Freight Sourcing
Freight Sourcing
FREIGHT PROCUREMENT FOR SHIPPERS

Freight Procurement Software

- Powerful Freight Sourcing for You
Counteract freight capacity shortfall with Freight Procurement and accelerate your shipment allocation.
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Our previous sourcing tool did not offer the flexibility to create sourcing events tailored to our unique business requirements. On top of that, we now have access to powerful tools to analyze a huge amount of data in a relatively short period of time.
 

Brandon Clark, Manager-Global Transportation
Amway

BENEFITS

Benefits of Transportation Procurement Software for your business

Don’t let the capacity crunch disrupt your business. Find the best rates and access the largest carrier database with our fully digital freight matchmaking solution.

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From offer to execution

From offer to execution
  • Easily integrate your rates into Transporeon Rate Management, synchronizing tendering and execution.
  • Connect strategic tenders with execution on one platform.
  • Streamline your freight tenders and find the right provider with one click.
Benefits

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Save Costs

Save Costs
  • Save an average of 20% on freight costs.
  • Reduce 30% of labor costs with digital solutions.
  • Benefit from expert consultancy — over 10,000 RFQs issued each year.
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Fully Digital

Fully Digital
  • Spend more time analysing and optimizing tenders.
  • Eliminate tedious manual work with antiquated systems.
  • Digital tools designed for digital native.
Benefits

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Matchmaking

Matchmaking
  • Access the largest network of carriers.
  • Right place, Price, Availability, and other Criteria for your business.
  • Secure capacity for both Strategic and Spot Tendering.
Benefits

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Full Transparency

Full Transparency
  • Compliance and visibility for internal and external parties in a single solution
  • Standardize the way you work with carriers
  • Solve language barriers with digital communication (offered in 25 languages)
  • Get greater visibility in reporting and analytics
Benefits

Facts and figures

30
%
less on labour effort
40
k+
carrier profiles in supplier database

Core Features of Transporeon’s Freight Procurement Software

Access to the largest carrier database

Match your carrier requirements by searching, selecting, and evaluating on geographic coverage, mode, equipment type and industry specialization. Get access to our supplier database with more than 50,000 carrier profiles and extensive search functionality.

Supply Chain Optimization

Analyze network organization, transport flows and locations including transport flow optimization, centralization / decentralization, inventory allocation, and more. We help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your global supply chains and networks, set priorities, and secure critical stakeholder support.

Automatic offer validation

Minimum and maximum price specifications, mandatory fields, predefined units, fixed offer structure and much more.

Multiple Feedback Rounds

Designed for multiple negotiation rounds with the ability to receive carrier feedback in real time. Multiple Feedback rounds on average result in 1.5 - 4% price reduction compared to one time off-line feedback.

Highly complex scenario handling

Unlock complex bid scenarios with smart combinatorial analysis. Use the rule-based combinatorics for creating and calculating complex allocation scenarios and identify the ultimate allocation scenario out of trillions of different possible allocation combinations in next to no time.

Approval flows and user right management

Approval processes and user rights management via individually definable release workflows.

Reporting and analytics

Integrated analysis engine for comprehensive evaluation of various award scenarios and extensive report functionality. Documentation of all activities with time stamp.
 

Match your carrier requirements by searching, selecting, and evaluating on geographic coverage, mode, equipment type and industry specialization. Get access to our supplier database with more than 50,000 carrier profiles and extensive search functionality.

Analyze network organization, transport flows and locations including transport flow optimization, centralization / decentralization, inventory allocation, and more. We help to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your global supply chains and networks, set priorities, and secure critical stakeholder support.

Minimum and maximum price specifications, mandatory fields, predefined units, fixed offer structure and much more.

Designed for multiple negotiation rounds with the ability to receive carrier feedback in real time. Multiple Feedback rounds on average result in 1.5 - 4% price reduction compared to one time off-line feedback.

Unlock complex bid scenarios with smart combinatorial analysis. Use the rule-based combinatorics for creating and calculating complex allocation scenarios and identify the ultimate allocation scenario out of trillions of different possible allocation combinations in next to no time.

Approval processes and user rights management via individually definable release workflows.

Integrated analysis engine for comprehensive evaluation of various award scenarios and extensive report functionality. Documentation of all activities with time stamp.
 

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Advanced features and innovations

Our freight procurement software offers a range of advanced features and innovations designed to enhance your logistics operations. Utilising the best freight procurement software allows your company to optimise the sourcing and transportation process, achieving significant cost savings. Our comprehensive freight sourcing platform integrates advanced benchmarking tools, enabling you to compare performance metrics and secure the most competitive rates. This transportation procurement software automates routine tasks, streamlining your sourcing activities and improving overall efficiency. With our freight procurement tool, you can make data-driven decisions, ensuring your transport operations are both effective and competitive. The robust features of our freight procurement platform provide a complete solution for managing and optimising your transportation needs.

CUSTOMER VOICES

Find out why our customers love Freight Procurement

We put together case studies, success stories and testimonials from our most valued customers. Watch, listen, read and learn about the real-life benefits of Freight Procurement.

