{"id":2272,"date":"2020-10-03T05:21:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T05:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/?page_id=2272"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:33:41","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2272\" class=\"elementor elementor-2272\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7cb6e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7cb6e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/managing-direct-material-sourcing-at-automotive-scale\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy.jpg\" title=\"Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy\" alt=\"Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Merlin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/managing-direct-material-sourcing-at-automotive-scale\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tManaging Direct Material Sourcing at Automotive Scale\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How manufacturers balance cost, complexity, and supply chain resilience\u00a0 In automotive manufacturing, procurement decisions made during sourcing have a direct impact on product competitiveness. The supplier selected for a\u00a0component, the commercial terms negotiated, and the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/managing-direct-material-sourcing-at-automotive-scale\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-e96947a elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"e96947a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2b77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d2b77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Post<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd52ef elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"1bd52ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-3-how-to-implement-category-management-in-procurement-a-step-by-step-guide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode 3: How to Implement Category Management in Procurement: A Step-by-Step Guide\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What is Category Management? Category Management is a strategic<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-3-how-to-implement-category-management-in-procurement-a-step-by-step-guide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43380 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode 4 : How to Conduct a Supplier Evaluation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What Is a Supplier Evaluation? A supplier evaluation is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43434 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-5-how-to-build-a-supplier-scorecard-and-use-it-to-manage-supplier-risk\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode \u2013 5 How to Build a Supplier Scorecard (and Use It to Manage Supplier Risk)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What Is a Supplier Scorecard? A supplier scorecard is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-5-how-to-build-a-supplier-scorecard-and-use-it-to-manage-supplier-risk\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4448d80 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4448d80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-f4f5fe8\" data-id=\"f4f5fe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89c1f2 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"a89c1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:56,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/managing-direct-material-sourcing-at-automotive-scale\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy.jpg 980w, https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-banner-Direct-Material-Sourcing-at-Automotive-Scale-white-image-copy-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" style=\"width:100%;height:35.2%;max-width:980px;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Merlin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/managing-direct-material-sourcing-at-automotive-scale\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tManaging Direct Material Sourcing at Automotive Scale\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How manufacturers balance cost, complexity, and supply chain resilience\u00a0 In automotive manufacturing, procurement decisions made<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/managing-direct-material-sourcing-at-automotive-scale\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tPavithra Gunasekaran\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 28, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43455 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-7-the-what-what-are-maverick-and-tail-spend\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode 7 &#8211; The What: What Are Maverick and Tail Spend?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What Are Maverick and Tail Spend? Maverick spend is any purchase made outside<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-7-the-what-what-are-maverick-and-tail-spend\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJanani Sankaran\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43443 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-6-how-to-develop-a-strategic-sourcing-plan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode \u2013 6 How to Develop a Strategic Sourcing Plan\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Build a sourcing strategy that reduces costs, manages supplier risk, and improves procurement performance. The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-6-how-to-develop-a-strategic-sourcing-plan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJanani Sankaran\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 27, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43434 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-5-how-to-build-a-supplier-scorecard-and-use-it-to-manage-supplier-risk\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode \u2013 5 How to Build a Supplier Scorecard (and Use It to Manage Supplier Risk)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What Is a Supplier Scorecard? A supplier scorecard is a standing document that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-5-how-to-build-a-supplier-scorecard-and-use-it-to-manage-supplier-risk\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJanani Sankaran\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 16, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43380 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode 4 : How to Conduct a Supplier Evaluation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What Is a Supplier Evaluation? A supplier evaluation is a structured way of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJanani Sankaran\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 1, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-43371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-merlin entry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-3-how-to-implement-category-management-in-procurement-a-step-by-step-guide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEpisode 3: How to Implement Category Management in Procurement: A Step-by-Step Guide\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The What: What is Category Management? Category Management is a strategic procurement approach that groups\u00a0similar<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-3-how-to-implement-category-management-in-procurement-a-step-by-step-guide\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tJanani Sankaran\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Paginierung\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"page-numbers prev\">&laquo; Previous<\/span>\n<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Seite<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" 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