Supplier Management

Depending on the size, scope and specialization, the search is either conventional or AI-supported. Suppliers are selected according to the criteria defined at the beginning in a joint decision-making process. We also ask the question: How digital are your suppliers? With automated processes, purchasing staff can evolve from administrative and operational buyers to structured product group managers and strategic negotiators. Digitally networked supply chains – locally and globally – ensure resource efficiency in the procurement process.

Suppliers are evaluated using individually defined assessment criteria in the areas of purchasing, quality and logistics. With regard to the role of suppliers as partners in development and the sustainability of the supply chain, aspects relating to innovation, risk, safety and the environment should also be taken into account. The right supplier evaluation system for your company forms the basis for the supplier audit and subsequently also supports your purchasing department in continuous supplier development. However, the effectiveness of the evaluation only becomes apparent once the measures derived have been discussed and agreed with the suppliers. The resulting proposed solutions must be implemented and documented within a realistically defined period of time.

Through short-term “on-site” visits to critical suppliers, we find the weak points in the supply chain and create transparency with evaluation criteria specially developed by us in the supplier check, define the necessary optimization measures and help with the operational implementation of these measures. The focus is often on rapid implementation and ensuring the required quality. Our services also include the development of production capacities if this serves to ensure supply and is considered sensible or necessary for stability in the supply chain. Supply-related production stoppages are therefore a thing of the past.