Define category ownership
Name the category, code, accountable owner, risk tier, and the supplier population in scope.
Result · owned intake boundaryImplementation
Begin with one category and one defensible decision.
Set the qualification rule, evidence requirement, and approval ownership for a real supplier case before expanding the governance model.
PILOT CASEOne categoryOne supplierOne decisionThen scale the policy
Implementation sequence
Four stages with an operating result.
The first implementation should prove that evidence and approval remain connected, then scale the same governance pattern.
Set qualification evidence
Choose questionnaire scope, assessment areas, document types, expiry expectations, and target decision dates.
Result · explicit evidence standardAssign the four roles
Separate category management, assessment, risk review, and independent approval rights.
Result · controlled responsibilityRun one complete case
Take a prospective supplier from request through evidence, risk rationale, and the recorded final decision.
Result · defensible decision traceWhat to prepare
Bring the policy and the evidence you already trust.
The first pass needs enough operating detail to distinguish category risk, required evidence, findings, and decision authority.
Supplier foundationSupplier names, codes, country, current state, and category assignment
Category policyCategory owner, risk tier, required questionnaire, assessment, and documents
Decision processRequest owner, assessor, risk reviewer, approver, and target time
Outcome rulesApprove, conditional approval, rejection, notes, and status mapping
Public site
Discover and decide
Product, process, implementation, pricing, and support information live here.
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ERP.ai
Configure and operate
Supplier records, role rights, qualification evidence, workflows, and decisions run there.
First implementation