How Nobia went from admin overload to better supplier decisions

Nobia

Nobia is a leading kitchen specialist in the Nordic region, with a portfolio of well-known kitchen brands across multiple markets. The company manufactures everything from flat-pack cabinets to high-quality customized kitchens and works with a broad supplier base across its operations.

Its Supplier Quality Assurance team works closely with Sourcing, Product Development, Sustainability and Operations to improve supplier performance, manage risk and ensure suppliers meet quality, sustainability and compliance requirements.

Key Improvements

Several hours saved every week

Automation and centralized supplier data reduce manual administration, spreadsheet management and time spent searching for supplier information.

More suppliers managed without proportional admin growth

Standardized processes and greater automation allow Nobia to manage a larger supplier base more efficiently without increasing administrative effort at the same rate.

Better visibility across risk, compliance, and performance

Shared supplier data gives Sourcing, Quality, and Sustainability teams a more consistent view.

The Challenge

Increasing sustainability, compliance and supply chain transparency requirements were making supplier management more complex.

Nobia wanted to move away from fragmented supplier data and manual processes toward a more centralized approach. The goal was to improve transparency, simplify information sharing and make supplier risk assessments more structured, while making it easier for suppliers to provide and maintain the information Nobia needed.

The team also wanted a platform that could evolve alongside changing regulatory requirements and future business needs.

The Solution

Nobia selected Kodiak Hub for its flexibility, customization capabilities and ability to grow with the organization.

Today, Kodiak Hub provides one central platform for supplier information, onboarding, qualification, risk assessments, sustainability and compliance data, supplier evaluations and follow-up activities.

Interactive questionnaires help Nobia identify risk more efficiently and focus resources where they are most needed, while lower-risk suppliers face less unnecessary administration. The platform also creates greater transparency between Sourcing, Quality and Sustainability teams.

The Result

Nobia now manages 385 suppliers in Kodiak Hub and estimates that automation and improved data accessibility save Procurement and Quality teams several hours every week.

Supplier onboarding and qualification have become faster and more structured, while standardized evaluations and risk assessments provide a more consistent view of supplier performance and compliance.

Most importantly, the increased level of automation and centralized supplier information allows Nobia to manage a larger supplier base without proportionally increasing administrative effort.

At the same time, better visibility helps the team identify higher-risk suppliers and supply chains earlier, allowing resources to be focused where they can have the greatest impact.

Top 3 Takeaways

More targeted supplier risk management

"By using a more targeted risk identification approach, suppliers assessed as low risk face less administrative burden while we can focus our resources on the suppliers and supply chains where risks are identified."

Built to evolve with changing requirements

"Kodiak Hub stood out through its flexibility, strong customization capabilities and clear focus on continuous development."

Scalable supplier management

"The increased level of automation, centralized information management and standardized processes allow us to manage a larger supplier base more efficiently without proportionally increasing administrative effort."

"The biggest value is the ability to manage supplier information, compliance, risk and performance in one system while supporting increasing regulatory requirements."