What it covers
One source of truth for suppliers, specs, and decisions.
Documents & approvals
- Supplier document control
- Approvals and stage gating
- Document control network for customers
Sourcing data
- Pricing comparison
- Minimum lot quantities (MOQs)
- Lead times
- AI-optimized decision making
Structure
- Ingredient spec management
- Primary / secondary / tertiary tiers
- Redundancy across suppliers
- Unlimited ingredients
AI-optimized decisions
Not "cheapest" - best fit.
SKUchef weighs price, MOQ, lead time, and historical supplier reliability against the criteria your team sets for each ingredient. Rank suppliers automatically and review the reasoning before you commit.
- Weighted multi-criteria ranking
- Historical reliability factored in
- Side-by-side spec diffs
- Routed into stage-gated supplier approval
SKUchef reasoning
Why Oregon Farms (primary):
• Lead time 14d fits your production window
• MOQ 500kg matches monthly volume
• COA current, allergen statement on file
• Price $5.02/kg vs $4.71 Valley - worth 30% faster lead time
• Lead time 14d fits your production window
• MOQ 500kg matches monthly volume
• COA current, allergen statement on file
• Price $5.02/kg vs $4.71 Valley - worth 30% faster lead time
See SKUsafe on your own SKUs.
30-minute walkthrough on your real data - formulation, labels, supplier control.