Automotive

Highly demanding Industry with no room for errors or late deliveries.

Procurement as important business partner must ensure on-time & on-quality delivery from suppliers. Therefore knowing in advance and having visual process overview will enable to achieve 99.9% service level.

Sub-contracting-, quotation- and order management are part of normal workflow. Every request card can be linked with specific project or production facility. Smart filtering keeps only important cards on board. Supplier contracts, certificates, delivery documents are stored on SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) system.
Urgent Request receive priority status and these are processed quickly through system.

Request a demo

Requester

One view to submit all requests
Urgent requests can be highlighted to be processed at first priority by purchasers
Receive notification, when work with PR has started
Additional comments can be added to PR at any time
Valid status and expected delivery date is seen on procurement board

Procurement Department

All requests come in through one channel only
Every request is tracked via unique id number
Additional questions can be asked at any time from requestor or other team members
PRs can be split into several or bundled into one PO
Filter requests to see all-, project- or requester specific cards

Requester

Receive updates from status changes via notifications
Additional comments can be sent to purchaser
Expected process end date is visible on procurement board
View sourcing results

Procurement Department

PRs can be split into several or bundled into one RFI/RFP
Select one or several suppliers into sourcing pool
Every request is tracked via unique id number
Additional questions can be asked at any time from requestor or other team members
Filter requests to see all-, project- or requester specific cards

Requester

Transparent status overview on procurement board
Additional comments can be added to order at any time
Expected delivery date is seen on procurement board
Valid status and expected delivery date is seen on procurement board

Procurement Department

All requests come in through one channel only
Every request is equipped with unique id number and is therefore traceable
Additional questions can be asked at any time from requester or from other team members
PRs can be split into several or bundled into one PO
Information connected with suppliers is stored and visible on Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) view

Requester

Urgent requests are processed quickly through system and there shouldn’t be any process delay with orders
Receive notification, when order is potentially delayed
Additional comments can be sent to purchaser at any time
Comment service/product quality
Confirm receiving

Procurement Department

Receive notification, when order is potentially delayed
Filter requests to see all, vessel or requester specific cards
Contact requestor and solve questions quickly
Delivery related information is linked with suppliers on SRM view
Monitor delivery KPIs

Requester

Automated 3-way match
Comment service/product quality
Confirm receiving

Procurement Department

Automated 3-way match
Upload invoice to system
Invoice related information is linked with suppliers on SRM view

Procurement Flow benefit to Automotive

Requisitions and Approvals even through smartphone

Need for new goods or services reach Purchasing department through system. Time saved for Purchasing team thanks to easy to start approval workflows.

Collaborative Purchasing

Involve requestors into R&D discussions with potential Suppliers without losing control over process. Benefit from Suppliers Innovations and know-how.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

All communications with potential and existing Suppliers. Contracts, conditions, spend, quality incidents, past and planned events are all captured from single source.

Integrate with ERP

Connect easily with your existing ERP system. Seamless integration allows you to use best feature from both systems.