Global sourcing is a matter of course for many companies. To be able to act competitively, you need reliable suppliers. BME International supports your search for suppliers. Since 2009, we have been offering our members a need-based search as part of our events. Individual, coordinated and effective. We have brought buyers and suppliers together in over 6,000 matchmakings. With a success rate of over 28%, 1 out of 3 conversations leads to a result. The focus of the B2B matchmaking is on production materials and services - in Europe, Asia and North Africa. If we have not planned a B2B event of your interest yet, check www.bmematchmaking.com or use the services of the BME Sourcing Help Desk.
Since 2015, BME has jointly organised BME purchasing initiatives on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). Together with the AHK network, we search for suitable suppliers in exciting procurement regions for our German buyers.
We have already offered the following purchasing initiatives:
See all B2B-Events and Purchasing Initiatives on www.bmematchmaking.com
Some KPI for the events:
Western Balkans ( Face 2 Face) - Next issue: June 2025 (Nürnberg)
Largest event (2019/Dortmund):
+ 50 German SME and +145 suppliers at the B2B event in Dortmund
+ 350 suppliers on the BME/AHK longlist
+ 700 sheduled meetings
South East Asia (online) - Next issue: June 2025 (online)
+ 80 German SME and rd. suppliers at the B2B online event
+ 200 suppliers on the BME/AHK longlist
+ 700 sheduled meetings (since 2022)
Purchasing Initiative India (online) - Next issue: August 2025 (online)
Purchasing Initiative Maghreb (Face 2 Face) - Next issue: November 2025
Special 2025: B2B in Frankfurt, Duesseldorf and Berlin
BME purchasing initiatives offer a comprehensive market overview, professional B2B processes along the purchasing needs, fast access to qualified suppliers, networking and efficient matchmaking.
BME Sourcing Days are larger B2B events with at least 10 German companies and buyers in advanced markets. In addition to the search for suppliers, the focus here is also on personal networking. Looking for solutions together and networking beyond the sourcing processes - that is the Sourcing Day.
Together with local partners, BME International makes the supplier search effective. The most important thing: personal exchange.
Since 2014, Sourcing Days have offered direct access to procurement markets in the area of production materials. BME Sourcing Day Pilsen, which we have been organizing together with Czech-Trade every year since 2014, is just one of many examples.
Next Sourcing Days: Portugal ('25), Italy ('25)
The BME Global Sourcing webinars aim to bring more transparency and know-how into the procurement regions that are covered by our matchmaking events.
Together with our partners we will shed light on the markets and their purchasing potential. Planned onlineseminars are also a chance to net work and discuss with other purchasing companies who will report on their
practical experience.
This new webinar series is meant explicitly for the buyers to further support their
sourcing activities.
All webinars are free of charge and reserved for procurement experts.
| Jan - June 2025 | July - Dec 2025 |
|---|---|
| BME "Global Sourcing Expert Council": 28 January 2025 | Online (Member only) | 2nd Purchasing Initiative INDIA: 11-31 August 2025 | Online |
| Sourcing Tour Portugal: 10-14 February 2025 | Porto, Portugal (Live) | 11th CEE Procurement and Supply Forum: 30 September 2025 | Cracow, Poland (Live) |
| 1st Purchasing Initiative Baltic States/Finland: 24-25 March 2025 | Mainz, Germany (Live) | 11th Sourcing Days Italy: 21-22 October 2025 | Turin + t.b.c., Italy |
| BME "Global Sourcing Council": 31 March 2025 | @ EPE/ESCE Summit, Frankfurt (Member only) | 2nd Procurement & Supply Forum Türkiye: October 2025 | Istanbul, Türkiye (Live) |
| IFPSM Europe Meeting: 31 March 2025 | @ EPE/ESCE Summit, Frankfurt (IFPSM-Member only) | 4th Purchasing Initiative Maghreb: 11-15 November 2025 | Frankfurt/Düsseldorf/Berlin, Germany (Live) |
| 11th Purchasing Initiative Western Balkans : 3-4 June 2025 | Nürnberg, Germany (Live) | |
| 4th Purchasing Initiative ASEAN: 16-30 June 2025 | Online | (Status: Jan 2025) |
1ST PURCHASING INITIATIVE South East Asean„I value and appreciate the good organization to present a pool of potential suppliers.”
7th Purchasing Initiative Western Balkans„The whole event was very good as it was in all previous years. ”
7TH PURCHASING INITIATIVE WESTERN BALKANS„We enjoy participating at the Western Balkans Purchasing initiative and will gladly participate again. We firmly believe that we will be able to find new partners from Germany and to expand our company's presence in the German market.”