Procurement Kurtz Ersa

Central Basic Principles

Quality, cost efficiency, innovative and sustainable products and customer satisfaction throughout the entire supply chain are the prerequisites for our success.

We think globally and act locally.

Our partnerships focus on the regular exchange of information with our suppliers, whereby we place particular value on creativity, reliability, quality and environmental awareness as well as innovation. We conduct price negotiations in a goal-oriented and consistent manner, but always openly, objectively and fairly.

As part of our corporate responsibility, we are committed to ensuring that human rights are respected and labor standards are adhered to in the manufacture of products and the provision of services by our suppliers. We and our suppliers ensure that discrimination, forced labor and child labor are not tolerated. We confirm that we do not tolerate any form of corruption or bribery in purchasing or engage in this in any way.

Goals of Kurtz Ersa Procurement

We have derived the following goals for the Purchasing division from our vision:

Ensuring the delivery service of the Kurtz Ersa Group
Continuous improvement of joint processes and products
Ensuring competitive purchase prices by implementing improvements to reduce suppliers´ costs
Integration of suppliers into the value chain
CO₂ neutrality* in our supply chain by 2029

*Scope 1 and 2 as well as partially Scope 3.

Digital Cooperation

Supplier Portal

By using its Supplier Portal, Kurtz Ersa is pursuing consistent process improvement based on digitization. We use our supplier platform for

Supplier registration / qualification
Inquiries / quotations
Order / order placement
Supplier evaluation

Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

We use a software solution to cover the legal requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and thus monitor the supply chain with regard to human rights and environmental due diligence obligations and minimize risks. If a concrete abstract risk has been identified, our suppliers receive questionnaires to be completed in order to finally determine whether an actual risk exists.

Material Compliance

Material compliance means that all materials used comply with legal requirements and environmental regulations. This ensures that our products are safe and sustainable. We make specific inquiries about the following legal requirements via a service provider:

REACH (EU Chemicals Regulation)
SVHC (part of the Reach Regulation)
EU RoHS (EU directive on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment)
POPs (EU regulation on persistent organic pollutants)
CP65 (California law against carcinogenic substances)
TSCA (US law on chemicals)
PFAS (EU regulation on per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances)
Conflict Minerals (mineral extraction in areas with human and international rights violations)

Digital Invoice Receipt

Kurtz Ersa always prefers to receive incoming invoices in digital form. All common formats are processed - primarily PDF, but of course also all legally prescribed e-invoice formats. Automated invoice verification requires the invoice to be executed in accordance with § 14 UStG and the underlying order document and delivery note number to be specified. This is the basis for rapid processing and timely payment of the invoice.

Sustainability in Kurtz Ersa Procurement

Kurtz Ersa respects the environment and gives ecological, social and economic issues the importance they need in this day and age. We want to achieve CO₂ neutrality by 2029 and thus set a benchmark in the industry. Accordingly, sustainability determines our actions. With sustainable procurement, we make a significant contribution to environmental, resource and climate protection. We contribute to the global protection of employees and the environment through the Supply Chain Act. We require all our suppliers to comply with certain minimum labor and environmental standards.