MeRLIN is a source-to-procure platform built for manufacturing enterprises. It brings supplier management, strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle, compliance, and spend analytics into one seamless configurable system, helping procurement teams reduce risk, improve visibility, and accelerate sourcing outcomes so your procurement team spends less time managing the tool and more time managing the supply base.
Most procurement teams in manufacturing are not short on capability. They are short on the right infrastructure. The result is the same across industries:
These are not failures of effort. They are failures of infrastructure. MeRLIN is built to fix the infrastructure.
The platform was not designed for generic procurement and then retrofitted for manufacturing. It was built from the ground up for the sourcing complexity that manufacturing organizations live with every day.
Direct sourcing, BOM management, PLM integration, and engineering collaboration for Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.
Multi-site material and resource demand management across complex project structures and distributed procurement teams.
Demand consolidation, ERP integration, and structured supplier collaboration at component and material level.
End-to-end source-to-procure with supplier risk, compliance and spend visibility built in.
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Direct materials and BOM-level sourcing, including BOM revision comparison, volume pricing and split awards across two qualified suppliers within the same RFx or the same line item.
Business users change workflows and response templates without a vendor support cycle, with cross-module continuity inside one integrated platform rather than stitched-together tools
An interface your team can actually work in, usable by engineering and plant stakeholders and not only procurement specialists, with training and enablement through RheinBrücke Academy
Business users change workflows and response templates without a vendor support cycle, with cross-module continuity inside one integrated platform rather than stitched-together tools
Supplier risk management built into the platform, with Prewave, D&B, GDACS and CreditReform integrations, plus audits, surveys and consolidated supplier ratings
MeRLIN Sourcing B.V. mentioned as a representative vendor in the 2026 Gartner Market Guide for Sourcing Applications, covering procurement technology for manufacturing and complex sourcing environments.
MeRLIN has been assessed in every SolutionMap cycle since Spring 2024, covering Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Fall 2025 under Spend Matters, and Spring 2026 under The Hackett Group following its acquisition of Spend Matters in 2025. Evaluated against 500+ functional requirements across 16 source-to-pay categories, with mandatory demos and verified customer ratings. Consistently recognized in Source-to-Contract, Supplier Relationship Management, and Third-Party Risk Management.
A Fortune 500 Tier 1 automotive supplier uses MeRLIN to manage a global supply base, strategic sourcing projects, and supplier risk, across multiple sites and procurement teams. Full case study available on request.
Spend sourced through MeRLIN
Manufacturing verticals served
S2P categories, assessed every SolutionMap cycle
Gartner Market Guide recognized
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Vetri celebrated three years as CEO of MeRLIN Sourcing in June 2023. His vision spearheaded the transformation of the company internally through modernization and HR transformation and externally with the promise of delivering value to customers and putting them at the heart of the MeRLIN Sourcing business and product development strategy.
Vetri built his career in global software businesses over the last decades. Seasoned professional with a global perspective, spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia, and a diverse industry background across EPC, Defense, manufacturing, automotive, and life sciences industries.
A firm believer in the principles of doing well by doing good, he won his two awards as the IT Executive of 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 in Europe. He is a highly regarded global thought leader in the IT and cloud software industries and is an active investor/advisor for emerging companies. He is known as a leader who builds and motivates world class teams, champions diversity, and exudes a deep passion for how technology can transform the workplace and empower individuals.
Dr. Werner Breuers completed his studies in chemistry at the RWTH Aachen University with a doctorate. He began his professional career in 1989 as a chemist at Hoechst AG in Frankfurt in the research and development department.
After managerial positions at Hoechst AG, Dr. Breuers took over management of the license and catalyst business at the polyethylene manufacturer Elenac GmbH in Kehl in 1999, which became part of the Basell group a year later. As a member of Basell’s Executive management team, he headed the global Technology Business division based in Milan and most recently served as President of Basell Polyolefins Europe based in Amsterdam.
Dr. Breuers has also been a member of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG since May 14, 2007 and was responsible for the Performance Polymers and Advanced Intermediates business units. His responsibilities and strategic operations also include the functional areas of Global Procurement & Logistics, Innovation & Technology and Industrial & Environmental Affairs. He has been board of several other companies and has also served as trustee of RWTH Aachen University and currently advising and supportinfg the growth of MeRLIN Sourcing in Europe.
Oliver Scheffert is an experienced entrepreneur with a successful completed doctoral program in business administration and a master’s degree in International Business Studies. He held management positions at Microsoft for nearly 13 years, receiving prestigious awards for exceptional leadership and results like the Circle of Excellence Platinum Award. Notably, Oliver led the ISV business unit in Germany to a billion-dollar revenue stream.
He later served as the General Manager/Managing Director at Aparavi Software Europe GmbH and recently founded CNSLT Partners GmbH, a strategy and management consultancy, leveraging his extensive specialist knowledge to help IT companies achieve lasting success.