Who orders what? And at what price?
The marketplace package gives you control over your buyers. Reduce complaints and shipping costs. Eliminate minimum quantity surcharges. Without effort.
850+ suppliers
To the supplier overview
With the simple system marketplace package you get security in your purchase
Full control over purchasing
You have binding control over who can order what - and consistently enforce budgets and guidelines. This allows you to noticeably reduce maverick buying.
More efficiency in day-to-day business
Automated rules and clear processes take the pressure off your organization. Your purchasing becomes more transparent, faster and much simpler.
Security and compliance at the touch of a button
Multi-stage approval and defined order limits ensure maximum traceability. This means that your procurement processes remain audit-proof and controllable.
All functions in the marketplace package at a glance
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Define which vendors and product categories your employees are allowed to see and order - for full control over the purchasing range.
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With product range restrictions, you can centrally control which vendors and product groups your employees can access. You create individual views (e.g. "Standard", "Tool vendors", "IT department") and define for each view which vendors from "My vendors" and the "Open marketplace" are visible. Each view is then specifically assigned to individual users or groups. A standard view serves as a fallback for all users not explicitly assigned. Views can be activated or deactivated at any time using a toggle without being deleted.
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- Creation of any number of assortment views
- Per view: Selection of permitted vendors from "My vendors" and "Open marketplace"
- Assignment to individual users or user groups
- Standard view as fallback for unassigned users
- Activation/deactivation via toggle
- Overview: Number of assigned vendors per view at a glance
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According to studies, maverick buying costs companies 10-20% in additional expenditure due to uncontrolled procurement. With an indirect purchasing volume of €1 million/year, this means €100,000-200,000 in avoidable costs.
Product range restrictions eliminate this problem at the root: your employees only see approved vendors with negotiated conditions. The result: measurably higher contract loyalty, better bundling effects and savings that exceed the growth license many times over.
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Configure multi-level, rule-based approval workflows - from simple approval to the complex dual control principle.
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The approval module enables the configuration of flexible approval processes. Define approval rules based on order value, product category, item price, cost center, vendor, marketplace, etc.
Multi-level workflows enable sequential approvals with configurable escalation paths.
Proxy rules and timeout escalations ensure that orders are not blocked. Mobile approval via app or email speeds up the process.
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- Multi-stage sequential and parallel workflows
- Substitution rules and automatic escalation
- AND connection guarantees precise triggers
- Mobile approval via email and app
- Approval history and audit trail
- Configurable email notifications
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- Approval time reduced from 2-3 days to 2-4 hours
- No blocked orders due to deputy regulation
- Compliance rate increases to >98%
- Mobile approval: approval on the go in 30 seconds
- Complete audit trail without manual effort
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Set maximum unit prices and automatically prevent orders above threshold values.
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You can use unit price limits to define maximum prices per item. If an item exceeds the defined limit, the order is automatically blocked or routed to an approval process. This prevents employees from unknowingly ordering overpriced items. The limits can be defined flexibly per category, vendor or user group.
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- Maximum unit prices per category or item
- Automatic blocking or approval escalation
- Flexible rules per category, vendor and user group
- Price history as reference for limit value definition (in the purchasing analyses)
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- Avoidance of overpriced orders: 3-8% price savings
- Automatic price control without manual effort
- Negotiation basis through price history and market comparison
- Sensitization of buyers for price awareness
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Define maximum order values per shopping cart and minimize your risk.
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Instead of a rigid block, you can also use approval processes that take effect from a certain article or shopping cart value.
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Your employees know internal material numbers, not the names of the vendors. In simple system, you upload your customer article numbers yourself and map them directly to the catalog articles. So everyone orders with the numbers they are used to. No search effort and no mix-ups.
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Uncontrolled ordering behavior drives up costs and undermines framework agreements. In simple system, you can set that users are only allowed to see and order core range items. This allows you to actively control ordering behavior without having to approve every single transaction.
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You maintain article numbers, core assortment and visibility rules yourself under article information - at any time and without a ticket to IT. This gives the purchasing department full control over the product range and standards, and changes take effect immediately for all users.
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Incorrect orders due to article mix-ups cost an average of €25-50per incident (return, new order, loss of time). With a typical error rate of 2% and 200 orders/month, that's €100-200 per month in avoidance costs.
Even more important: the standardized article display saves 2-3 minutes per order because employees can find their usual article numbers immediately.
How do I control what my employees are allowed to order?
A company with 400 employees finds that 30% of orders are placed outside the framework agreements. Employees order from random vendors, sometimes luxury items or private items via company accounts. The purchasing department only finds out about the orders after the fact. Every year, €120,000 in additional costs are incurred due to non-compliant ordering behavior.
How do I speed up the approval process from days to hours?
from € 99 / month for the use of the marketplace package
Your indirect procurement goes live in 30 days.
We tell you which building blocks you can leave out.
At the end you have a clear picture of the next steps, costs and opportunities. After that you test for free, no credit card.
"The integration into our SAP ERP® went smoothly." Andreas Wallny, Vulkan
The digital workflows have significantly optimized our internal process. This has not only led to a noticeable acceleration in processing times, but also to considerable time and cost savings.
Change needs strong partners: We accompany you personally.
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Keeping an eye on the big picture. Whether in the company or behind the camera.
Arne Louven
Arne Louven shows you how a simple system can work for you.