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Arkestro Powers Predictive Procurement Transformation for Valvoline in New Multi-Year Partnership

1. Valvoline partners with Arkestro to enhance procurement processes. 2. Valvoline achieved 14% savings on MRO spend since the partnership. 3. Arkestro's platform streamlines evaluations and supplier relationships for Valvoline. 4. Valvoline's procurement transformation aims for strategic cost efficiencies. 5. Arkestro leads innovative procurement solutions, enhancing enterprise efficiency.

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Why Bullish?

Realized savings and efficiency improvements can lead to increased profitability for VVV, as seen in historical partnerships where cost-cutting measures bolstered stock performance.

How important is it?

The partnership indicates a strategic shift towards efficiency, directly impacting operational costs and potential profit, which is crucial for stock valuation.

Why Short Term?

The immediate savings and benefits from the procurement changes are expected to show results quickly, similar to past instances where operational enhancements positively affected quarterly results.

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Valvoline unlocks measurable value across products and services with Arkestro's predictive procurement platform, /PRNewswire/ -- Arkestro, the leading predictive procurement platform accelerating enterprise scale, today announced a multi-year partnership with Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), the quick, easy, trusted leader in preventive automotive maintenance. To date, Valvoline has used Arkestro's platform to drive greater speed, simplicity, and efficiency, delivering measurable cost reductions in its procurement processes across both product and service categories.  Since partnering with Arkestro last year, Valvoline has seen 14 percent in realized annual savings on MRO spend and 27 percent in realized annual savings across its corporate stores for snow removal and landscaping services. Arkestro enables a faster, more effective approach to enterprise spend—unlocking trapped savings, reducing risk, and enabling procurement teams to influence significantly more spend. Leveraging AI, game theory, and behavioral science, Arkestro's platform helps procurement teams drive better outcomes by creating dynamic sourcing events that encourage competitive pricing and strategic supplier engagement. "Valvoline's scale and complex supply chain make their procurement challenges uniquely demanding," said Rob DeSantis, CEO and Co-Founder of Arkestro. "By leveraging our predictive procurement platform, we're helping Valvoline build a more dynamic, data-driven procurement operation. Together, we're transforming procurement from a cost center into a strategic advantage that delivers real, measurable impact." As the partnership enters its second year, Valvoline continues to expand its use of Arkestro's platform to streamline evaluations, strengthen supplier relationships, and establish consistent, scalable workflows. The platform's ease of use and built-in intelligence help reduce manual lift and streamline evaluations, giving procurement professionals more time to focus on high-impact initiatives."Arkestro helps our procurement team move faster and reduce manual effort, especially in complex service categories like landscaping," said Tony Orso, Senior Purchasing Manager at Valvoline. "The platform centralizes our sourcing events and streamlines evaluations, freeing us up to focus on other priorities. We're already seeing time and cost savings, and we expect that impact to continue to grow over time."This partnership marks another milestone in Arkestro's ongoing momentum, as the company continues to scale its platform and deepen its impact across the procurement industry. From new strategic collaborations to expanding its Executive Advisory Board, Arkestro leads in procurement innovation, helping top enterprises drive efficiency and competitive advantage. Arkestro will also host its annual Optimal'25 Houston conference, the premier AI event for procurement professionals, on October 29–30, 2025. The conference will feature keynotes, workshops, and case studies—including success stories like Valvoline's—highlighting how AI and predictive technologies are transforming procurement. For more information on the company, visit: www.arkestro.com.About Arkestro  Arkestro is the leading predictive procurement platform, accelerating enterprise spend transformation and supply chain agility. By combining AI and game theory with Arkestro's patented three science technologies—Negotiation Science, Supplier Science, and Process Science—Arkestro shifts traditional procurement to become a proactive, results-driven function. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies across industries, Arkestro unlocks trapped savings, optimizes negotiations, and enhances supplier collaboration. Learn more about Arkestro at www.arkestro.com and register for Optimal'25 Houston, the premier AI event for procurement professionals, taking place October 29–30, 2025.About ValvolineValvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) delivers quick, easy, trusted service at more than 2,000 franchised and company-operated service centers across the United States and Canada. The company completes more than 28 million services annually system-wide, from 15-minute stay-in-your-car oil changes to a variety of manufacturer-recommended maintenance services such as wiper replacements and tire rotations. At Valvoline Inc., it all starts with our people, including the 11,000 team members who are working to grow the core business, expand the company's retail network, and plan for the vehicles of the future. For more information, visit vioc.com.Media ContactLiz KyleLaunchSquad[email protected]SOURCE Arkestro WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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