Source-to-Contract

Turn your supplier indicators into performance decisions

Measure your suppliers' real results

SEMS lets you manage supplier performance using reliable operational indicators: quality, lead times, costs, service, contract compliance and supply continuity. The data is consolidated in dynamic dashboards so you can quickly identify high-performing suppliers, observed gaps and the improvement actions to launch.

  • 📊Consolidated indicators
  • 🎯At-risk suppliers identified
  • ⚡Faster decisions
Key features

What Supplier Performance enables

Track, compare and improve your suppliers with reliable indicators, scorecards and automated alerts.

Supplier performance management

Analyze the quality, costs, lead times and reliability of your supplier base.

All suppliersAll categoriesLast 12 months
Supplier ASupplier BSupplier C
Quality
Lead times
Cost
Service
See how it works

Quality, cost, lead time and service KPIs

Track key performance indicators in real time on dedicated dashboards.

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Supplier scorecards

Rank and compare your suppliers on objective criteria.

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Performance history and trends

Visualize each supplier's trajectory to anticipate drifts.

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Alerts and at-risk supplier detection

Get automatic alerts as soon as a supplier falls outside its target performance zone.

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Supplier comparison and segmentation

Segment your supplier base to prioritize your actions and negotiations.

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Overall view

A complete view of performance

Centralize each supplier's indicators in a single performance record for clear monitoring and better control of your purchasing.

On-time delivery

Lead time and punctuality tracking.

Ordered quantities fulfilled

Control of delivered quantities.

Compliance rate

Quality of products and services.

Compliance with specifications

Technical and business compliance.

Service level

Availability and reliability.

Number of delays

Tracking of late deliveries.

Number of non-conformities

Detection of quality gaps.

Number of complaints

Complaint tracking.

Compliance with contractual commitments

Compliance with contracts and SLAs.

Price trends

Tracking of price changes and pricing terms.

Gains and savings achieved

Measurement of savings obtained.

Processing responsiveness

Response time and efficiency.

Supply continuity

Risk management and continuity.

Supplier performance

Last 12 months
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Supplier AHigh-performing supplier
Category: Office supplies | Contract: CT-2024-001
96%On-time delivery rate
+5%
1.8%Non-conformity rate
-0.6%
4.6 / 5Overall score
+0.4
12%Savings
+3%
Performance trend
Delivery rateQualityService level
Custom indicators

Indicators tailored to every activity

Configure indicators according to your purchasing families, categories, contracts and business challenges. Indicators can be applied to a supplier, a category, a contract, an entity or a given period.

A calculation method

Clear and transparent formulas.

A unit of measure

To compare consistent data.

A target to reach

Thresholds defined by type or category.

A tolerance threshold

To identify significant deviations.

A calculation frequency

Daily, weekly or monthly.

An analysis period

Rolling or fixed period.

A data source

Data from orders, receipts and invoices.

A criticality level

To prioritize the actions to take.

Quality

Quality management

Track the quality of products and services using concrete indicators.

Compliance rate

Measure the compliance of products and services with specifications.

Number of rejected products

Track rejected products and their main causes.

Number of non-compliant services

Analyze non-compliant services.

Return rate

Anticipate corrective actions.

Number of reservations

Track reservations issued at goods receipt.

Number of complaints

Track customer and internal complaints.

Non-conformity processing time

Measure how quickly issues are handled.

Incident resolution rate

Assess the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Compliance with technical requirements

Check compliance with the defined standards.

Supplier quality

Last 12 months
98%Compliance rate
+4%
2.1%Rejected products
-0.8%
12Complaints
-25%
Compliance rate trend
Breakdown of non-conformities
2.1%total
  • Product quality45%
  • Specifications25%
  • Packaging15%
  • Other15%
Lead times & deliveries

Lead time and delivery management

Measure the supplier's reliability in fulfilling its commitments.

On-time delivery rate

Track the percentage of deliveries made on time.

Average delay

Analyze the average delay of deliveries.

Number of late deliveries

Identify deliveries that miss the committed lead times.

Compliance with contractual dates

Check that delivery commitments are met.

Ordered quantities fulfilled

Check that delivered quantities are correct.

Complete delivery rate

Measure the share of deliveries received with nothing missing.

Average delivery lead time

Calculate the time between order and receipt.

Service completion lead time

Track implementation lead times.

Postponement frequency

Identify recurring postponements.

Delivery tracking

94%On-time deliveries
+6%
2.8 daysAverage lead time
-18%
12Late deliveries
+20%
98%Complete deliveries
+3%
Costs & commitments

Cost and commercial commitment management

Analyze the economic results of the supplier relationship to optimize your purchasing and control your commitments.

Price trends

Track price changes and their impact on your costs.

Gap between negotiated and invoiced price

Identify price gaps.

Compliance with pricing terms

Check that negotiated prices are applied.

Negotiated gains

Measure the gains obtained through commercial agreements.

Savings achieved

Track the savings generated.

Additional costs

Detect additional costs and their causes.

Credit notes obtained

Track credit notes issued by suppliers.

Penalties applied

Control the application of contractual penalties.

Contracts & SLAs

Monitoring of contractual commitments and SLAs

Check compliance with the service levels set out in contracts and ensure effective collaboration with your suppliers.

