Find
Direct requesters to suppliers and items relevant to their scope.
SUPPLIER CATALOGUES · HOSTED & PUNCHOUT
PunchOut and hosted catalogues.
One purchasing process.
Bring item selection into one interface. Users access the catalogues they need; their cart enters the purchasing workflow connected to your ERP or S2P.
Your catalogue hubGuided selectionStructured cartYour ERP / S2P system of recordApproval → order
Sourcing Force + Buy Made Easy
Multiple catalogues. One point of access.
Users lose time switching between online stores, quotes and previously negotiated product references.
Sourcing Force brings hosted and PunchOut catalogues into a portal connected to your ERP’s ordering workflow. In US procurement, the latter is also called a “punchout catalog”.
With Buy Made Easy as your single supplier, one-off purchases assigned to the service are handled through one commercial contact.
Inside Sourcing Force
A look at the workflow in the application.
Bring access together
Your supplier catalogues.
One point of access.
Separate accounts, repeated searches and rekeying complicate recurring purchases. A shared point of access helps users follow the process chosen by procurement.
Transfer
Pass cart data through without manually rebuilding each line item.
Keep your rules
Bring selected items into the approval and commitment process.
Your private B2B marketplace
One hub.
Several ways to buy.
Catalogues can be a standalone offering, with or without BME outsourcing.
Industrial suppliesMaintenance and toolsEquipment and consumablesOffice supplies
Hosted catalogues+ PunchOut
Access, selection and preparation
YOUR ERP / S2PThe system of record
Approvals, commitments and ordering
Cart return →1,000+catalogues with PunchOut access
2 million+listed items
Choose the right access method
PunchOut or hosted catalogue?
Two complementary workflows.
Hosted catalogue
Items are prepared and available to browse in Sourcing Force. The requester selects product references within the application.
Published items→Selection→Requisition
Define: product references, prices, units and responsibility for updates.
PunchOut catalogue
With a PunchOut catalogue (or “punchout catalog”), the requester opens the supplier’s website, builds a cart and returns it to the purchasing workflow.
Supplier website→Cart→Return
Define: account access, returned data and end-to-end testing.
The requester's process
Choose with ease.
Commit within your rules.
Your ERP/S2P controls approvals and ordering.
- 01
Access
Open Sourcing Force from your procurement environment.
- 02
Select
Build a cart in a hosted catalogue or on the supplier's website.
- 03
Return
Send the cart and agreed data back to the system of record.
- 04
Approve and order
Apply the ERP/S2P's approval, allocation and spending commitment rules.
The full cost of an order · BME
Catalogues that support
the purchasing process.
Before
€189.84161 minutes / orderWith Sourcing Force / BME
€5850 minutes / order111 minutes and around EUR 130 saved per class C order in the BME model.
Making adoption work · PwC, 2024
71%
Respondents cite clearly defined requirements and processes among the success factors for a digital procurement project.
Global survey: 1,000 respondents across 58 countries. Three responses possible. Report, pp. 4 and 10.
Read the PwC study ↗The BME catalogue ecosystem
Suppliers already included
in the catalogue offering.
Find catalogues relevant to your purchasing categories and sites.
Explore supplier catalogues
- Radiospare
- Farnell
- Misumi
- Distrelec
- Festo
- Tarifeo
- VWR
- Conrad
- Cofriset
- Kimo Sauermann
- Eurosgos
- Testo
- VDS
- Axess Industrie
- Bruneau
- Kappes
- Lyreco
- Denios
- France Sécurité / Pierre Le Goff
- Bobbet
- Descours et Cabaud
- Orexad
- Rexel
- Grosseron
- Würth
- Securimed
- Bricozor
- Fair
- Logoprom
- Vistaprint
- PF Concept
- Brütsch
- Digikey
- Afateam
- Regmatherm
- Fiducial
Keep catalogues working
Up-to-date items.
Usage you can track.
Define an initial scope, test it with your teams, then expand based on actual use.
Content and responsibilities
Product references, units, categories and prices: assign responsibility for preparation and updates.
Access rights and data flow quality
For each PunchOut catalogue — also known as a “punchout catalog” — check the supplier account, authorised users, cost allocations and cart return.
Adoption and exceptions
Track completed requests, reworked carts and error causes. Make help accessible to users.
A workflow connected to the ordering system
Accor: simplifying one-off purchases.
Since 2021, BME has supported Accor's head office with digital procurement outsourcing and catalogues accessible from its ordering system. The aim: fewer new supplier records and a simpler user experience.
Read the BME customer story (French) ↗
Your next step
Make room
for the purchases that matter.
Let's discuss your class C purchases and how your organisation works.
Estimate my savings
Estimate your potential savings for free.
Prepare a supplier use case.
Scope your Amazon Business PunchOut connection ↗New content
Practical guides to explore
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