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Why choose Transporeon's freight procurement platform

Meet the best freight procurement software for optimising your logistics processes. The Transporeon freight procurement platform is a comprehensive freight procurement tool that enables companies to streamline, optimise and automate transportation processes to deliver maximum efficiency. Embrace the power of digitalisation in our highly secure environment – the Transporeon freight sourcing platform supports enhanced decision making and gives you access to the most competitive rates. Experience our transportation procurement software with a free expert-led demo today.

CLIENT VOICES

What our clients say 

Transporeon Freight Procurement is very useful for communication with our transport partners within the EMEA region. Contacting one or all of the carriers for a single lane or more is just a click away. In addition, it gives us an insight into which aspects a carrier should preferably adapt in order to obtain a certain lane.
 

Maarten Heylen
Logistics manager EMEAIR, JLG Industries

Since 2015, we have been tendering for air, ocean and land freight globally via Transporeon Freight Procurement. As a result, we have increased speed and significantly reduced administrative expenses. In addition, we can ensure that all internal requirements and compliance guidelines are met.
 

Sarah Rebstein
Freight & Logistics Services, Purchasing ZF Friedrichshafen AG

We wanted to have a structured, competitive and fast online tool for benchmarking and scouting and this wish has been satisfied by Transporeon Freight Procurement.
 

Valentino Soldan
Head of Logistic, Benetton Group 

PRODUCTS

Explore more of our digital freight solutions

Together our products work in harmony to increase transport efficiency along the full lifecycle of freight activities.

Freight Sourcing Hub

Strategic Benchmarking

Strategic Benchmarking
  • Persistent freight cost savings with up to 8% with our state of art benchmarking approach.
  • Get the most comprehensive overview of all markets and for all modes.
  • Profit from insights into latest market developments & forecasts.
  • Get a deeper understanding of rate developments & costs drivers.
  • Receive regular information with market overviews, developments, cost drivers.
Benefits

Market Intelligence & Benchmarking

Supply Chain Advisory

Supply Chain Advisory
  • Know-How from more than 1,700 supply chain projects and 25+ years of experience 
  • Gain full global network transparency  
  • Achieve cost savings through supply chain optimization
  • Support for all phases, from conception to implementation into your supply chain
  • Deep knowledge of all modes of transport
  • Specialized Benchmarks with proven Market Intelligence methodology
Benefits

Freight Audit & Payment Hub

Freight Audit

Freight Audit
  • Full visibility of process, data and carrier performance.
  • Logistics should no longer deal with invoicing.
  • Underbilling is reported.
  • Receives alerts about rejection/approval.
  • Cost allocation of freight audit costs are automated.
Benefits

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Savings Calculator

Calculate how much time and money you could save by implementing Freight Procurement. It’s super quick and easy! In just 60 seconds, you'll get an estimate of your potential cost reductions and enhanced efficiency.

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FAQ

What is freight procurement software, and how does it work?

Freight procurement software or freight sourcing software uses connected technology for the strategic acquisition of transportation services, to move goods through supply chains efficiently and cost-effectively. It includes tasks such as tender management, rate negotiations and service provider selection.

What does the Transporeon Freight Sourcing Hub do?

Our freight procurement software offers a structured and scalable platform that enables shippers to source suitable partners for spot, seasonal, and long-term, strategic freight contracts. It streamlines the procurement process by connecting shippers with a vast network of carriers, facilitating freight procurement efficiency and tendering.

What are the benefits of a freight procurement platform? Transporeon Freight Procurement offers:

  • Extensive carrier database: Access to Europe's largest transport purchasing community.

  • Cost and labour effort savings

  • Compliance: 100% compliance in the tendering process.

  • Global support: Multilingual support across different time zones.

  • Advanced tools: Integrated analysis tools for scenario building and decision-making.

  • Environmental impact: Robust carbon rating methodology.

Does Transporeon offer advanced freight procurement features?

Transporeon Freight Sourcing Hub incorporates:

  • Mathematical combinatorial analysis, to automatically optimise incoming offers into specific scenarios based on predefined rules. 

  • Intelligent data validation: Ensures data accuracy.

  • Multiple base prices comparison: Baseline and target price comparisons.

  • Comprehensive business rules: To identify optimal scenarios considering costs, capacity, and service levels.

  • Pre-configured dashboards and reports: For efficient analysis and decision-making.

How does Transporeon support sustainable transport solutions?
Transporeon integrates sustainable transport concepts, including CO2 emissions tracking and carbon rating methodologies, to help businesses develop environmentally friendly transport networks.
How can I get support or assistance with Transporeon Freight Procurement?
Transporeon offers expert support in multiple languages from experienced consultants for both technical and strategic guidance. Managed service projects are also available for comprehensive assistance.
What’s the value of access to a large carrier database?

Access to a database allows shippers to:

  • Find optimal Mmatches: Select carriers that meet specific requirements, such as geographic coverage, transportation mode, equipment type, and industry specialisation.

  • Enhance negotiation power: Leverage a broad selection of carriers to negotiate better rates and terms.

  • Ensure capacity availability: Mitigate risks associated with capacity shortages by having multiple carrier options.

How much can I save with Transporeon solutions?

Shippers using  Transporeon's freight procurement solutions can expect:

  • Freight cost reduction: Savings of up to 20% on freight expenses.

  • Labor effort reduction: Up to 30% decrease in labor effort due to the implementation of digital solutions.

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