Welcome to the Info Portal for the Suppliers of SMS group

BE PART OF OUR DIGITAL FUTURE

Welcome to the Info Portal for the Suppliers of SMS group

This is your portal for navigating through the new digital business world of SMS group.

We have gathered here all the relevant information for you about the supply chain digitalization project that SMS group is implementing with SupplyOn.

Find out why and how SMS group is digitalizing some of the business processes that affect your business. Learn about the SupplyOn collaboration platform and how you can benefit from using it. Use the video tutorials, online trainings and help sources available here to move smoothly with SMS group into the new digital business environment of SupplyOn.

Together into the Future

This year, we are committed to forging a global, forward-thinking, and digitally empowered partnership with our suppliers.  

Globally we are consolidating our multiple SCM (Supply Chain Management) portals currently in use.

SpO Is the business portal that contains all necessary transactional capabilities to manage complete supply chains worldwide.

 

We are excited about this new collaboration project and are extending an invitation for you to join us on the SupplyOn platform.

This provides new possibilities for collaboration, innovation, and market expansion between us. This digitalization also improves efficiency and cost savings through streamlined process, and optimized supply chains.

 

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The implementation of the SupplyOn Platform is an important project for SMS group. By joining it you are ensuring your company remains connected with SMS group in the future.

Request to become an SMS group supplier

To participate in our project your company must be registered in the SupplyOn Business Platform.

If your company does not have a SupplyOn account registered yet, we will help you to set one up.

You only need to send us a request with your company and contact details (including D-U-N-S® number, VAT, USCC or GSTIN numbers).

 

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When we receive your request, we will enroll your company into the project and SupplyOn will send you an email with your registration link.

 

 

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Which benefits does SupplyOn offer you as a supplier ?

As a partner of SMS group you will be able to use one single platform to receive and confirm purchase orders, exchange documents and update your company information. All of which will be accessible to all of SMS group worldwide in real-time.  

The use of the SupplyOn Business Platform as shared workspace with your customer offers you as a supplier many more practical advantages:

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Registration @ SupplyOn

Whether you are completely new to SupplyOn or you already have an account, in the below tabs you can see how the initial registration process works as well as the process of adding a new connection to your existing SupplyOn account.

How to Register your company for the first time in SupplyOn 

by following  this simple 5 step process :

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If another entity of your company is already registered with SupplyOn, you can request to join their contract during your registration.
You will find instructions on how to do this within the registration form.


 

Watch our short videos about the initial registration process 

 

   Learn how to register in SupplyOn

  • 1.  Access registration via link in your E-Mail
  • 2.  Confirm your company data and create user
  • 3.  Check / give invoice data (depends on service)
  • 4.  Verify your E-Mail address

   Learn how to create users

  • 1.  Create a user
  • 2.  Assign the required areas of responsibility
  • 3.  deactivate (block) an account

 

New digital solutions for SMS group suppliers in the SupplyOn Portal

SMS group is implementing the use of SupplyOn Solutions to process orders, to access supplier business information, to collect specific supplier data, to exchange and store supplier relevant documents and to send RfPs and RfQs

Let us introduce you to the new digital solutions which you can use with SMS group worldwide once you have registered in the SupplyOn Portal.

In these boxes you will find a brief description of the basic features of each solution. Click on each box to watch short videos of the live platform for more details.

Business Directory (BD)

Master Data and Certificate Management

Flexible Survey

Specific data collection

Sourcing (SRC)

Optimized RfQ & RfP process

Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC)

Purchase Order Management

Document Management (DMS)

Efficient management of your documents

SMS eLogistics App

Display orders and create labels, packages and packing lists

Support and Trainings

The success of this project lies in the successful use of the SupplyOn platform.

Do you have specific questions about the project or about the SupplyOn platform?
We offer you here our help you address your questions, satisfy your curiosity or simply extend your knowledge.

We are here to help you

We want to make the transition to the SupplyOn platform as easy as possible for you.

Would you like to talk to us?  we are here to help you.

