Successful launch
optimizing order processing and logistics
working closely together with Sonae Arauco
With the Sonae Arauco Group, SLS has gained another key player in the wood-based materials industry as a partner for EDI order processing. The Sonae Arauco Group and SLS team worked intensively for around a year to prepare for the successful go-live in January 2024, with Wolfram Contzen (Spare Parts Service Team at SLS) and Miguel Hemsworth from Sonae Arauco working closely together to drive the project forward.
product range consists of over 4,000 item
SLS is listed as a preferred supplier in Sonae Arauco’s ERP system, based around SAP/ARIBA. The product range consists of over 4,000 items from renowned manufacturers such as Festo, Siemens, Bosch, SEW and others - and the trend will continue to grow.
Miguel Hemsworth, Sonae Arauco’s Key Category Manager for MRO, states that one of the key factors for successful management of MRO materials is to minimize administrative costs associated with the purchasing process, through automation.
“When purchasing high-turnover MRO materials, the purchasing administrative costs often exceed the costs of the items being purchased. By focusing on improving Material Master Data accuracy and automating the purchasing process, we are able to substantially reduce costs, while at the same time encouraging a closer relationship with one of our key partners.”
The regular order stream resulting from this integrated approach have helped reduce delivery costs and environmental impact, by allowing SLS to plan consolidated weekly deliveries to Sonae Arauco plants.
"This is a great success for SLS!”
The continuous further development and expansion of the sales cooperation with the Sonae Arauco Group form the foundation for positive future business development.
"This is a great success for SLS! This is exactly the direction we need to take as SLS in order to continue on our growth path," commented Dr Stephan Niggeschmidt from the SLS Management Board on the successful start of the project. “It is to be expected that SLS will realize significant growth figures with this important key account partner in the coming years. Many thanks to all those involved and to everyone in the team who contributed.”