Supplier Community The first Supplier Community Event for suppliers in the Aerospace industry In addition to numerous events about various SupplyOn solutions, we also hosted one for our aerospace suppliers.News, tips and tricks on SupplyOn solutions were on the agenda — this time for AirSupply and Invoicing.Christian, our Vice President SCM & Finance Solutions, gave an exciting keynote speech, which was then followed by our product experts providing insights into the solutions.How can I customize my AirSupply dashboard according to my needs?How can I decide which email notifications I receive, how often they are sent to me and when?How can I schedule my downloads in the future?Saskia and Wolfgang answered these questions all about the AirSupply solution.Ludwig then showed the suppliers how the Invoice Clearance process will be supported in Invoicing in the future and how suppliers in France and Spain will be able to send their invoices to the central government agency via SupplyOn.In the second part of the event, we moved from the product demo into practice: representatives from two companies discussed the usage and benefits of AirSupply in their processes - and how the benefits can be further increased. Why was this so exciting? In the panel discussion, we looked at both sides of the coin - the customer's view as well as the supplier's view.One of the invited companies - Airbus Aerostructures GmbH (formerly PAG) - fulfills both roles and uses SupplyOn on both the purchasing and selling sides. That's why two representatives from Airbus Aerostructures - Jan-Hendrik Drees, Supply Management in the role of the "buyside" and Christoph Bertz, HO Ordering Process & DP Account Management, in the role of the "sellside" - met Benjamin Klotzbücher, Sales Manager at Georg Martin GmbH, an innovative supplier to Airbus Aerostructures, in the SupplyOn Studio.All three panelists agreed on the quintessence of the discussion: AirSupply offers the great advantage that any company, regardless of size and IT resources, can use the solution and benefit from it. However, it is also clear that the benefits increase with the depth of the integration of AirSupply into the company's own processes, and that a back-end integration, such as the one implemented at Airbus Aerostructures, is only worthwhile above a certain order volume. Nevertheless, even for smaller companies, a potential for added value can be identified and leveraged with less effort, for example by exploiting the greater transparency or by making intelligent use of the structured digital data with as many customers as possible on the same platform.Airbus Aerostructures has written a remarkable success story in this regard by approaching its customers with the clear intent to collaborate via AirSupply in the future or to expand the scope of its usage. As a result, Airbus Aerostructures is now using SupplyOn AirSupply very successfully with 20 customers.We would like to thank all contributors for a highly rewarding event with interesting outlooks, helpful information on usage and an exciting panel discussion with a wide variety of viewpoints and insights into the everyday life of a customer and supplier! Stay tuned and find out everything about the next events with new guests and topics here.
Supplier Community Supplier Community Event: relevant CO2 information for suppliers — for the first time live from the studio Our Supplier Community Events are highly appreciated by suppliers. High attendance figures and constant positive feedback from the audience have now prompted us to give it an even more professional touch: Our new SupplyOn Studio debuted at the last Supplier Community Event — and it was a complete success! Read all about it here for yourself...Not only do we have cutting-edge equipment, but also guest speakers from Schaeffler and Continental Automotive:Prof. Dr. Florian Schupp, SVP Purchasing & SM Automotive at Schaeffler, provided deep insights into Schaeffler's climate neutrality targets in his keynote speech. He reported on the "Supplier Sustainability Innovations Automotive Europe Summit", introduced the concepts behind the action areas Green Materials, Green Production, Green Energy, as well as Green Data, and demonstrated how CO2 values influence the selection of new suppliers and thus Schaeffler's sourcing process. Also, the collaboration with existing suppliers is changing at Schaeffler as they are expected to hand over CO2 values together with the ASN (Advance Shipping Notification) in the future. In addition, certificates will be requested in order to be able to ensure that ESG* targets can be met. A 25 % reduction of Scope 3 emissions seems to be a quite ambitious, but feasible target for 2030, that builds also on the contribution of our suppliers. Therefore, the focus is on suppliers and the purchasing function to make a significant contribution to achieving the sustainability goals.Prof. Dr. Ing. Florian Schupp, SVP Purchasing & SM Automotive at Schaeffler.Insights for suppliers after the eye-opening keynote: With regard to sustainability in supply chains, there are many new aspects to consider in the future. Communication between customer and supplier will be intensified - and also this exchange between Schaeffler and its business partners will take place via SupplyOn. Corporate Carbon Footprint Readiness SurveyVeronika from Continental Automotive Purchasing took over next. In the first step, she illustrated