The Strategic Project Management module serves as a central business process that seamlessly integrates various functions like Supplier Onboarding, Sourcing, and Risk Management into a unified strategic goal. This facilitates the consolidation and comprehensive tracking of progress in strategy execution.
MeRLIN’s Strategic Project Management (SPM) helps to set up cross functional strategic initiatives like consolidation/rationalization of suppliers, savings across teams or business units emphasizing collaborative strategy execution and stakeholder visibility within the MeRLIN framework.
Define Strategic Objectives & Goals
Establish and execute strategies
Enable access to non-procurement stakeholders
Capture and report collaboration
Provide status to all stakeholders
MeRLIN's Strategic Project Management (SPM) empowers companies to align projects with overall efficiency and strategic objectives, extending beyond category strategy to enhance procurement efficiency and drive strategic transformation.
Define Strategic objectives, review them and get them agreed upon
Set success criteria and measure the rate of achievement
Execute Tasks & Transactions in MeRLIN
Assign roles and responsibilities to stakeholders to achieve the strategic objectives with the specified timelines.
Review the strategic objectives status and the progress made real time.
Achieve German Supply Chain Act compliance with MeRLIN. Integrate responsible sourcing, meet obligations, access policy statements and more.
Harness category management with in-depth category analysis for operational excellence in your strategic sourcing activities.
Unlock the power of category management, implement best practices in your procurement process and achieve your sourcing strategy goals.
Uncover meaningful insights from your sourcing data and trends that translates to new opportunities for savings and growth.
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.
