Procurement

Our purchasing activities in 2020 were perfectly aligned with our aim to develop our procurement function into a world-class procurement orga­nization. The building blocks of the Strong Rail strategy were translated in­­­­­­­­to components of the strong procurement strategy in 2019. Procurement takes a three-pillar approach: “Strong Rail – strong procurement – reliable suppliers.” As a result, procurement’s strategic direction is directly linked to the Strong Rail objectives. The extensive development of the nine build­­ing blocks in procurement (supplier management, risk management, HRand organization management, product group management, procurement network, end-to-end processes, digitalization, innovation management and procurement place2be) guarantees a robust, highly effective and cutt­­­ing-edge procurement organization that secures growth with reliable suppliers.