Thyssenkrupp Systematically Continues its Digitization Offensive

Materials Services is systematically continuing its digitization initiative: The materials distributor & services experts of the thyssenkrupp Group have digitized their energy procurement of electricity and gas and can thus offer more services and greater transparency. Traditional energy procurement requires a great deal of experience and, above all, time for tenders and price comparisons. By cooperating with a specialized service provider, more than 350 customers for electricity and 200 jobs for natural gas can now be supplied digitally.

Dirk Lieske, head of energy purchasing at thyssenkrupp Materials Trading, "By digitizing all data relevant to the energy industry from the Group, we are now in a position to issue tenders at short notice. By pooling all requirements, our small team has succeeded in achieving significant cost savings for the Group as a whole." In addition to the savings potential, digitalized purchasing offers further opportunities for thyssenkrupp's materials experts. What used to mean extensive research into suppliers and prices can now be viewed centrally on a single platform. "Our service provider enPORTAL offers us a transparent comparison with exchange-traded electricity and gas prices with the possibility of addressing over 600 audited energy suppliers digitally," says Lieske.