# One supplier lifecycle. Every decision connected. > Twelve capabilities share one supplier record, one body of evidence and one approval trail, from onboarding and sourcing to contracts, risk, quality and value recovery. They are connected to your systems of record, be it ERP, CRM or any system. - Page: Supplier Intelligence features - Source: https://zeak.io/solutions/supplier-intelligence/detailed-features - Publisher: Zeak (https://zeak.io/) - Description: Twelve Supplier Intelligence capabilities on one supplier record, from onboarding and sourcing to contracts, risk, quality and value recovery. Search the features or filter them by role. - All pages: https://zeak.io/llms.txt - Citation: quote with attribution to Zeak and a link to the source page. --- Supplier Intelligence · Key features Twelve capabilities share one supplier record, one body of evidence and one approval trail, from onboarding and sourcing to contracts, risk, quality and value recovery. They are connected to your systems of record, be it ERP, CRM or any system. [Book a demo](https://calendly.com/hello-zeak/30min) [Download the SI brochure](https://zeak.io/dl/supplier-intelligence-brochure) **capabilities** **features** **KPIs out of the box** 159 **system, read and write** Any For your role 65 features in 12 capabilities Capability 01 ## Supplier 360 & Business Dependencies Everything about a supplier, and everything that depends on it, in one view. For Procurement Operations Quality - Supplier 360 Health, risk, items, contracts, orders, quality and history in one record. - Approved manufacturers Who may make each item, where, and which suppliers may sell it. - Items supplied Every item a supplier provides, with its approved manufacturer. - Portfolio segmentation Strategic, leverage, bottleneck and routine, by spend and supply risk. - Bottleneck flags Zeak suggests bottleneck suppliers; you confirm or dismiss with a reason. - Supplier directory Every supplier, searchable, with quick view and your own columns. Capability 02 ## Supplier Onboarding & Lifecycle Onboard and qualify suppliers on the workflow that fits each one. For Procurement Quality - Onboarding workflows Pick the workflow for each supplier when onboarding starts. - Onboarding board Track every onboarding on a board or a list, and see who is waiting on whom. - Supplier qualification Qualify each supplier, manufacturer, site and item; re-qualify on schedule. - Re-qualification rules Cycles by risk class, with triggers, grace periods and what happens on expiry. - Lifecycle history Every status change, approval and document, kept for audit. Capability 03 ## Risk & Supply Continuity See risk early and know how long you can last. For Supply chain Operations Procurement - Risk register Every supplier's risk by factor, with bands and change since last quarter. - Risk graphs Heat grid, risk matrix, trend and factor mix, in one picker. - Time to survive and recover TTS and TTR for every critical supply path. - Survival-gap alerts A warning when recovery would outlast your stock. - Allocations and disruptions Record an allocation once; gaps, orders and customers update. - Mitigation plans Track the actions that close each gap. Capability 04 ## Risk Models Your factors, your weights, per company. For Procurement Supply chain Administrators - Named risk models Keep several models; each company stars its default. - Factors you control Switch factors on or off per company; standard ones can't be deleted. - Your own factors Add any factor, scored from your data, a feed, a questionnaire or a person. - Simple scoring Every factor scores 0–100; its weight sets how much it counts. - Approved changes Weight changes go to an approver; the current model stays in use until approved. Capability 05 ## Supplier Scorecards & Performance Score suppliers on what matters to you. For Procurement Quality Operations - Scorecard models Named models with your measures and weights; star the default. - Your own measures Add any measure; standard ones are locked but adjustable. - Targets and grades Targets by company, supplier or segment; A, B and C grades. - 159 KPIs out of the box Delivery, quality, cost and risk, ready on day one. - KPI formula engine Build any KPI. Names don’t matter, intent does. - Business reviews Share scorecards and actions with each supplier. Capability 06 ## RFQs & Sourcing Decisions Source on total cost, with every decision on the record. For Procurement Buyers - RFQ events Invite suppliers, collect responses and keep one record. - Side-by-side bid comparison Price, lead time, quality and risk together. - Award recommendations Suggested awards on total cost, for a person to approve. - Decision record Who decided, on what evidence, and why. - Assessment campaigns Send questionnaires to groups of suppliers, with due dates and reminders. Capability 07 ## Contracts & Inventory Agreements Every agreement, its prices and its stock terms in one place. For Procurement Finance Supply chain - Contract records Items and prices, agreements, orders and invoices, documents and history. - End-date and copy End or renew contracts without losing a version; nothing is deleted. - Inventory agreements Consignment and VMI terms linked to their contract. - Renewal reminders Know before prices and terms expire. - Contract price checks Every invoice checked against the contract. Capability 08 ## Spend, Price Leakage & Value Recovery Stop leakage and recover value Finance can validate. For Finance Procurement - Price leakage detection Paid above contract, or bought on POs with no agreement. - Spend analytics Spend by supplier, category, item, contract and company. - Recoveries Claim differences back and track them until the money is in. - Value tracker Savings move from identified to realised, and Finance validates them. - Invoices and payments Matched to orders, receipts and contracts. Capability 09 ## Consignment & Supplier-Managed Inventory See who owns, holds and replenishes every unit. For Supply chain Operations - Consignment and VMI visibility Supplier-owned and company-owned stock in one view, never added together. - Inventory dimensions Choose which dimensions to show and save the view. - Agreement-linked stock Quantities tied to the agreement behind them. - Visibility only Zeak shows stock; your systems of record post it. Capability 10 ## Quality, Compliance & ESG Keep every certificate, case and obligation current. For Quality Compliance - Supplier cases Supplier issues, SCARs and NCRs, each on its own workflow. - Quality queue Everything waiting on Quality, in one list. - Certificate tracking Expiry dates, renewals and reminders. - Compliance questionnaires Sent, scored and re-sent on schedule. - ESG and third-party risk ESG, security and compliance as factors in your risk model. - Linked quality cases Supplier issues connect to Zeak QMS. Capability 11 ## Supplier Collaboration Work with suppliers on one record, not in email. For Buyers Suppliers - Supplier portal Suppliers onboard, answer, upload and respond securely. - Shared cases and tasks Suppliers act on the same case your team sees. - Document exchange Certificates, quotes and evidence in one place. - Questionnaire responses Suppliers answer once; answers stay on record. - Internal and supplier comments Kept apart, clearly labelled. Capability 12 ## Command Center, Approvals & AI One place to see what needs you, and assistance that does the rest. For Every role - Command Center and My work What needs you now, by role and company. - Approvals Every consequential action approved by the right person, with e-signature where needed. - Ask Zeak Plain-language answers from the data you’re allowed to see. - AI insights Labelled suggestions with a reason; a person approves every change. - Dashboards and reports Build, share and schedule; set role defaults. - Roles per company A person can hold different roles in each company. - Any system Each data element comes from the system that owns it, with approved write-back. ## Start with what’s in the box. Tailor it to your enterprise. Questions about a feature? Write to [si@zeak.io](mailto:si@zeak.io). [Book a demo](https://calendly.com/hello-zeak/30min)