Manage your vendor relationships with our cloud-based solution. From drafting SOWs to execution and comprehensive reporting, managedsuppliers has it all for you.
Although many companies are reducing the complexity of their procurement activities and concentrating on a few key strategic partners to drive economies of scale, global companies still have dozens to hundreds of suppliers in different locations worldwide.
Each engagement must be mutually agreed with the supplier by means of a contract or Statement of Work (SOW). Depending on requirements and service type, this results in numerous individual contracts with various attachments. The complexity of the documents varies by structure and granularity, often requiring unique tracking methods.
The individual engagements and therefore also the data are often spread across different regions, departments and, above all, people. The multitude of data, the use of different tools and the involvement of many parties make it very time-consuming to maintain an overview and transparency.
managedsuppliers is a comprehensive solution that enables digital collaboration with your suppliers throughout the relationship lifecycle. It connects all relevant stakeholders (internal and external) and facilitates contract creation, negotiation, execution, management, and evaluation.
for everything vendor related
Using multiple sources for your supplier-related documents and information complicates your processes for creating, updating and managing them. It may lead to errors, inconsistencies, data loss and miscommunication due to varying document versions and formats.
Store and access all your supplier-related documents and information in one central place. This simplifies the creation, updating and management of documents. You avoid issues and errors, as every click and every change in the system is logged in a traceable manner and carried out in a central, standardized format.
covering the entire engagement lifecycle, with reporting across all of them
Contract creation starts email chains and poorly documented coordination meetings. Drafting a Statement of Work from scratch for every engagement is slow, and important sections are easy to overlook.
The contract manager generates a new SOW from predefined templates and assigns people to their roles. Everyone works on the same draft in real time, reusing agreements, clauses, text blocks, KPIs, and fee components from the frame contract.
Performance data from all SOWs feeds dynamic dashboards with real-time facts and historical trends. Reporting is available at every level, from a single SOW to a supplier, a frame contract, or your entire vendor landscape, and a personalized dashboard flags underperforming KPIs and SOWs from the moment you log in.
managedsuppliers is a cloud SaaS solution ready for implementation into any large organization. Its structured design, intuitive operation, and comprehensive search function keep navigation quick, detail look-up fast, and onboarding of new users immediate, for your employees and your suppliers.
Companies have long outsourced activities and bought in expertise. Most underestimated what it takes to manage those suppliers in return. managedsuppliers is built on Aventario's consulting practice, turned into software.
managedsuppliers is the product arm of Aventario, a Vienna-based consultancy for cost and value optimization in IT and supply chain.
25+
Years of industry experience
500+
Projects delivered
€3B+
Negotiated contract volume
10-40%
Sustainable cost savings
The Story behind managedsuppliers
Jan 15, 2025
You and your team manage dozens or even hundreds of supplier contracts across different regions. A major project deadline is approaching, and everything seems on track. Then you get an urgent message.
Dec 16, 2024
In complex supplier networks, having access to detailed and reliable data is crucial for maintaining strong vendor relationships and driving strategic decisions.
Dec 16, 2024
Effective supplier management goes beyond tracking current performance. It is about predicting future trends, optimizing budgets, and preparing for change.
An individual role concept connects the knowledge bearers and contacts on your side and on the supplier side. Customizable role assignment means each person sees and does exactly what their responsibility requires, on the same draft, in real time.
managedsuppliers runs as a cloud SaaS solution. Your data stays central, secure, and traceable.
All contract versions, changes, comments, and performance data are stored in one central and secure database, accessible at any time.
As a cloud SaaS solution, managedsuppliers places no restrictions on archive size. The automated process keeps the archive tidy and traceable.
Every change to a document is transparently traceable and can be restored at any time if needed. Comments and versions are never lost.
A customizable role concept connects customer-side and supplier-side users, so access and activity execution match specific requirements and competencies.
Once a decision is made, managedsuppliers supports common processes and tools for secure and certified signatures, such as DocuSign.
Artificial intelligence provides reliable predictions on future expenses and performance, such as KPI compliance, based on the data in the platform.
managedsuppliers is a cloud SaaS solution for vendor and contract management. It guides users through the entire contract lifecycle, from creation through negotiation and ongoing measurement to evaluation, renewal, or amendment. All steps are handled and stored centrally.
It is built for companies that manage many suppliers and individual engagements, each governed by contracts or Statements of Work. Procurement, vendor management, and contract teams use it together with their suppliers, connected through a customizable role concept.
Six core features map the lifecycle of an engagement: Creation, Negotiation, Measurement, Improvement, Forecasting, and Change Requests. Reporting works across all of them, with dynamic dashboards at SOW, supplier, frame contract, and vendor landscape level.
Conventional contract management software focuses on establishing and storing contracts. managedsuppliers goes further: once a contract is concluded, it supports active management, performance measurement, automated reports, on-demand evaluations, improvement plans, and change requests.
All contract versions, changes, comments, and performance data are stored in a central and secure database. As a cloud SaaS solution, managedsuppliers has no restrictions on archive size, and the automated process keeps the archive tidy and traceable.
Every change is transparently traceable and can only be accepted by authorized personnel. Full version history means nothing is overwritten or lost, and earlier versions can be restored at any time if needed.