Reach out to the SMS-group Onboarding Experts in your region for any questions about the project and click on the links to join any of our user trainings.

 

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           Your contact: Deirdre Krymski 

          Deirdre.Krymski@sms-group.com

           Your contact: Marc Tadtke

          Marc.Tadtke@sms-group.com

 

           Your contact: Anubhav Agarwal
          Anubhav.Agarwal@sms-group.com 

           Your contact: Prashant Jalodia
          Prashant.Jalodia@sms-group.com

 

Please view our Training videos:


How to register as a supplier in SupplyOn for SMS group: https://youtu.be/e20Vm_y2TqM
How to create a bid in SupplyOn Sourcing: https://youtu.be/ujnyDvH5qsw?si=7bDTzXsCjhG9FUqq
How to check purchase orders and confirm with or without change: https://youtu.be/isey1lXIO9w

 

 

Choose the support option most suitable to your needs

Click on the links to visit the specific SupplyOn pages on each area

 

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Need help with the registration process or have questions about the contract structure?

Our customer care specialist are happy to help you 24/7 in 9 languages.


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Do you prefer to browse around and find out for yourself what you can do in SupplyOn? 

Have a look in our Customer Support Center Portal and find quick infos and answers to questions on every SupplyOn topic, from User Administration or LogIn issues to all the SupplyOn solutions.


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Would you like to see how a SupplyOn solution looks like in the live system?

In our Media Library we have a series of short videos in several languages in which we you can see every process performed on the SupplyOn platform, from how to manage your SupplyOn user account or reset your password to how to confirm an order or create an invoice.  


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Are you wondering if your IT infrastructure is capable of supporting the use of the SupplyOn platform?

Find out easily by checking our Technical Information and make sure you can use SupplyOn optimally.


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What about a specific live online training only for your company? 

In the  SupplyOn Training Shop you will find a great selection of training topics. Reach out to our training team and let them define a suitable training specific for your company.


 

FAQ

What is SupplyOn?

SupplyOn is the shared online platform for a growing number of globally active companies from Bosch, Schaeffler, Continental and ZF to Airbus, Siemens or Schneider Electric. 

SupplyOn's collaboration platform is since 2000 one of the leading professional business platforms in the market. Currently it is used by over 200 buying companies and connects more than 140.000 business partners all over the world.

As a supplier of any of these companies, SupplyOn helps you to optimize your business processes with your customers thanks to an extensive portfolio of digital business solutions.

Find out more about SupplyOn at  www.Supplyon.com.

How many users can I create for my company in the SupplyOn platform?

An unlimited number of users can access a company account. 

The Company- or User Administrator of your company account has for example the rights to :

  • Create new user accounts.
  • Assign user roles and deactivate them.
  • Block or unblock existing users.
  • Allow subsidiaries companies to join your SupplyOn contract.

and much more. 

Find all the details about the Company Admin roles and rights in our : Guidelines for administrators

 

Is it mandatory to join SupplyOn to continue our collaboration with SMS group?

Yes, the use of the SupplyOn applications is mandatory for suppliers in order to continue collaborating with SMS group, however not every supplier will be required to use all SupplyOn applications.

Will the existing communication channels with SMS group still be in use after SupplyOn is implemented?

No, the use of email or fax for operative procurement processes will not be possible anymore.

By the end of 2023 SMS group will only be able to send purchase orders and RfQ/RfPs via the SupplyOn Platform.

 

How do I avoid e-mails concerning a purchase order ending up in my spam filter? 

In order to ensure that e-mails concerning purchase orders reach your mailbox safely, we recommend adding the supplyon.com domain into the white list in your spam filter. This way, you make sure that no important notifications are deleted or blocked by your spam filter software.

Where can I find general information for suppliers for the use of the portal? 

Please find the document summarizing the general information on the following webpage: https://www.sms-group.com/en-de/suppliers

What are the options/settings with regards to email notifications ? 

Please find all information on the following webpage: E-Mail Notifications - what are the options?

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