Wins for your team - From Procurement to Execution

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How integrated systems save hidden costs

WIN FOR PROCUREMENT TEAM

Resilient, high-performing carrier network

David is no longer confined to his limited list of carriers and a reliance on historical data.

Freight Procurement gives him access to Transporeon’s network of over 40,000 fully vetted carriers, accompanied by bonafide, reliable real-time market intelligence and rate benchmarks covering every lane across the whole of Europe.

Market Insights uses smart algorithms to accurately provide granular spot price predictions for transports down to a postcode level, enabling David to buy, sell and strategically allocate loads between spot and contract markets.

For David, this data gives him confidence in two vital areas of decision-making: he now knows the best possible rates he should be paying in both spot and contract markets, along with details of any competitive new carriers he wishes to add to his tenders.

The result? With this essential data, David is now fully equipped to mitigate market volatility risks and foster a robust, high-performing carrier network.

"Transporeon Freight Procurement enables competitive bidding, helping us secure good rates without compromising service quality."

Sanaz Shirzadi

Global Category Manager Logistics Services

BEIERSDORF

WIN FOR PROCUREMENT TEAM

Competitive bidding and data-driven decisions

Freight Procurement equips David with powerful tools like multi-round bidding, carrier feedback and auctions — creating a competitive environment where carriers are motivated to offer their best rates.

But David doesn’t make decisions based on price alone. With robust data insights, he can compare carrier scenarios and evaluate their impact on both cost and service levels.

WIN FOR PROCUREMENT TEAM

Streamlined tender management

David’s days of endless emails and phone calls are behind him. He can now create and manage complex tenders with ease using automated RFQ templates that filter out non-compliant bids instantly.

The result? With the admin burden lifted, he's free to focus on what really matters - strategic analysis and strengthening carrier relationships

"Most platforms can handle RFQs, but Freight Procurement allows us to sequence RFIs and RFQs, manage RFQ rounds and run combinatorial analyses. This is especially beneficial for our analysis and onboarding process."

Giancarlo Di Benedetto

Global Category Manager Logistics

Aurubis

WIN FOR THE LOGISTICS TEAM

Enhanced collaboration with the logistics team

The benefits extend beyond procurement. David can also enjoy improved collaboration with Sarah and other colleagues involved in transport execution. All negotiated rates and carrier agreements are seamlessly transferred to the Rate Management module, giving Sarah all of the immediate, up-to-date facts she needs to run the day’s transport execution without headaches.

The results? All compliance and data entry issues are fully automated, leading to cost reductions of up to 30%.

WIN FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM

Freight Audit automation for greater efficiency

With automated Freight Audit seamlessly connecting procurement, execution and auditing, David and Maria can complete the entire procure-to-pay cycle with error-free, streamlined and compliant freight settlement.

This not only drives significant cost savings and keeps finance teams happy, it also transforms clean shipment data into powerful business insights — from precise shipment costs per SKU to limitless optimisation opportunities.

“Before implementing Rate Management, we spent a lot of time allocating each carrier to the right route, checking their location, ensuring the maximum quota per day was correct, which locations and paths were served by which carrier, whether the type of transport was correct, and if the lead time that every carrier can guarantee is the right one for our order. Phew – what a waste of time! We’ve now achieved 99% carrier allocation success.”

Davide Busato, Project Manager for Logistic Competence Centre at Barilla

WIN FOR PROCUREMENT TEAM

Carrier performance reviews

Looking ahead, David and Sarah can jointly review carrier performance using shared data through Network Insights. By working from the same source of truth, they can align on next steps with each carrier — strengthening collaboration across departments.

For example, when Transport Execution data highlights carriers consistently reducing empty miles through complementary backhauls, David can recognise that efficiency by awarding preferred status in future tenders. This creates a continuous optimisation loop — where real-time execution insights directly shape procurement strategy, and procurement choices feed back into smarter execution. It’s a virtuous cycle of improvement that siloed systems simply can’t deliver.

Another valuable insight comes from identifying so-called “cherry-picking” carriers — those who consistently accept easy, high-volume shipments, while rejecting the more complex or infrequent ones.

Execution data helps Sarah and David recognise that this situation forces them into an unfavourable position — relying on the spot market as a temporary fix for exceptions, rather than building a smarter, more strategic assignment mix. Only using spot for exceptions – with short lead times and less desirable loads – is a guaranteed way to pay the highest prices. Armed with this knowledge, David can take a more strategic approach in future tenders — bundling desirable and less desirable lanes together to encourage balanced service, or choosing to exclude unreliable carriers from future bidding rounds altogether.

