Procurement
Our procurement processes
Our company procures a broad range of materials and services for our business. This varies from raw materials for our production sites, logistics services for the transportation of our finished products and incoming materials to everything else that we need for our facilities and offices. Our procurement processes are key for business success as well as our commitment to a sustainable future.
Procurement organization
Procurement is organized into three distinct segments, covering a broad portfolio of products and services: Raw materials, Indirect materials, and Logistics.
Please reach out to our Procurement professionals for further questions or to explore opportunities.
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Mandatory purchase orders
Nobian has a strict “No PO - no pay policy” which means that referencing a purchase order is mandatory when invoicing for goods or services. Please ensure you ask Nobian for a purchase order number before starting any work or delivering any goods.
Sustainable sourcing
We see Grow Greener Together not only as the right thing to do, but also as a true business opportunity to deliver value for our customers and society by providing new solutions that have smaller footprints or deliver other benefits. Striving for a sustainable future also means being a safe and reliable partner for customers, employees, business partners and communities and we ask all our suppliers to work with us on this topic.
Business Partner Code of Conduct
All our suppliers are required to comply with our Business Partner Code of Conduct. As such this requirement is part of all Nobian contracts and/or purchase order terms and conditions, which can be found here. The Code sets out expectations for suppliers:
- To comply with applicable laws
- To conduct business ethically
- To respect human rights
- To provide a safe and healthy working environment
- To protect the environment
- To adhere to responsible sourcing standards
EcoVadis
We partner with EcoVadis, to measure and track our sustainability performance as well as the sustainability progress of our business partners. In 2023 and 2024 we assessed the top 80% of our suppliers in terms of spend on energy, raw materials, logistics and indirect spend using the EcoVadis CSR platform. The EcoVadis assessment covers topics related to environmental, ethics, labor practices and human rights, as well as sustainable procurement.
Sustainability assessments
In 2023 we started regular sustainability assessments to ensure our business partners take an active approach towards sustainability and support Nobian’s sustainability ambitions. The EcoVadis assessment is taken into account.
More can be found in Nobian’s Sustainable Procurement Policy.