Case Study: Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial & consumer tools achieves streamlined supplier due diligence and centralized product compliance with Benchmark Gensuite

Streamlining supplier due diligence & advancing product compliance programs

Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company, a global industrial and consumer tools manufacturer with thousands of suppliers and millions of parts/SKUs, faced mounting regulatory obligations and growing customer requests for product compliance information. To streamline supplier engagement and centralize product compliance tracking across teams, the company turned to Benchmark Gensuite and deployed the Gensuite Product Steward platform.

Benchmark Gensuite implemented a cloud-based Product Steward solution with a web-based Supplier Portal, automated supplier workflows, configurable dashboards, and ERP/PLM integrations to sync parts, suppliers, and BoMs. The result: 1.5+ million items/parts tracked, thousands of suppliers managed for material compliance and conflict minerals, seamless integration with multiple ERP systems, and faster, more visible compliance assessments and stakeholder alerts—delivering measurable productivity and program improvements.