Efficient procurement for resilient value chains
The challenge: volatile markets and rising costs
Global supply chains are vulnerable: volatile commodity prices, geopolitical tensions, regulatory requirements and fragile supplier networks make innovation in the supply chain more difficult, drive up costs and increase the risk of bottlenecks. At the same time, many purchasing processes are fragmented, poorly digitalised and not sufficiently integrated into the end-to-end process chain.
Lack of transparency and inadequate control lead to rising procurement costs, reduced negotiating power and expensive extra costs in the event of bottlenecks. Delivery failures or late deliveries have a direct impact on production and service levels – and jeopardise competitiveness.
The solution: Strategic procurement with cbs
Our procurement approach enables:
- Innovation contribution – through the system-supported integration of strategic suppliers, faster procurement cycles
- Value creation – by reducing working capital and taking TCO valuations into account.
- Lower procurement costs – through standardisation, bundling and transparent awarding of contracts
- Reduced supply disruption – through resilient supplier integration and end-to-end process networking
- Integration into end-to-end processes – from requirements planning (IBP) to operational ordering (Ariba)
- Governance & Compliance – Reliable management of processes, contracts and supplier relationships
- Thinking about integrated sustainability – CO₂ and ESG aspects along the supply chain, in coordination with cbs.ZERO
Successful with and for world market leaders
Procurment von Strategie bis Umsetzung
- Supplier Collaboration: Aufbau transparenter Lieferantenportale und Integration in End-to-End-Prozesse
- Process Automation: Durch die Optimierung und Automatisierung von Porzessen und Systemen helfen wir Ihnen sich auf strategische Aufgaben zu fokussieren.
- Return Management: Nachhaltige und effiziente Abwicklung von Retouren mit Prozessautomatisierung
- SAP Ariba Integration: Standardisierte Source-to-Pay-Prozesse, harmonisiert mit IBP und BTP
cbs Manufacturing Plateau Model
Das Plateau-Modell beschreibt die Entwicklung Ihrer Manufacturing-Organisation in vier Stufen. Mit jedem Plateau gelangen Sie auf ein nachhaltiges Level, mit dem Sie Ihren Wertbeitrag und die Reife in Ihrer Organisation steigern.
Der Einsatz von KI spielt hierbei eine wichtige Rolle und wird Sie in Ihrem Vorhaben verstärken. Dabei ist es unerheblich, welche Art oder welcher Umfang von KI verwendet wird. Es ist entscheidend, dass Ihr Manufacturing gezielt durch die erforderlichen Fähigkeiten unterstützt und weiterentwickelt wird, um die Unternehmensziele zu erreichen und die relevanten Produktionskennzahlen zu erfüllen.
The results we achieve
Up to +35 % Working Capital Improvement
Up to +20 % higher prediction accuracy
Closer integration of purchasing and planning improves forecasting quality and increases security of supply.
Up to -22 % OTIF improvement
Integrated supplier collaboration and real-time control increase adherence to delivery dates and delivery reliability.
Up to -60 % shorter PR to PO cycle time
Up to -30 % shorter time to market
Procurement has long been more than just cost control - it is a key lever for resilience and competitiveness. With integrated, data-driven processes, we help our customers to ensure security of supply while sustainably increasing the efficiency of their global value chains.
How we support you
We take an integrated, synchronised and data-based approach to procure, source and manage the end-to-end supply chain. With the plateau model, we structure your transformation into tangible stages with direct benefits.
SAP Ariba Integration
End-to-end source-to-pay processes – from tendering to supplier evaluation.
Supplier Collaboration
Seamless supplier integration for stable supply and transparent processes.
Return Management
Efficient, sustainable recycling processes – reduce costs, support ESG goals.
IBP Integration
Combining purchasing and demand planning intelligently – for better decisions and more resilient networks.
AI-Assisted GxP & REACH Certificate Processing
Up to 80 % less effort for certificate verification & archiving in the chemical industry & life science – audit-capable, compliant and ESG-ready
Automatic Matching of G/L Account in Purchase Order
We help buyers to optimise the ordering process by automatically classifying free text orders with AI and correctly assigning G/L accounts.
