Solutions · 02

Understand your suppliers before problems arise.

AI in supplier management continuously analyses news, financial, sanctions and ESG information about your suppliers and flags anomalies – so procurement can act before a risk turns into a supply shortage.

Supplier risks often show early – in news, financial statements or sanctions lists. No team can track all of that by hand. AI pre-filters the signals; procurement assesses and documents.

What AI takes over in supplier risk management

01

Risk monitoring

Watch financial, reputational, sanctions and ESG signals continuously.

02

Supplier screening

Onboarding with automatic plausibility and compliance pre-checks.

03

Document due diligence

Cover supply chain due diligence requirements in a documented, auditable, AI-supported way.

04

Find alternatives

AI suggests substitute suppliers – regional and international.

Who it is for

For companies with many or international suppliers, with due diligence duties under LkSG or the CSDDD, or with supply chains where disruptions are costly.

Outcome

Ongoing risk monitoring for your key suppliers, AI-supported screening during onboarding and traceable documentation for audits.

How we implement it

  1. Define criteria

    Identify critical suppliers and risk criteria.

  2. Connect sources

    News, register, financial and ESG data.

  3. Monitoring & rules

    Thresholds, alerts and ownership.

  4. Process & evidence

    Assessment, measures and documentation.

Regulation in view

LkSG
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: risk analysis, prevention and remediation of human rights and environmental risks in the supply chain – with documentation duties.
EU CSDDD
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: extends comparable due diligence duties across the EU. Scope and timeline have recently been adjusted – we check the current status for your company.

Frequently asked questions

Does AI replace the risk analysis required by law?

No. AI collects and sorts signals. Your company remains responsible for the assessment and measures – but documentation becomes more complete and faster.

Which data sources do you use?

Depending on needs: news, register and financial data, sanctions lists, ESG ratings and your own supplier data. We agree on licensed sources with you upfront.

Do we need dedicated supplier management software?

Not necessarily. Many procurement suites include supplier management features, and there are specialist vendors for risk monitoring. Which supplier management software fits your suppliers, data and obligations is something we clarify vendor-neutrally in AI tool selection.

What is supplier risk scoring?

An assessment that condenses signals such as financial health, news, sanctions and ESG information into one rating per supplier. What matters is that it stays clear how the score is derived.

Let's talk about your procurement.

In a free intro call we look at where your procurement stands on AI and which next step makes sense – readiness check, workshop, tool selection or pilot.