying on spreadsheets or disconnected reporting, Finance can validate savings directly within SpendHQ, giving procurement and executive stakeholders confidence that projected savings are realized and reflected in the business plan. “We’ve bottom-lined strong strategic sourcing cost savings,” Pittman explained. “Finance is able to come in and validate that savings in the tool. They can see the savings showing up in our plan.” 

SpendHQ has also become part of Dollar Tree’s daily operating rhythm. Internal and external procurement teams use the platform every day to collaborate, prioritize initiatives, and maintain the agility needed to support a rapidly evolving retail business. By providing a shared view of spend, projects, and outcomes, SpendHQ helps the organization move faster while accomplishing more with existing resources.