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Damen Shiprepair selects the Oxalys SQM solution to optimize supplier relationship management through the deployment of SRM, Procurement Sourcing, and Supplier Quality modules. Testimonial.
Damen Shiprepair is part of Damen, a Dutch company employing 12,500 people across 35 shipyards on five continents.
Damen Shiprepair Brest is a renowned ship repair yard, equipped with three dry docks, the largest measuring 420 x 80 meters, one of the largest in Europe. The yard offers a wide range of services for many types of vessels, including cruise ships, LNG carriers, floating storage and regasification units, oil tankers, shuttle tankers, dredgers, offshore construction vessels, semi-submersibles, floating production, storage and offloading units, ferries, and more.
Optimizing the contribution of supplier relationships to business objectives from the sourcing phase
Thanks to the SRM, Source-to-Contract, and Supplier Quality Management modules of the Oxalys software, Damen Shiprepair aims to optimize its supplier relationships through centralized and shared management of segmentation, sourcing and tendering, contracts and pricing, as well as evaluations and claims.
”We are a dedicated, service-oriented company managing numerous shipyards, including large and complex projects. We ensure quality in everything we do by leveraging our experience and encouraging continuous learning among all our employees. The performance of our company and the satisfaction of our clients rely on the expertise of our staff, totaling 300 years of ship repair experience, and on the management of our procurement with a panel of over 2,000 suppliers. The diversity of our purchases and the large number of suppliers in a project-based management environment creates a complexity that the Oxalys platform is designed to support, helping us achieve a more structured, efficient, and collaborative procurement process.
Patrick RENAVOT Managing director
Project-based management, which characterizes Damen Shiprepair’s operations, is a model used across many other industries. It often results in procurement complexity due to the large number of purchasing categories to manage and the extensive supplier panel, leading to numerous operational interactions, all within an increasingly stringent regulatory context. Damen Shiprepair’s project once again demonstrates the relevance of the Oxalys platform, particularly in its ability to address the specificities of production procurement, including project-based management, while streamlining procurement and supplier quality processes.