The result? Smarter assignments, reduced reliance on spot, and a stronger, more resilient carrier network.

WIN FOR THE LOGISTICS TEAM

Smarter procurement – smoother operations

A better procurement process means Sarah’s day starts on the right foot. She no longer has to worry about the delays and admin errors of manual transport assignment.

Transporeon’s Transport Execution handles it for her — with the routing guide working in sync with Freight Procurement to automatically offer the load to the primary carrier, based on pre-agreed criteria.

If that carrier declines, the system seamlessly moves to the next in line, following the contracted ‘pecking order’. This smart automation, known as ‘No-Touch Order’, ensures every load is assigned accurately — aligned with David’s procurement strategy and Sarah’s operational priorities.

The result? Up to 19% savings on freight costs and a 30% reduction in process costs.

"Before partnering with Transporeon in 2004, our logistics operations faced significant challenges. Managing assignments manually via email became unsustainable and inefficient as shipment volumes increased, making it clear that a structured system was necessary to handle our expanding operations."

Artem Gorodetsky, Procurement Tender Manager,

Freight Procurement, James Hardie

WIN FOR THE LOGISTICS TEAM

Predict pricing, personalise offers

Thanks to AI-powered Autonomous Procurement, Sarah no longer needs to make costly, last-minute spot market decisions under pressure.

The system handles spot bid management automatically, sending tenders directly to a pool of approved carriers. And because it knows the originally contracted rate, Sarah gets a reliable benchmark to evaluate spot offers with confidence.

Autonomous Procurement combines machine learning, behavioural science, and real-time market intelligence to predict pricing, personalise offers, respond to market shifts and learn from every shipment. It aligns carrier behaviour with Sarah’s objectives — continuously and intelligently.

With an average 2-hour match time and 80% of orders executed autonomously, Sarah benefits from faster decisions and greater efficiency. Sarah also has complete clarity on every shipment’s status, which is a huge help to her communications with customers.

The result? A 12% reduction in spot costs, powered by dynamic AI pricing and behavioural modelling.

WIN FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM

Real-time visibility for improved operations

With the combined power of Real-time Visibility and Dock & Yard Management, Sarah knows precisely where every truck is, at all times. Powered by machine learning, this visibility delivers market-leading ETAs across all modes of transport, cutting check calls by up to 80% and optimising exception handling.

This means Sarah can instantly see if a shipment is running late due to traffic and manage timing and customer expectations with confidence.

At the same time, Maria, who oversees warehouse planning, has access to the same real-time insights — ensuring operations stay perfectly aligned.

Above all else, these functions provide factual evidence to replace guesswork, conjecture and opinion. Clear evidence strengthens relationships, both with customers and with colleagues.

Facts enable objective, data-driven discussions with carriers about acceptance rates and on-time performance (OTP), and facilitates discussions between Sarah and David about which carriers to prioritise in future.

Thanks to Real-time Visibility and Dock & Yard Management — including Time Slot Management — Maria now starts her day with far greater certainty. She knows exactly when each truck is due to arrive, allowing her to plan two critical aspects of site operations with confidence: bay allocation and efficient staff deployment.

When delays happen, the system automatically adjusts booking slots in real time, giving Maria the flexibility to reassign her team to other arrivals or tasks.

The result? Improved workforce efficiency and better control over labour costs.

WIN FOR THE WAREHOUSE TEAM

Streamlined yard operations

Maria’s yard is now safer, more organised and easier to manage. Efficient, paperless time slot bookings and simple driver self check-ins significantly reduce waiting times and eliminate congestion — both on-site and at the entrance. With smoother operations in place, Maria can focus on core tasks instead of firefighting.

Maria’s key KPIs — from truck turnaround times and staff costs to warehouse processing efficiency — all show clear improvement. On average, truck waiting times are down 40%, and demurrage fees have dropped by 20%. These operational gains also boost team morale, leading to higher staff retention and better job satisfaction — not just for her team, but for Maria too.

"What we’re starting to see, as the solutions get more embedded into the organisation, is increased efficiencies and the potential for FTE savings, because the teams work much better together.”

Jasper Odijk

Information and Digital Technology Manager

Shell Chemicals

These tools don’t just benefit individuals — they drive success across the entire business.

Whether your title is VP Logistics, Head of Supply Chain, or Logistics Director, the impact is clear: functions and departments that once worked well, but independently, are now united. With shared data, integrated systems and aligned goals, your teams operate as one cohesive unit — driving smarter decisions and delivering measurable value across the organisation. Hear from our customers.