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The e-procurement of translations

Closer to purchasing. Closer to sales.

E-procurement, the electronic procurement of services and goods, is more than just a fashionable business trend. It is a business strategy that works – and very well at that. Unlike classical purchasing, many processes can also be automated. This relieves the burden on your purchasing department and increases the quality of products or services. “Time savings up, process costs down”, you could say. No wonder, then, that e-procurement has taken the B2B sector by storm.

In some ways, the translation industry has reacted rather sleepily to this trend so far. That is difficult to understand because translations can be integrated very well into existing procurement processes.

As a translation agency, we have developed our own proof of that: our client portal {connect}.

From enquiry to translation

No long way to go. Just three clicks.

What does e-procurement of translations actually entail? And what exactly is the role of our client portal in it? Traditional purchasing via catalogues, e-mail or telephone can be quite efficient, but, hand on heart, often it is not. E-mails are a good example: sometimes an attachment is missing, sometimes something is unclear and you have to follow up, sometimes several people in a company send the same file or, even worse, different versions of the same project. No matter who you ask, the experiences are very similar.

{connect} circumvents these problems by bundling the most important ordering processes and reducing them to the essentials. The result: requesting and ordering a translation now requires only three simple steps.

  1. Specify the target language and, if applicable, the desired delivery date
  2. Upload the file
  3. Save, i.e. send

…and you’re done. Often in less than a minute. Based on the length and complexity as well as the source and target language of your text, we will then prepare a quote asap. All you have to do is accept or reject it.

Even though you can check the project status yourself in the portal at any time, we will send you an email as soon as the translation is ready for download, including a link to the portal.

Functionality and design

As simple as possible, as complex as necessary.

When developing and programming {connect}, we were guided by the needs of the more than 16,000 clients for whom we have translated over the past 17 years. Experience has shown that the purchasing departments of almost all companies attach great importance to the following factors:

  • High product quality
  • Transparent costs
  • Simple ordering process
  • Processing status and project progress accessible at any time
  • Secure data exchange
Two further functions are particularly important for companies that are operating internationally, namely:
  • Multilingual interface
  • Flexible project management and assignment of access privileges

Once all these requirements have been met, the e-procurement of translations can be easily integrated into existing ordering processes, regardless of the size of the company. Scalability is built in.

Of course, we ensure a high translation quality by way of assigning native specialist translators to your projects as well. But the rest of the list pretty much reads like a feature list of our client portal {connect}. At the same time, it is minimalist and simple in layout and design, so that no training period is necessary. The system is self-explanatory.

User accounts and access privileges of our client portal

Flexible - with full control.

Companies grow. Corporate structures change. Therefore, supplier interfaces must be flexible. Our client portal {connect} offers precisely this flexibility and can therefore be easily integrated into existing e-procurement processes. Here are a few examples:

Suppose your company is growing and new employees need quick access to our translations. No problem. New employees can be added in the portal in no time at all.

What if your controlling department needs access to the invoices, but should not see the translations, for example because they are confidential documents?

Not a problem either, because access privileges can be assigned to each employee individually or to specific groups.

What if your are expanding and your new branch abroad needs access to the translation of your website, but the employees there do not speak German? No worries. The interface language can be set when logging in. It’s as simple as that.

{connect} therefore not only offers a high degree of flexibility. It also gives you full control over who is allowed to view and do what, when and where. And all that with just a few clicks.

Questions about the e-procurement of translations?

We will be happy to advise you.

Whether you have questions about our client portal {connect} or would like to take a look around, our project managers will be happy to help you. A quick call or email is all it takes. If we have already convinced you, you can of course also request a quote directly.

Personal Consultation
Need a quote or just have a few questions? Then give us a call. Our project managers will be happy to advise you.
Email Requests
Do you have a question about the e-procurement of translations? Send us a short email and we’ll get back to you asap.
Request Form
Would you like a quote for a specific text that needs translating? Submit your request here.
Enquire now!

How can we help you?

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA. Thus, the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service also apply.

Questions about the e-procurement of translations?​

We will be happy to advise you.

Whether you have questions about our client portal {connect} or would like to take a look around, our project managers will be happy to help you. A quick call or email is all it takes. If we have already convinced you, you can of course also request a quote directly.

Personal Consultation
Need a quote or just have a few questions? Then give us a call. Our project managers will be happy to advise you.
Email Requests
Do you have a question about the e-procurement of translations? Send us a short email and we’ll get back to you asap.
Request Form
Would you like a quote for a specific text that needs translating? Submit your request here.
Enquire now!