Standardization and digitalization of procurement processes

With the global standardization and digitalization of procurement processes at an automotive supplier group, the CLC consultants and developers played a key role in a groundbreaking project.

The customer, a leading global automotive supplier in drive and chassis technology, was awarded the "Excellence in eSolutions" prize by the German Association of Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics (BME). The award-winning solution offers a Consistent and complete networking of procurement processes on a central platform with worldwide availability. The process and system solution not only brings tangible efficiency gains for purchasing, but also 

can be easily transferred to other companies that want to standardize and digitalize their procurement processes.

The system manages five-digit award cases worldwide and spends tens of millions of euros. According to the customer, the process cost and bundling advantages lead to a Return on investment of just under three years.

The implementation of an analysis tool ensures transparency of all process steps, from requirements to supplier selection, from the request for quotation to the awarding / placing of the order. This reduces process throughput times by 50% and also ensures compliance with compliance requirements through complete documentation of the award processes.

Further implementations and enhancements are planned and are currently being realized.