Elizabeth Arden Inc. and Williams Lea, a global businessprocess outsourcing company, announced today that they have entered into amulti-year procurement outsourcing contract. Effective immediately, WilliamsLea will manage sourcing activities for Elizabeth Arden's flexible packagingand print requirements. Williams Lea will deliver process expertise andstrategic sourcing capabilities, which are expected to secure savings and operationalefficiencies for Elizabeth Arden.

Pierre Pirard, SVP of Global Supply Chain for ElizabethArden, commented, "Focusing on our core business through simplification ofour business processes and outsourcing of non-core activities is part of ourGlobal Efficiency Re-engineering initiative started in late 2007, and WilliamsLea is fully aligned with this effort."

"We are pleased to be partnering with Elizabeth Arden,a leader in the cosmetics, fragrance and skincare industry. We have created aprocurement model that is both aligned with Elizabeth Arden's global growthgoal and will generate savings and efficiencies over the course of severalyears," said Justin Barton, CEO of Williams Lea Americas.

SOURCE: Williams Lea