Service availability

Track service availability and continuity.

Response time

Measure the supplier's responsiveness.

Resolution time

Track processing time.

Compliance with intervention times

Check the lead times set out in the contract.

Compliance with deliverables

Ensure compliant delivery of products or services.

Compliance with committed volumes

Check deliveries against contractual volumes.

Compliance with quality levels

Track compliance with quality criteria.

Number of SLAs not met

Identify and analyze service gaps.

Targets & thresholds

Performance targets and thresholds

Set precise targets for each indicator. SEMS automatically flags results and adapts thresholds according to the purchasing category, the supplier's criticality or contractual commitments.

On target

Result aligned with the set target.

Close to the warning threshold

To watch before it drifts.

Below the expected level

Gap to correct quickly.

Critical situation

Immediate action required.

Overall score

Supplier performance score

SEMS consolidates the various indicators to calculate an overall performance score. Calculation rules, coefficients and thresholds can be configured according to your purchasing policy.

Excellent performance

Benchmark supplier in the panel.

Controlled performance

Stable and reliable results.

Acceptable performance

A few points to watch.

Performance to improve

Action plan to launch.

Critical performance

Priority review with the supplier.

Trend analysis

Trend analysis

Visualize each supplier's improvement or decline over different periods. Trend curves help identify patterns, recurring gaps and improvements achieved.

Month

Monthly analysis.

Quarter

Quarterly analysis.

Half-year

Half-yearly analysis.

Year

Annual analysis.

Contract term

Over the full term of the contract.

Custom period

Choose a specific period.

Supplier benchmark

Supplier comparison

Compare suppliers in the same family or category to identify the most reliable ones and prepare your performance reviews.

Their overall score

Overall performance score.

Quality

Comparison of quality indicators.

Lead times

Comparison of delivery lead times.

Service level

Comparison of service levels.

Costs

Comparative cost analysis.

SLA compliance

Comparison of service levels achieved.

Number of incidents

Analysis of the number of reported incidents.

How their results evolve

Comparison of trends over time.

Alerts

Alerts on performance gaps

SEMS generates alerts when an indicator exceeds a defined threshold. The people in charge are notified automatically so they can address the situation quickly.

Service level decline

Alert when the service level drops.

Repeated delays

Notification in case of frequent delays.

Rising non-conformities

Detection of significant quality gaps.

Growing number of complaints

Alert when complaints increase.

SLA breach

Alert on service levels not met.

Contractual deadline exceeded

Notification when deadlines are exceeded.

Price gap

Detection of gaps against negotiated prices.

Overall score drop

Alert in case of a significant decline.

Continuous improvement

Supplier improvement plans

Turn the gaps you observe into concrete actions. Reminders and alerts make it easy to track commitments until the improvement plan is closed.

The gap observed

Clear identification of the gap to address.

The identified cause

Root cause analysis.

The expected corrective action

Definition of the actions to implement.

The owner

Appointment of the person in charge of follow-up.

The due date

Tracking of the set deadlines.

The priority level

Classification by priority level.

The progress status

Tracking of progress.

Supporting documents

Attachment of evidence and related documents.

The result achieved

Measurement of the effectiveness of the actions taken.

Performance reviews

Performance reviews

Prepare follow-up meetings with a consolidated view. Minutes and supporting documents can be attached directly to the supplier record.

Key indicators

Analysis of the main KPIs.

Results for the period

Summary of results.

Gaps against targets

Identification of gaps and causes.

Incidents observed

Review of incidents and related actions.

Commitments not met

Tracking of unfulfilled commitments.

Corrective actions in progress

Progress of actions.

Decisions made

Approved decisions and directions.

Upcoming deadlines

Planning of upcoming actions.

Dashboards

Performance dashboards

Manage your supplier portfolio with consolidated indicators.

Average panel performance

Track overall performance.

Top-performing suppliers

Identify your best suppliers.

Declining suppliers

Detect suppliers whose performance is falling.

Suppliers below expected thresholds

Track gaps against targets.

Average on-time delivery rate

Measure the punctuality of your panel.

Average compliance rate

Analyze compliance with quality requirements.

Number of SLAs not met

Identify SLA non-conformities.

Number of open incidents

Track ongoing incidents.

Improvement plans in progress

Track progress.

Overdue corrective actions

Identify late actions.

Performance trends by category

Visualize trends.

Why manage performance with SEMS

The benefits for your organization

Optimized supplier management for faster, more reliable decisions.

An objective view of supplier results

Reliable and transparent indicators.

Indicators tailored to each purchasing category

Customizable dashboards.

Fast detection of gaps

Automatic alerts in case of drift.

Precise tracking of quality, lead times and costs

Full control of commitments.

Better control of contractual commitments

Tracking of SLAs and obligations.

Easier supplier comparison

Multi-criteria analyses.

Structured, tracked improvement plans

More effective action management.

Better-prepared performance reviews

Consolidated, ready-to-use data.

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Turn supplier performance into a lever for progress

With SEMS, measure results, identify gaps and drive the actions needed to build a more reliable and higher-performing supplier panel. Request a demo and discover how SEMS turns your supplier data into levers for continuous improvement.