AutomotiveProcurementSupply ChainInternational Sourcing
Rebuilding a sourcing process for a tiered supplier base
European automotive supplier
- Situation
- Sourcing decisions were made case by case, with limited visibility of supplier risk across the tiered base.
- Approach
- Structured category logic, defined supplier qualification and award criteria, and introduced a recurring supplier risk review.
- Outcome
- A repeatable sourcing process with clearer award rationale and earlier visibility of continuity risk.