A strong contender in the Supplier Management field: German Buyers’ Association awards Procurence Meercat with a Supplier Management Seal of Approval

Created by Procurence, an award-winning software company, Meercat® SaaS Platform helps companies create transparency in their supplier base, reduce supply chain risk, and streamline internal supplier and quality management. It brings together supply chain stakeholders and, through co-ordination, automation and communication helps decrease procurement costs and risks.

BME is Germany’s leading Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics and, with 9,750 members, is a body that brings together all the major procurement professionals in the country.

The award is a result of a meticulous, several-week-long audit of the software against a catalogue of over 180 criteria. “The award of this BME Seal of Approval and the high score (97,5%) objectively confirms what we've known all along: our software solution is functionally at par with the industry's giants,” says Maciej Zaleski, CEO of Procurence, “Considering that Germany has the world's most sophisticated procurement organizations, we are certain that our solution is capable of meeting the requirements of any global corporation.”

This is Procurence’s third recognition by BME. The company’s client AGCO Corp. has received BME’s prestigious eSolution Award for its implementation of Risk Management - only one award is given per year, recognizing outstanding achievement in the field of procurement. AGCO is a Fortune 500 company and a global leader in agricultural equipment (with well-known brands such as Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®)

Procurence takes a holistic view of an organization, realizing that many of the supply chain problems originate from within the client’s organization, through poor communication, planning and missing transparency. We help improve internal processes starting with New Product Introduction (engineering specifications, development timelines, target costing) through tight alignment with Quality (non-compliances and damage claims) and ending with typical supplier management (pre-approval, audits, contract and document management) as well as saving initiatives.

Working on top of existing ERP systems, Meercat provides a secure communication channel to the suppliers, allowing fast and seamless communication across the supply chain. Anything from Master Data updates to development tasks can be quickly shared across company boundaries.

Finally, uniquely among supplier management software, Procurence Meercat® has sophisticated Project and Resource Management functions, from HSE compliance, resource profiles and staffing that is particularly suitable for construction / wind & solar, consulting and legal services companies, where work is organized along projects and not production lines.

About Procurence

Procurence is a Warsaw, Poland based company that has been established in 2012 by a group of business and academic experts with purchasing and risk management background. As a company, we have only one aim in mind: offering affordable, intuitive and business-oriented software for Procurement, Supply Chain and Quality Management. The company’s clients include such well-known brands as Fortune 500’s AGCO Corp., Deutsche Bahn (German Railways), Vestas Wind Systems and one of the big 4 auditing firms.

More can be found at www.procurence.com

About BME

BME (Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V.), or the Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics, founded in 1954, is the professional association for supply chain managers, buyers and logisticians in Germany and Central Europe.

The BME looks back on a 60-year-old history in which its member number has grown to 9,750 individual and corporate members (31.12.2018) - from small businesses to large enterprises. In 2010, the purchasing volume of our members summarized to 1.25 trillion euros, representing around the half of the German gross domestic product (GDP).
Since its founding, the BME has welcomed 200,000 visitors to its education and training opportunities. Year by year, around 900 events in Germany and abroad are established by the BME and its subcompanies. The range goes from certified courses, seminars and management forums to large conferences. Every year, wide more than 2,000 buyers, supply chain managers and logisticians are meeting in Berlin for the largest buyers' congress in Europe – the BME-Symposium.

Procurence sp. z o.o.
Cosmopolitan Tower
Twarda 4 / 171 , 00-105 Warsaw, Poland
Matt Zaleski (CEO)
zaleski@procurence.com

Procurence has been established in 2009 by a group of experts with purchasing and risk management background. As a company, we have only one aim in mind: offering simple, intuitive and business-oriented software for the procurement and supply-chain departments.

Procurence specializes in tactical and strategic SaaS tools for Procurement, Quality Management and Compliance/HSE departments. We help companies create transparency in their supplier base, decrease supply chain risk and streamline internal supplier management and communication processes.