Working together successfully

So that suppliers become partners

Successful cooperation means above all trust. Trust comes about when both sides pursue the same goal – long-term, predictable partnership. To secure this for ERCO and for suitable suppliers, we have developed a holistic system that professionally supervises and optimises supplier relationships throughout the entire process and makes common development possible: ERCO Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

ERCO SRM is based on the three core areas of portfolio management, supplier collaboration and risk management. The pursuit of excellence via the implementation of lean principles and a customer-supplier relationship based on partnership at eye level is an essential principle.
The objective: providing an excellent value creation network in which internal and external processes are combined without loss in order to generate joint, long-term success. For both sides.

of the supplier base so that we can always utilise partners best suited for the specific solution. Portfolio management comprises integrated processes such as supplier potential analysis, supplier segmentation and supplier evaluation.

are flanked by risk analyses. This enables us to analyse procurement processes from different perspectives and identify potential risks. To manage risks together before they occur.

with optimisation of material flows and data flows, and with a uniform understanding of processes and synchronised maturity levels. Or in short: a partnership that makes the work on both sides more successful.