Supplier Module – overview of suppliers and supplier risk | Mynder

Mynder's Supplier Module brings supplier follow-up together in one place: map suppliers, assess risk, document compliance and follow up requirements throughout the supplier relationship.

Know your suppliers. Stay in control of the risk.

Organisations depend on more and more suppliers, systems and services. But how clear an overview do you really have of your suppliers, which requirements apply and how they are followed up?

Map suppliers, assess risk, document compliance and follow up requirements throughout the supplier relationship.

A supplier may process sensitive data, deliver business-critical services or have access to key systems.

At the same time, supply chains are becoming more complex. New requirements for information security, privacy and AI make it increasingly important to know who your organisation works with, and what risk each relationship involves.

Without a shared overview, supplier follow-up quickly turns into a mix of spreadsheets, emails and documents that are hard to keep up to date.

Supplier overview

Know who you work with.

Gather information about your suppliers, the services they deliver and which parts of the organisation depend on them.

Get a better basis for deciding which suppliers need closer follow-up.

Risk assessment

Understand the risk before it becomes a problem.

Not all suppliers carry the same risk.

Assess suppliers based on factors such as the importance of the service, information security, privacy and relevant regulatory requirements.

Use the assessments to prioritise follow-up and necessary actions.

Requirements and documentation

Keep the documentation together. Stop searching for it.

Keep track of relevant requirements, supplier information and the documentation your organisation needs to assess compliance.

This gives a clearer basis for internal control, audits and dialogue with your suppliers.

Follow-up and actions

Supplier management is not a one-off exercise.

Suppliers, services and risk factors change.

Follow up assessments, documentation, deviations and actions over time, so your organisation can work systematically with supplier risk.

AI is increasingly part of the products and services organisations buy.

A supplier may use AI for analysis, decision support or automation, without this necessarily being clear to the customer.

Does the supplier use AI in the services it delivers?

What data do the AI systems process?

Which decisions or work processes can AI affect?

Who is responsible for the solution?

How does the supplier document governance and control?

The Supplier Module is a standalone product for supplier management and third-party risk.

It can also be combined with Mynder Core and AI Governance, so suppliers, systems and AI use can be seen together.

It is about being in control of both the technology your organisation develops itself and the solutions it buys from others.

Good supplier management should not require information to be collected again every time someone needs it.

With a more structured way of working, it becomes easier to find relevant information, prioritise follow-up and document how your organisation handles supplier risk.

With Mynder's MCP integration, you can retrieve information about your suppliers directly from your own AI assistant.

“Show me all registered suppliers.”

“Which suppliers have the highest risk?”

“Create an overview of our suppliers' maturity.”

“Which suppliers are missing documentation?”

“Create a dashboard showing our suppliers, risk level and maturity.”

The AI assistant can compile and visualise information that is already registered in Mynder.

This makes it easier to get an overview without searching through different reports and menus.

Pilot project

Helse Vest IKT is participating in a pilot project exploring how Mynder can improve visibility into supplier risks and documentation.

Documentation

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All suppliers in one place

Each supplier is shown with category, country and risk level, so you can see where follow-up is needed.

Risk level and score per supplier

Category and country

Separate views for overview, map, supply chain and comparison

Risk and maturity for every system

For each system you get from a supplier, Mynder shows the risk level, the maturity level, when the internal risk assessment was done and how many tasks are open.

Risk level and maturity level

Date of the internal risk assessment

Number of tasks

What remains, with an owner

Tasks that need follow-up have an owner. The maturity assessment shows what is fulfilled and what remains in each control area.

Open tasks with an owner

Fulfilled and remaining per control area

How well the system is documented

The Supplier Module covers the whole of third-party risk management – not just individual assessments.

Supplier register

One register of suppliers and services, with owner and point of contact.

Classification and risk assessment

Assess how critical each supplier is, and what risk it brings.

Collect contracts, answers and documentation. See the gaps against your requirements.

Follow-up and measures

Follow up measures, deadlines and changes over time.

Criticality

Risk

Requirements and contracts

Gap analyses

Measures and deadlines

AI use