The purchasing process
Sourcing
A market analysis is carried out to identify suppliers or technologies likely to be in a position to respond to a consultation process.
Consultation
Before requesting any products or services, risk analyses are carried out for each identified supplier: financial risk, risk of concealed work, and risk of economic dependence on Groupe BPCE. All consultations are processed via the Group's Purchasing IS.
Selection & drafting of contracts
All bids are examined using objective selection criteria based on functional, technical, commercial, legal, regulatory, and CSR considerations. Particular attention is paid to developing secure relationships with suppliers.
Monitoring of supplier relations
Mindful of the relationships they develop with their suppliers, the Purchasing teams manage and coordinate all supplier relations by fostering a customer/supplier relationship founded on mutual respect and sense of shared responsibility, notably through the organization of regular meetings.
Payment
Supplier payment deadlines are a major issue that concerns all Groupe BPCE companies without exception. Paying suppliers on time is the basis of a healthy and well-balanced relationship. To facilitate the processing of invoices and reduce payment times, suppliers must send their customer an invoice in accordance with the payment schedule specified in the contract.
When dealing with third parties, suppliers are asked to inform their contacts of any potential or established conflicts of interest. As part of the Group's responsible purchasing policy, suppliers are also required to:
- Comply with current CSR standards and regulations,
- Agree to be assessed on their own CSR performance and, if necessary, to propose measures to improve their performance (CSR progress plan, etc.),
- Support Groupe BPCE in its efforts to achieve its own CSR objectives, notably by proposing innovative products, processes or services.
Processing of personnal data
Within the framework of our relationship with suppliers, we may be required to process some of their personal data.
To understand how this data is used and how to exercise your rights in this area, please consult the
BPCE Achats privacy policy
.