Many procurement departments face the same challenge today: too much manual work, too little time for analytics. Especially in mid-sized companies, scattered data, certificates, and reports consume valuable capacity – preventing strategic topics from getting the attention they deserve.

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In the webinar "How Meiller Simplifies Routines with AI – and Accelerates Analytics," Manfred Strohmair (Head of Procurement, Meiller Aufzugtüren) and Simon Vötter (Customer Development, Tacto) show how Meiller Aufzugtüren is evolving step by step toward the procurement of the future – more efficient, more data-driven, and analytically stronger.

Starting Point – Lots of Data, Little Transparency

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Procurement at Meiller Aufzugtüren was lean but heavily dependent on individual knowledge. Information about suppliers, certificates, and KPIs was spread across various systems, Excel lists, and email inboxes. This made analyses at the click of a button impossible and led to high manual effort – especially in document management and analytics.

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The goal was to create transparency, simplify processes, and automate routine tasks to free up capacity for value-adding topics.

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Automated Document Management

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A central step was the introduction of intelligent document management. Instead of manually maintaining certificates and records, they are now automatically recognized, classified, and stored in the system. Validity and expiration dates are monitored, changes documented, and reminders sent automatically. This completely eliminates tracking in email threads or Excel lists – filing is audit-proof and up to date.

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Through this automation, a recurring time drain became a largely self-running process. Procurement teams are actively notified before a document expires and can focus on substantive evaluations and analyses.

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Analytics at the Click of a Button

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Meiller Aufzugtüren has also taken the next step in evaluating procurement data: KPI reports, price developments, and supplier evaluations are now created dynamically and available at any time. Comparisons between suppliers, commodity groups, or locations can be performed in real time – without Excel formulas or manual datasets. The new system ensures a unified understanding of KPIs across all of procurement. Trends, deviations, and potentials become immediately visible – forming the foundation for targeted measures and fact-based discussions.

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AI as an Enabler for Procurement

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Meiller Aufzugtüren's vision goes beyond pure automation: AI serves as a tool that expands analytical capabilities and makes knowledge in procurement more usable. It helps structure data, recognize connections, and make analyses more efficient – regardless of whether it concerns supplier performance, price developments, or certificate status. This turns procurement into a data-oriented interface between various business areas. Information flows faster, transparency increases, and teams can focus on substantive and strategic questions instead of data collection and maintenance.

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Conclusion – From Routines to Insights

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The Meiller Aufzugtüren example shows how the targeted use of AI streamlines processes, centralizes knowledge, and strengthens analytical capabilities in procurement. Routine tasks are automated, analyses accelerated, and data becomes a genuine tool for transparency and collaboration.

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In the webinar, Manfred Strohmair (Meiller Aufzugtüren) and Simon Vötter (Tacto) report on how this transformation was implemented – and what role AI already plays in daily procurement work today.

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