Koblenz/Ursensollen, October 28, 2025 – GRAMMER AG, an automotive supplier headquartered in Ursensollen, has chosen ivoflow as its spend analytics solution for direct procurement. The software enables manufacturing companies to sustainably reduce their purchasing costs. The digital solution has been in use since the end of 2024.
“Driven by the cyclical weakness in demand in the commercial vehicle sector and upheavals in the automotive industry, cost savings are becoming increasingly important,” says Christoph Schürhoff , SVP Group Supplier Management at GRAMMER AG. “Our goal is to make the procurement organization so competitive that it sustainably contributes to securing our profitability.” Since the end of 2024, the digital platform ivoflow has been in use at GRAMMER , providing comprehensive transparency over purchasing volumes, the supplier base, and the large number of part numbers.
Cost savings as a central objective Focusing on savings in direct procurement, the GRAMMER team primarily uses the automated cost-saving toolbox within the platform. By enriching ERP data with external market data, the ivoflow solution identifies how market changes – such as rising raw material prices or increases in energy and labor costs – impact the supply chain. These effects can be traced down to the part-number level.
“The automatically generated overview of potential savings already proves to be a valuable tool in our procurement,” says Schürhoff. “It gives us transparency over all procurement levers – from dual-sourcing strategies and claw-backs to benchmarking and precise cash flow analyses – and helps us identify savings opportunities, manage risks in a targeted way, and strengthen the resilience of our supply chain.”
Schürhoff is satisfied with the progress of the project and the partnership with ivoflow: “In addition to their deep expertise in the automotive sector, we especially appreciate the clear communication. The team ensures regular exchanges with all stakeholders to involve all relevant areas and thus guarantee the broadest possible use of the solution.”
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