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SCM and procurement solutions in manufacturing

We implement procurement and supply chain platforms so requisitions, purchase orders, suppliers and plans run on the same data and approval rules.

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Supply chain and procurement platforms connect planning, sourcing, purchasing and supplier management, so their value depends on clean item and supplier data and approval rules people follow. We configure source-to-pay and planning processes in stages and connect them to finance and inventory systems.

Manufacturers depend on plant uptime and safety interlocks, with suppliers spread across several countries. Plant engineers, quality teams and IT/OT owners need changes planned around production schedules and maintenance shutdowns. Supplier rules differ by market: In-Country Value certification in the UAE and the local content requirements of the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority in Saudi Arabia, with ZATCA e-invoicing on supplier invoices there.

We hand over with runbooks and training, and can stay on under agreed service levels.

Alongside sector regulation, we often map delivery evidence to cross-industry baselines such as the UAE Information Assurance Regulation issued by TDRA, the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls in Saudi Arabia and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which many risk reviewers already use.

How the work is organised

From design to stable operation, with the evidence plant management and quality and safety committees ask for.

  • Source to pay

    Requisitions, approvals, purchase orders and invoice matching configured to your delegation of authority.

  • Supplier management

    Supplier onboarding, documents and performance records kept in one place, with a clear owner for each supplier.

  • Planning and inventory links

    Demand and supply plans connected to inventory and orders, so buyers work from the same numbers as planners.

  • Industrial and security standards

    Where plant systems are involved we design to OT security practice such as IEC 62443 and to national controls such as the UAE Information Assurance Regulation or NCA OTCC in Saudi Arabia, and keep quality records in the form your ISO 9001 or sector auditors review.

  • Local content and supplier compliance

    Supplier certificates, local content data and compliance documents tracked with their expiry dates.

  • Spend reporting

    Spend by category, supplier and entity, drawn from purchase orders and invoices rather than spreadsheets.

Checks before you start

A procurement programme is ready to start when approval limits are agreed and supplier data is clean enough to migrate.

  • The current state of plant and supplier data has been reviewed, even if it is incomplete.
  • Procurement has approved its delegation of authority and listed the active suppliers to start from.
  • Someone owns supplier data and has started removing duplicates.

Plan SCM and procurement solutions in manufacturing

Share your current systems, compliance themes and timeline. We will return a phased plan, a staffing model and a risk register for your stakeholders to review.

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