The global manufacturer of air and drive technology aims to significantly reduce process and material costs by digitising its purchasing operations

ebm-papst has selected the source-to-pay and supplier collaboration platform JAGGAER One for its procurement. The leading manufacturer of fans and motors aims to optimize its supply chain, supplier, and product group management as well as e-procurement across the company. To reduce direct and indirect purchasing costs and overall process costs, JAGGAER's software will be implemented step by step at production sites in Europe, the US, and China.

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JAGGAER One will initially support forecasting and purchase order management. In addition, regular capacity queries are intended to ensure more stable planning and thus additional savings. The group will also integrate its suppliers more closely into overall inventory management in the future via vendor-managed inventory (VMI) and forecasting processes. The supplier itself monitors inventory and consumption on the basis of transparent data and controls replenishment.

“Our primary goal is to make supply chains even more robust in order to avoid production downtime at all costs. We also want to use JAGGAER to reduce material inventories and thus significantly lower our storage costs,” confirms Alexander Käss, Director of SCM at ebm-papst.

The source-to-pay platform will also reduce the administrative burden on the technology company's buyers when sourcing direct materials; RFQs (requests for quotation) can be created using dynamic templates, data libraries, and based on the material master from the SAP systems. Flexible cost breakdown structures break down prices into material, manufacturing, or logistics costs for precise quote comparisons. Other criteria such as risk and sustainability data can also be included and taken into account in the award scenarios. Once a sourcing event has been completed, all agreed terms and conditions are updated in SAP.

Prior to implementing the solution, ebm-papst first improved the quality of its master data. BearingPoint's Data Quality Navigator (DQN) was used for this purpose. The solution uses artificial intelligence to identify and clean up duplicates, errors, and inconsistencies.

“The better the database, the better our assistants and AI agents can subsequently relieve the procurement teams of routine tasks. To do this, they create order proposals, communicate with suppliers for standard inquiries, or check for discrepancies between orders and data along the delivery chain,” says Bob O’Leary, SVP Europe at JAGGAER. “Cleaning up the data was all the more important because ebm-papst uses different SAP systems worldwide, whose information will flow into JAGGAER One.”

"BearingPoint and JAGGAER already demonstrated a deep understanding of the process during the selection process. With these strong partners and JAGGAER One, we can advance our goal of globally standardized procurement processes," explains Martin Wagener, Vice President Purchasing at ebm-papst.

About ebm-papst

The ebm-papst Group is the world's leading manufacturer of fans and motors, headquartered in Mulfingen, Baden-Württemberg. The family-owned company was founded in 1963 and sets international standards with its expertise in motor technology, electronics, digitalization, and aerodynamics. ebm-papst offers sustainable, intelligent, and customized solutions for virtually all air and heating technology requirements. The company's products serve numerous industries, including air, refrigeration, and air conditioning technology, heating technology, IT, mechanical engineering, and medical technology. In the 2024/25 fiscal year, the ebm-papst Group generated sales of 2.1 billion euros. The company employs around 13,500 people worldwide at 25 production sites, including in Germany, China, and the USA, as well as in around 50 sales offices.

About BearingPoint

BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consulting firm with European roots and global reach that transforms companies using modern technologies. We support companies in their transformation by combining in-depth industry knowledge with strong expertise in strategy, business processes, technology, and AI. Our consulting teams work in a wide range of industries – always close to the client. Specialized SAP and Microsoft units, a strong focus on AI, and results-oriented software solutions enable us to deliver tailored, innovative solutions to our clients' challenges.

BearingPoint's clients include many of the world's leading companies and organizations. BearingPoint's global network of more than 15,000 employees supports clients in over 70 countries and works with them to achieve measurable and long-term business success.

BearingPoint is one of TIME World's Best Companies and Forbes World's Best Employers. The company is also a certified B Corporation, meeting high social and environmental standards.

About JAGGAER: Procurement’s intelligent source-to-pay and supplier collaboration platform

JAGGAER is a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, and the catalyst for enhancing human decision-making to accelerate business outcomes. We help organizations to manage and automate complex processes while enabling their highly resilient, accountable, and integrated supplier base. Backed by 30 years of expertise, our proven AI-powered industry-specific solutions, services, and partnerships form JAGGAER One, serving direct and indirect, upstream, and downstream, in settings demanding an intelligent and comprehensive source-to-pay solution. Our 1,200 global employees are obsessed with helping customers create value, transform their businesses, and accelerate their journey to Autonomous Commerce.

For more information, visit www.jaggaer.com.

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