To establish contacts with Brose, the first step is to submit a supplier application. If we decide that we need your products or services, we will get in touch with you.

Supplier application process

Here you can register as a supplier.

We involve our suppliers in our development, production and business processes at an early stage. This generates a close, intensive exchange of know-how, ideas and expertise – and ensures optimum product realization. In return, we offer our suppliers excellent opportunities for development, attractive conditions and long-term partnerships.

Our suppliers are expected to meet the following requirements:

• Structures and logistics that are capable of supplying all Brose locations worldwide
• Highly competitive in terms of price, supply reliability and flexibility
• Constant willingness to reduce costs, ensure cost transparency and increase productivity
• Innovative, intent on continuous product and process improvement
• Experience and expertise of producing prototypes
• Acceptance of Brose purchasing terms
• Zero-defect principle for all deliveries
• Compliance with all current quality requirements
• Able to update data in the International Material Data System (IMDS)
• Electronic data exchange compatible with the Brose organization (e.g. EDI, Brose-Extranet)
• Willingness to invoice deliveries/services using the self-billing procedure
• Consideration of social responsibility as well as economic and ecological behavior in terms of sustainability, especially with regard to air quality, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, management of natural resources, waste reduction, water quality and water consumption
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations that must be considered when fulfilling the supply contract - in particular laws to combat corruption and money laundering, competition and antitrust law, export control and tax legislation
• No intentional offer of products that contain raw materials, that have contributed to human rights abuses, bribery or ethnic violations, or that have adversely affected the environment
• Use of verified and conflict-free raw material producers and refineries to obtain raw materials such as tin, tungsten, tantalum or gold

In general, Brose expects its suppliers to consider all of the above-mentioned points throughout the entire value chain.

• The training offers the following parts:

Part 1 - Quality Management and Supplier Management

- Basic quality requirements for suppliers
- Supplier management and Supplier evaluation
- 8D-Problem-Solving-Process

Part 2 - Product Development Process (Brose-PDP)

- Feasibility Study (FS)
- Initial Sampling (PPAP/PPF)

Part 3 - Core competencies in Project Management

- Stakeholder and communication management
- Project Scheduling
- Risk management

Part 4 - Communication and customer orientation

- Personalization of conversation skills to avoid difficult situations
- Methods and techniques for solution-oriented attitudes and language
- Reflection of thinking and behavior patterns to identify inhibiting factors
- Strategies for resolving difficult situations to strengthen the customer-supplier relationship
- Work on own case studies to cope with unpleasant situations in a goal-oriented and self-confident way

Part 5 - Technical Cleanliness

- Requirements of the handbooks VDA 19.1 and VDA 19.2
- Specific requirements of the Brose norms

Part 6 - Project Management for investment suppliers

- Specific requirements of Brose for investment suppliers
- Communication management and Requirements management
- Change- and Risk management

Part 7 - Logistic requirements

- Logistic basics
- Supplier sourcing and Supplier selection
- Operational logistics and packaging

Part 8 - Sustainability requirements in the supply chain

Basics Corporate Responsibility
- Brose Code of Conduct (CoC)
- CO2-footprint
- Brose requirements for suppliers
Advanced CO2/LCA
- Calculation of the carbon footprint
- Evaluation of available tools and databases
- Deriving of company-specific approaches for reducing the footprint
Climate protection in the supply chain: Deep Dive Scope 1&2 (Online)