Supplier Relationship Management – process and IT consultancy for your purchasing department

Topics such as Industry4.0 and globalization, as well as the necessary and corresponding optimization of supply chains, require higher efficiency and wide ranging process integration, not least in procurement and supplier management.
In order to serve the expanded role of purchasing and the strategic importance of supplier management, new procedures and methods as well as tailor-made processes are necessary. These must be individually optimized to suit each company’s situation. You can trust in our integrated and practice oriented consultancy and solutions competency.
We support you in, and beyond, the entire project cycle, from the specialist analysis over process design up to implementation, re-organization and the further development of your processes and IT solutions in procurement and supplier management.

Operational Procurement

• Accelerating processes and streamlining procurement times through de-centralized procurement
• Electronic authorization procedures
• Efficient and secure procurement of materials and services

Contract Management

• Management of contracts agreed with suppliers and partners
• Bundling of volume and synergy utilization, contract transparency, maximization of call rates
• Efficient contract negotiations

Strategic Sourcing

• RFx and auctioning for the choice and evaluation of suppliers
• Increase in the speed and efficiency of work with business partners
• Adherence to procurement guidelines and legal frameworks as well as documentation obligations

Catalog Management

• Centralized integration of electronic catalogues in the procurement system
• Content Management inclusive of analysis and enrichment of master data
• Quick and efficient product research

Supplier Management

• Design, steering and development of the supplier portfolio and supplier relationships
• Analysis, evaluation and classification of suppliers with regard to markets and technologies
• Control and management of the supplier-customer relationship

Spend Analytics

• Systematic reporting for purchasing and procurement management
• Analysis of expenditure, support for supplier evaluation
• Reduction in maverick buying, adherence to compliance specifications

Our Competence

• Over 15 years’ experience in specialist processes and technical implementations for SAP procurement solutions (SRM, SUS, SLC, MM).
• Wide ranging and proven solution enhancements and best-practices
• Consultancy for modern IT technologies in purchasing (incl. Fiori, S4/HANA)
• Experienced and established consultancy teams
• First class references and satisfied customers