Continental's CO2 targets and strategies. Together with Wolfgang, Director Consulting North America, from SupplyOn, she presented a joint project between Bosch, Continental, Schaeffler and Vitesco: The Corporate Carbon Footprint Readiness Survey via SupplyOn.The jointly developed questionnaire is designed to provide customers with insights into their suppliers' CO2 data.Our goal is to create 100 % carbon neutrality along our entire value chain. As a first step, we will request our suppliers to switch to 100 % renewable energy by 2030. In addition, the availability of reliable carbon footprint information on both on company as well as on product level will become essential in the future.Veronika Leutgäb, Sustainability Management at Continental Automotive Purchasing A SupplyOn PCF tool for suppliersBut we didn't just have information on corporate carbon footprint for the audience. Korbinian, Vice President Portfolio Strategy and Marketing, gave exclusive insights into the development of a new SupplyOn solution for product carbon footprints. This will help suppliers to manage and share requested data with their customers. Michael, the lead Product Owner shared specific use cases of the planned solution and encouraged attendees to participate in testing and designing it. Top 5 SupplyOn features for suppliers in 2022Saving the best for last, our trainer Regina demonstrated the top five supplier features in 2022 on the platform, click by click:Dashboard / Navigation DrawerE-Mail NotificationOrder Line Items OverviewFormat DescriptionsCertificate Management We hope that suppliers were once again able to take away valuable information - on both SupplyOn solutions and on the subject of CO2 — and we are already looking forward to the next Supplier Community Events! * ESG: Environment, Social, Governance
Supplier Community Hold your breath, please! Suppliers get Deep Dive Sessions on SupplyOn solutions Have you ever heard of Deep Dive Sessions? No? That' s exactly how I felt. Since I have nothing to do with scuba diving, I thought it had nothing to do with me as a trainer. But I was wrong about that. Why? Let me tell you... (more…)
Supplier Community Supplier Community Day: suppliers decide on the next SupplyOn feature A 90-minute game, eleven skilled players and a worldwide audience: Soccer vibes at the Supplier Community Day — yet there are still two months to go until the World Cup :D Click here for the match report: (more…)
Supplier Community Supplier Info Event: reducing the CO2 footprint in the supply chain Inspiring speakers at the last Supplier Info Event: In addition to Markus, CEO of SupplyOn, we also had Achim as Head of Purchasing & Supplier Management Sustainability from Schaeffler and Sandra as Expert Sustainability in the Supply Chain from ZF Friedrichshafen on board. (more…)
SCM Insights · Supplier Community How to do successful customer portal management (guest article by Klüber Lubrication) In business relations between us (Klüber Lubrication) and our customers, a digital and efficient exchange of information is nowadays the be-all and end-all for successful cooperation. To ensure this, portal solutions — such as SupplyOn — are used. These usually combine several applications that support data exchange of cross-business and customer-specific processes, from tenders to invoices to quality management. (more…)
Supplier Community Supplier Community Day: SupplyOn solutions for quality processes at close quarters Just like last time, we had several surprises for our audience. For the first time, we had a speaker on board from the customer side who presented ZF Friedrichshafen's digitalization strategy for feasibility studies in the sourcing process. Secondly, in two video clips, we revealed a potential expansion of the existing service portfolio on which our product managers are currently consulting. But first things first. Find out more about the highlights of the last Supplier Community Day below: (more…)
Supplier Community A Supplier Community Day full of surprises Yet again, a global audience at the Supplier Community Day — but all the attendees have one thing in common: They are SupplyOn Administrators. They play a key role at SupplyOn and that's why our latest Supplier Community Day has focused on exactly this target group. Read on to find out all about the event and its two highlights. (more…)
Supplier Community A SupplyOn solution exclusively for suppliers: the Supplier Forum The Supplier Community comes together — regardless of the time, place and apart from online events. But how do they do so? In the Supplier Forum! The forum will be available 24/7, worldwide and exclusively for suppliers on the SupplyOn platform. Here, for the first time, they have the opportunity to communicate with each other. Find out how networking via SupplyOn works here. (more…)
Supplier Community Exclusively for suppliers: roadmap plus tips and tricks on SupplyOn’s Logistics & Finance solutions As Head of Supplier Management at SupplyOn, it is not only my job but also my personal ambition to give suppliers on our platform a voice. Me and my team want to understand their everyday life and processes in great detail to be able to support them even better. Therefore, we have already driven forward a number of Supplier Community activities this year. Three weeks ago, we welcomed over 300 participants at our second Supplier Community Day. Find out everything about the event here: (more…)
