OMX Innovation · Deck 05 · Global Catalog Management — Seed brief
A Global Catalog Management platform covering every supplier's full product range (not just OMX-ranged product), with live pricing from suppliers …
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Why now

The wedge.

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What this covers

What's in scope.

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The problem

What's broken.

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OMX catalog = ranged product only. Q
OMX catalog = ranged product only. Quoting an off-range item triggers a multi-day supplier-loop.
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Specials lag. Suppliers drop price;
Specials lag. Suppliers drop price; OMX hears about it days later (or never). Margin opportunity walks past.
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Spec sheet hunt. Quote team chases d
Spec sheet hunt. Quote team chases datasheets every off-range quote.
04
No "is this already coded?" lookup
duplicate codes and orphan codes proliferate.
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N3 framing: memory note says N3 paid
N3 framing: memory note says N3 paid AUP is mix of contract + ad-hoc + pricebook resolution, NOT a pure floor. Better catalog visibility = better N3 pricing discipline.
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The benefits

The value story.

Lever
Mechanism
Sizing
Quote turnaround time
High
Hours → minutes. Direct win-rate impact.
Specials timing
Med
Catch supplier price moves same day → margin lift
Quote team capacity
Med
Less time on spec-sheet hunt = more quotes per FTE
Margin discipline
Med
Live cost visibility = mark-up policy holds
Search programme dependency
Strategic
Better search needs richer catalog data — this is the substrate
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The ask + roadmap

What we need.

Audience
See seed for audience detail.
References
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