Up to 85% less process effort. With Pedlar, companies reduce operational complexity and regain valuable purchasing capacities

For a long time, purchasing was overshadowed by other areas of the company. But the picture has changed in recent years. With increasing global challenges, fluctuating supply chains, increasing complexity in procurement and growing responsibility for sustainability and compliance, purchasing has become a strategic hub more than ever. But it is precisely in this phase that a well-known problem hits him with full force - the shortage of skilled workers.

Operationally, the shortage of skilled workers is primarily reflected in delayed procurement processes. As fewer qualified buyers are available, processing times for orders, supplier inquiries and tenders are significantly extended. This can lead to serious bottlenecks that not only stall individual projects, but also burden entire supply chains, resulting in production delays, increased costs and a limited ability to process orders on time.

The remaining employees are often overworked and have to handle significantly more volumes per capita. This not only increases stress levels, but also leads more frequently to mistakes, superficial negotiations and reduced process quality.

Each additional supplier, every new order entails complex processes:

• Suppliers must be qualified, tested, created, managed and audited
• Invoices must be checked for accuracy and compliance with internal billing requirements and
• Compliance with internal and external compliance requirements

As a result, they rise Process times and costs and block capacities at a time when they are more scarce than ever before.

The shortage of skilled workers is also having significant strategic effects. Fewer capacities mean that supplier management, market analyses and the development of new sources of supply are often neglected. As a result, dependence on individual partners increases, negotiating power decreases and important optimization potential remains unused. In the long term, companies lose flexibility and competitiveness

The lack of qualified specialists is therefore becoming a bottleneck for efficient business processes in many places and is no longer an isolated case. According to one survey The Federal Association of Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics e.V. (BME) shows that 66% of the companies surveyed stated that they had problems filling specialist positions in the purchasing sector.

At this point comes Pedlar comes into play as an extended workbench for purchasing departments. The 1-creditor model offers a new perspective for exactly this problem and closes the coverage gap in indirect procurement

3. Instead of investing valuable resources in managing numerous suppliers, Pedlar handles indirect procurement as a central creditor. For purchasing departments, this means:

• A uniform process for all one-time requirements
• Standardised billing processes
• Centralized audit
• Significant relief for your own teams

Process costs and lead times can be measurably Reduce by up to 85% and administrative expenses are drastically reduced. At the same time, there is more time for strategic tasks, such as developing sustainable supply chains, implementing digital procurement solutions or managing risks.

More and more companies want to digitize their purchasing processes, rely on AI-based analyses and automated workflows. But what many forget is that without a stable, lean process foundation, the benefits of such tools fizzle out. That is exactly why Pedlar, as a strategic partner, not only offers short-term relief, but also forms a scalable basis for the future.

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