Keep the line running by maintaining a qualified, rated pool of vendors that is always ready for repeat raw-material and component orders, removing the delays caused by ad hoc supplier searches.
Vendor management for manufacturing
Vendor management for manufacturing. Built for repeat raw-material and component buying.
The country’s largest companies trust us with their procurement
Vendor management built for repeat raw-material and component buying
When a production line depends on a steady flow of raw materials and components, the quality of your vendor relationships is not a procurement concern — it is an operational one. Procure.az is an e-sourcing and tendering platform built by Smart Solutions Group that covers the full procurement lifecycle, from supplier identification through to contract awarding, inside a single digital system. For manufacturers, that means every approved vendor, every qualification record, every submitted offer and every performance rating lives in one place, accessible whenever the line needs it. Rather than managing repeat purchases across disconnected spreadsheets or a transaction-focused ERP purchasing module that was never designed for competitive sourcing, your team works inside a modular system configured to your own buying process — so the platform reflects how your operation actually runs, not the other way around. Trusted by large Azerbaijani enterprises including the SOCAR group, the PASHA group, Kapital Bank and Azəriqaz, Procure.az has demonstrated its ability to support procurement operations at scale across demanding commercial environments.
Why manufacturing procurement teams use Procure.az
Reduce supply risk by identifying and onboarding alternative suppliers before a gap in the chain forces a crisis decision, using matched supplier discovery to surface vendors that fit your specific categories.
Control costs through structured price comparison — every offer is system-recorded and selection criteria are applied uniformly across all bids, ensuring each award decision is consistent and defensible.
Cut the time and expense of finding new vendors by reducing the marketing spend and travel otherwise needed to source outside your existing network, with relevant suppliers matched to tenders automatically.
Build an evidence-based vendor register by tracking supplier performance over time, so decisions about preferred and alternative vendors are grounded in a scored, auditable history rather than individual recollection.
Operate with confidence knowing the platform is supported by 8/5 in-house customer care from the Smart Solutions Group team that built it — support that is never outsourced and always informed by direct system knowledge.
Platform capabilities that matter to manufacturers
Automated pre-qualification
Define the criteria a vendor must meet before they can bid on your raw-material or component categories. The system runs pre-qualification automatically, so only capable, compliant suppliers reach your sourcing events — without your team reviewing every submission by hand.
Structured supplier rating and performance tracking
Streamlined qualification, evaluation and rating of suppliers means you build a scored, auditable record of how each vendor has performed across deliveries. Over time, that history becomes your most reliable tool for deciding which suppliers to prioritise and which to replace.
Matched supplier discovery
Suppliers are matched to tenders that fit their expertise and capacity, so when you need an alternative source for a critical material, the platform surfaces relevant vendors rather than leaving your team to search from scratch.
Uniform offer evaluation
Every offer submitted through the platform is system-recorded and evaluated against the same criteria. For repeat purchases where price and lead time are compared across multiple vendors, this removes inconsistency and supports defensible decisions.
Modular configuration
The platform's modular architecture means it is configured to your buying organisation's own process. Manufacturers with distinct approval workflows for direct materials versus indirect spend can reflect that structure inside the system rather than working around it.
End-to-end procurement in one system
From supplier identification through to contract awarding, the full procurement lifecycle runs in one digital system. Teams no longer need to reconcile data between a sourcing tool, a separate e-procurement suite and a disconnected vendor register.
How vendor management works on Procure.az
- Configure the platform to match your procurement process — approval stages, qualification criteria and supplier categories are set up to reflect how your manufacturing operation actually buys.
- Onboard and pre-qualify vendors automatically: suppliers submit their credentials and the system applies your criteria, building an approved pool for each raw-material or component category.
- Run sourcing events for repeat purchases — matched suppliers are invited to bid, submit offers through the platform and are evaluated against uniform, system-recorded criteria.
- Rate and score each vendor after award and delivery, adding to a performance record that grows more useful with every completed purchase cycle.
- Use accumulated performance data and the supplier-matching capability to identify alternative vendors for critical categories, reducing dependence on any single source.
- Access 8/5 in-house support from the Smart Solutions Group team whenever your procurement staff need assistance with the platform.
Frequently asked questions
We already have an ERP purchasing module. Why would we need a separate vendor management platform?
An ERP purchasing module is typically built to process transactions, not to run competitive sourcing events or track supplier performance over time. Procure.az covers the procurement lifecycle from supplier identification through to contract awarding in one digital system, including automated pre-qualification, structured tendering and supplier rating — capabilities that most ERP purchasing modules do not provide in a consistent, auditable way. Rather than replacing your ERP, Procure.az fills the sourcing and vendor management gap that transaction-focused systems leave open.
How does the platform help us find alternative suppliers when a current vendor fails to deliver?
Suppliers on Procure.az are matched to tenders that fit their expertise and capacity. When you need to source from a new vendor quickly, the platform surfaces relevant suppliers rather than requiring your team to begin a manual search from scratch. This directly reduces the marketing spend and travel otherwise needed to identify and engage new vendors, and it means alternative sources can be onboarded through the same pre-qualification process your existing approved vendors went through.
Can the platform accommodate the way our internal approval process is structured?
Yes. Procure.az has a modular architecture and is configured to each buying organisation's own process. Your existing approval stages, category structures and qualification requirements can be reflected inside the system, so your team follows familiar workflows rather than adapting to a rigid, off-the-shelf configuration.
How do we ensure that vendor selection decisions are consistent and auditable across multiple buying cycles?
Every offer submitted through the platform is system-recorded, and selection criteria are applied uniformly across all bids. This means your team can demonstrate that each award decision followed the same documented process — which is particularly important for repeat purchases where the same vendors compete across multiple cycles and where internal or external scrutiny of award decisions is a real possibility.
What level of support is available once we go live, and who provides it?
Procure.az is supported by 8/5 in-house customer care from Smart Solutions Group, the team that designed and built the platform. Support is not outsourced to a third party, so the people assisting your procurement staff have direct, detailed knowledge of the system and can resolve issues without the delays that come from intermediary support arrangements.
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