Supplier Data Management

You need to make it easy for suppliers to manage their own information while your organization gains a single record of supplier activity and performance to:

Improve supplier performance
Simplify supplier onboarding, qualification and classification
Enhance supplier ESG compliance
Reduce supplier related risks

Cost cutting pressures - Too much emphasis has been placed on getting the best price available, now you need to focus on maximizing business value with your suppliers
Ineffective collaboration - A lack of coordination and communication with suppliers results in increased risk and business disruption for your organization
Manual efforts - Relying on manual processes increases the likelihood of late shipments, expedited shipping costs, poor supplier performance and regulatory non-compliance

Capabilities

Self-Service

QAD’s solution makes it easy for suppliers to manage their own information and provides companies with a single record of supplier activity and performance.

Collaboration

Facilitate communication and coordination between your organization and suppliers while reducing error-prone, manually intensive supplier management processes.

Exception management

Automatic alerts notify your buyers, planners or other supply chain stakeholders of any issues requiring immediate attention.

Supplier performance

Accurately assess and rate your suppliers compared to agreed upon key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs).

Automate and streamline critical tasks across the supplier management lifecycle
Manage information from stakeholders and suppliers, measure transactional and contractual activity and incorporate third-party data
Collaborate with suppliers to get accurate information, assess supplier risk and improve performance
Gain a single source of truth for supplier management information
Flexibly classify suppliers based on the evaluation and supplier status from another source that includes financial, supply chain and ESG compliance ratings
Accurately analyze and evaluate supplier performance and jointly determine development objectives
Ensure that supplier communication and collaboration is systematic, structured and transparent
Allow suppliers to easily self-manage their information and updates
Filter suppliers by material groups and other characteristics accessible from anywhere

Digitalization can be a complex path for supply chain end users. With QAD, you can feel a difference in transparency. We can share and analyze all of our information globally.

Fernanda Dorantes, Process Digitalization Manager, Grammer AG

Automotive manufacturer improves data quality and addresses emerging supply chain risks to drive its continued success and better support ESG initiatives.

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The market leader in commercial vehicle construction selected QAD for its high user-friendliness and seamless integration with an existing system.

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Automotive cable manufacturer gained notable cost savings and efficiencies by combining all supplier data, documents and certificates into one single location.

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QAD helps Grammer slash scope 3 emissions and build a resilient global supply chain.

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Supplier Data Management

Key Challenges

Capabilities

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Further Information

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