Elizabeth Arden inks outsourcing contract with Williams Lea

NEW YORK Elizabeth Arden has signed a multiyear procurement outsourcing contract with Williams Lea, a provider of corporate information solutions.

Under the agreement, Williams Lea will manage sourcing activities for Elizabeth Arden's packaging and print requirements. Williams Lea will deliver process expertise and strategic sourcing capabilities, which are expected to secure savings and operational efficiencies for Elizabeth Arden.

"Focusing on our core business through simplification of our business processes and outsourcing of noncore activities is part of our global efficiency re-engineering initiative started in late 2007, and Williams Lea is fully aligned with is effort," stated Pierre Pirard, SVP global supply chain for Elizabeth Arden.