Company Hierarchy Management
Gain Complete Visibility Into Organizational Structures
Organizations rarely operate as a single entity. Many consist of parent companies, subsidiaries, legal entities, business units, branches, and facilities spread across multiple regions and countries. Understanding these relationships is critical for effective supplier management, compliance, risk assessment, and business operations.The SDS Hierarchy Management Module provides a centralized framework for managing and sharing organizational structures, helping organizations improve visibility, data quality, and operational efficiency.
One Organizational Structure. One Trusted Source.
Maintain a complete and accurate view of organizational relationships in a single location. Whether managing your own corporate structure or evaluating business partners, SDS provides a standardized approach to hierarchy management.
Ultimate Parent Companies
Subsidiaries & Legal Entities
Business Units & Divisions
Branches & Facilities
Corporate Affiliates
Joint Ventures
Improve Visibility Across Business Relationships
Understanding how organizations are structured helps support better decision-making across procurement, compliance, finance, risk management, and operations.
Improve Organizational Visibility
Gain a clearer understanding of ownership and operating relationships.
Reduce Duplicate Records
Improve consistency and reduce fragmented supplier data.
Reduce Duplicate Records
Improve consistency and reduce fragmented supplier data.
Improve Governance
Maintain more accurate and controlled business information.
Simplify Multi-Entity Management
Manage related organizations through one standardized structure.
Create a Single Source of Truth
Centralize hierarchy information for broader business use.
Support Global Operations
SDS helps standardize organizational information across complex global structures, creating a clearer understanding of ownership, capabilities, operational footprint, and business relationships.
Associate Information With the Right Entity
Not all information belongs at the same organizational level. SDS allows information to be associated with the appropriate parent company, legal entity, division, or facility.
Corporate Level
- ESG Programs
- Corporate Policies
- Sustainability Initiatives
- Global Certifications
Legal Entity Level
- Tax Information
- Banking Information
- Insurance Coverage
- Compliance Documentation
Facility Level
- Site Certifications
- Health & Safety Metrics
- Operational Capabilities
- Local Contacts
Strengthen Risk and Compliance Visibility
A structured hierarchy provides critical context for supplier assessments, compliance reviews, and risk management.
Built for Modern Business Ecosystems
The SDS Hierarchy Management Module is designed to support integration with leading ERP, procurement, supplier management, and risk management platforms.
Why SDS Hierarchy Management?
Centralize Organizational Data
Maintain a complete view of parent companies, subsidiaries, legal entities, and facilities.
Improve Data Accuracy
Reduce duplicate records and maintain consistent information across systems.
Increase Transparency
Gain greater visibility into ownership structures and organizational relationships.
Support Compliance & Risk
Provide critical context for compliance reviews, supplier assessments, and risk evaluations.
Scale With Confidence
Support growing organizations and increasingly complex business networks.
Create a More Connected Information Network
Hierarchy is the foundation for managing certifications, compliance information, payment data, ESG programs, cybersecurity information, health and safety records, and other critical business information.
By connecting organizational structures with trusted information, SDS helps create a more complete, accurate, and transparent business network.