Use Cases 100% procurement compliance is achievable! Cornelia Staib September 25, 2014Last updated: December 19, 2025 Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Xing Share via email Compliance is becoming an increasingly difficult challenge, in particular for large international corporations: purchasing volumes to the tune of billions of euros, thousands of contracts to be awarded every year, global purchasing organizations with hundreds of buyers, and legislators that require each purchasing decision to be traceable.Today, every company must be able to fully document how its contracts are awarded: Who was involved in the decision-making process? On which documents was the decision based? Which suppliers were approached? Who submitted bids and on what terms?Compliance is possibleDifficult? Sure, but it can be done… …with a sourcing tool so flexible that it can be used as a matter of course by any buyer anywhere in the company for any request for quotations; with a tool that can be used not just for purchasing pens and notepads but also complex production parts and services of any kind. Continental Automotive has done it: not only has it made its purchasing processes 100% compliant, it is also benefiting from reduced internal coordination workloads when awarding contracts.Find out here how to make your purchasing processes compliant.
Achieve clarity, control, and compliance in purchasing with Supplier Lifecycle ManagementTimes are tough for procurement. More risk, more rules, less time. Strategic buyers are contending with global tariff swings, geopolitics in crisis mode, shortages of critical raw materials, and rising ESG expectations. To keep up with changing circumstances, they have to actively manage and continuously adapt their supplier base.Besides identifying and qualifying reliable suppliers, procurement…Learn more More details about Achieve clarity, control, and compliance in purchasing with Supplier Lifecycle Management
100% compliance in purchasing: from duty to high performanceAs explained in my last blog article “Four steps to achieve 100% compliance in purchasing“, purchasing organizations that take the topic of compliance seriously should first create a solid basis with the introduction of standardized processes and tools in order to achieve company-wide transparency and consistency in their purchasing activities. This allows mandatory topics such…Learn more More details about 100% compliance in purchasing: from duty to high performance
Four steps to achieve 100% compliance in purchasingCompliance — this buzzword is currently being used in an almost excessive manner. Today, everything and everyone must be “compliant”: Every company, every single employee from the assembly line worker or the clerk to the management, as well as suppliers and service providers.Learn more More details about Four steps to achieve 100% compliance in purchasing