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MeRLIN is an integrated solution for direct and indirect purchasing with a focus on supplier relationship management as well as procurement planning and procurement automation functions, enhanced with advanced analytics.

MeRLIN improves collaboration between the various roles in a company's purchasing department and the partners and suppliers in the procurement market. The easy-to-use platform, with an intuitive user interface and user-friendly navigation, brings together all the activities of the individual stakeholders in the Buyer Portal and Supplier Portal to improve the collaboration experience and user adoption:

MeRLIN as an integrated software solution for their procurement processes:

• Category Management
• Supplier Relationship Management
• eSourcing
• Contract Management
• eProcurement
• Supply Management mit Out-of-the-Box-Spending Analysis

MeRLIN is developed on the Microsoft technology platform and, as a modular, configurable and integrated software solution, is extremely flexible, scalable and secure. Use is possible either as an on-premises solution or as a cloud solution.

MeRLIN enables rapid implementation and end-to-end automation of procurement processes and ensures a faster ROI.

Your advantages: Value enhancement and risk reduction through automation

• Control spending and increase savings
  Improve spend visibility, monitor spending patterns to identify savings opportunities, reduce irregular spending, and improve budget control.
• Shorten procurement cycles
  End-to-end automation, streamlined processes, and real-time collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Decision-making facilitation
  Faster and more informed decision making with comprehensive real-time analytics for spend, suppliers, categories and more.
• Integration with ERP systems
  Seamless integration with your ERP systems to automate your source-to-contract activities with bi-directional data flow between systems.
• Supply Chain Due Diligence
  Streamline supplier due diligence and ensure compliance with the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act using MeRLIN's supplier management and audit functionality.