The purchasing organisation makes a major contribution towards the competitiveness of Weidmüller and its positioning as an innovative and solution-oriented technology company through specific improvements in recognised best-in-class purchasing structures in our business environment.
A worldwide network of qualified and highly motivated employees together with efficient suppliers make an outstanding and permanent contribution towards the success of the company in this respect.
The Purchasing Department of Weidmüller uses a systematic strategy to acquire a position as a recognised benchmark fur purchasing management in an industrial environment.
The main cornerstones are:
- Establishment of effective networks both with our internal customers and on purchasing markets
- Multidisciplinary development and implementation of product group strategies
- Extension of our cooperation with system partners in order to optimise costs and time during development projects
- Creation of cost transparency in order to identify cost-driving factors and subsequent optimisation of structures
- Continuous striving for competitive advantages through innovative ideas and measures
- Implementation of company-wide guidelines and processes for maximum exploitation of the improvement potential in all areas of the company.
The derived prerequisites and, thus, qualification criteria for our suppliers are:
- Quality responsibility - a systematic quality assurance philosophy coupled with a continuous process of improvement with regard to costs, quality, deadlines and service
- Close adherence to deadlines - in this case we attach great importance to reliability, a high degree of flexibility and problem-solving skills
- Cost responsibility - in the form of offers which actively support our competitiveness
- Innovation – creativity and innovative capacity of our partner suppliers must correspond to our innovation and technology demands, and make a positive contribution in this case
The efficiency of our suppliers is measured and evaluated here by means of an efficient supplier evaluation system. Structural mistakes inevitably lead to supplier development measures which go as far as a change of a supplier.
