MeRLIN - Strategic Sourcing Solution for Pharma and Life Sciences

Optimize Sourcing to Drive Agility and Innovation

Procurement processes within the Pharma and Life Sciences Industries are quite complex. The need to meet stringent quality control checks, certification and compliance in a regulatory environment. MeRLIN addresses the unique sourcing needs of the Pharma and Life Sciences Industry to help deliver sustainable improvements in overall value measures as well as gain enhanced control over spends.

Improve Value of Purchases

Ensure the purchase of appropriate goods or services from suppliers that meet compliance, quality and delivery requirements and the best overall value

Build Strategic Supplier Relationships

Improve collaboration with suppliers and convert them to strategic partners, ensure compliance and certification needs are met

Reduce Risks

Monitor and mitigate supply risks based on data driven insights on supplier performance, delivery time, etc. Track regulatory requirements, expiry dates etc

MeRLIN for Life Science and Pharma Industry

MeRLIN’s innovative capabilities enhance visibility and efficiency of the procurement department in order to produce quality end products that meet all compliance requirements while also reducing the time to market significantly.

MeRLIN Features for Life Science and Pharmaceutical Companies

Enhance your Procurement Outcomes with Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Lifecycle Management

Rapid onboarding of new suppliers & verification of certification & compliance, manage supplier information, monitor and manage supplier performance and risk.

Commodity Response Templates

Optimize your sourcing processes (RFx or Auctions) with configurable commodity response templates for parameters like shelf life, storage, regulatory requirements etc.

Spend Analysis

Monitor real-time spend patterns across regions, locations, plants, category, suppliers, etc. Review your procurement spend and get meaningful insights to identify areas of savings and improvement.

Ad Hoc RFQ/RFP

Get quick quotes for budgetary needs. Expedite your immediate and unexpected sourcing requirements by issuing Ad Hoc RFQs/RFPs.

Supplier-Commodity Governance

Configure and control commodities, plants and regions. Map a supplier to a group of items belonging to a category or commodity.

Bulk Buying via Auctions

Get the right value for your bulk purchases, achieve the appropriate price, enhance competitiveness and meet required procurement standards using customized questions with real-time eAuctions.

Requisitions & Budget Controls

Create, authorize and track purchase requisitions within the organization. Eliminate maverick spend by streamlining organizational purchases with configurable workflows and budget controls.

Solutions for Manufacturers

Strategic Sourcing

Category Management

Supplier Relationship Management

Platform

Contract Management

Requisition Management

Award Management

Analytics

Webinars and Blogs

Make your supply chain smarter to Deal with Challenges & Risks

How COVID-19 will change the design planning & operation of global supply chains

Panel Discussion : Agile Procurement Practices in Dynamic Business Scenarios

Factsheet

Uncover meaningful insights from your sourcing data and trends that translates to new opportunities for savings and growth.

Vetri Selvan

Founder & CEO - Member of Advisory board

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

Member of Advisory board

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

Member of Advisory board

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.

Category Management

Analytics

Supplier Relationship Management

German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)

Contract Management

eProcurement

Strategic Sourcing

Platform

Automotive

Discrete Manufacturing

Oil & Gas, EPC

Public Sector

Direct Sourcing

Spend Rationalization

Research and Development

Workflow Management

Procurement Digitization

Procurement Audits

Supplier Lifecycle Management

eAuction Software

MeRLIN - Strategic Sourcing Solution for Pharma and Life Sciences

Optimize Sourcing to Drive Agility and Innovation

Improve Value of Purchases

Build Strategic Supplier Relationships

Reduce Risks

MeRLIN for Life Science and Pharma Industry

MeRLIN Features for Life Science and Pharmaceutical Companies

Enhance your Procurement Outcomes with Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Lifecycle Management

Commodity Response Templates

Spend Analysis

Ad Hoc RFQ/RFP

Supplier-Commodity Governance

Bulk Buying via Auctions

Requisitions & Budget Controls

Solutions for Manufacturers

Webinars and Blogs

Factsheet

Vetri Selvan

Dr. Werner Breuers

Oliver Scheffert

German Supply Chain Due
Diligence Act (LkSG)