Material Sourcing

Wire Harness & Cable Assembly Material Sourcing Solution

Cableteque combines your inventory, contract pricing and live distributor pricing in one view, then selects the best source for every part at every quantity break.

Inventory, contract pricing and distribution in one view

Every BOM line shows on-hand inventory, negotiated manufacturer pricing and real-time offers from TTI, Heilind, Mouser, Digi-Key and the major wire distributors.

  • Inventory as a source

    Unallocated ERP inventory appears alongside distributor offers and can be included or excluded per quote.

  • Supplier RFQs

    Generate an RFQ for selected parts and send it from your own email. Supplier responses in any format are matched to the BOM automatically.

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Your negotiated pricing, not catalog pricing

Cableteque connects to each distributor with your own API key and returns your account pricing in minutes, without waiting for quotes from inside sales.

  • Real-time stock and lead time

    Stock on hand and manufacturer lead time are shown for every offer, so delivery commitments are based on current data.

  • Price breaks, MOQs and multiples

    The correct price break is applied at each quantity. Excess from MOQs is calculated and shown as an amortized price or a separate charge.

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Source selection based on your purchasing rules

Set priorities for price, lead time, preferred vendors, inventory use and material due date. Auto-pick selects a source for every part at every quantity break.

  • Different sources per quantity break

    Prioritize available stock for prototype quantities and lowest price for production volumes.

  • Buyer review

    Buyers can review all offers for any part and override any selection. Parts without a source are listed separately.

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Built for wire harness purchasing

Consolidated BOM

Requirements for the same part across all assemblies in a quote are combined to reach better price breaks.

Unit-of-measure conversion

Wire and cable by the spool, labels by the roll and heat shrink by the stick are converted to the unit you quote in.

Wire and cable pricing

Live pricing from wire and cable distributors, including WireMasters, AWC and Anixter, in addition to connector distributors.

Saved supplier quotes

Supplier quotes are stored after upload and applied automatically to future quotes for the same part.

Material due date

Set a required date to see which parts can be delivered in time before committing to a customer delivery date.

Refresh

Reprice an entire quote from current inventory, contract, distributor and supplier quote data in about five minutes, at PO confirmation or on requote.

Minutes
Not days
To get your pricing on every part
30+
Distributors
Available to connect via API

Manual material pricing vs. Cableteque

What changes when every BOM line is priced from one view.

TaskCabletequeCableteque QuoteManualSupplier websites, email and Excel
Checks pricing and stock across suppliersEvery part at onceOne website at a time
Uses your negotiated pricingThrough your API keysRequires supplier quotes
Includes inventory and contract pricingSame viewERP and separate spreadsheets
Applies price breaks per quantityOften skipped
Calculates MOQs, multiples and excessCalculated by hand
Reprices at PO confirmationRefresh, in minutesRepeated from scratch

What wire harness teams say about Cableteque

See your BOM priced automatically

Send a current BOM before the demo and we will source it live.

Frequently asked questions

Which distributors does Cableteque connect to?

The major wire harness distributors and wire and cable suppliers, including TTI, Heilind, Avnet, Arrow, Mouser, Digi-Key, FDH, PEI, WireMasters, Anixter and AWC.

Does Cableteque return our negotiated pricing?

Yes. You connect with your own API keys, so each distributor returns your account pricing. Where you don't have an account, standard pricing is shown.

How is manufacturer pricing handled, such as Amphenol or Glenair?

Manufacturers generally do not offer API connections. Upload contract pricing as an Excel price list, or send an RFQ from Cableteque.

Can Cableteque read supplier quotes in their own format?

Yes. Upload the response as received. Cableteque reads it, matches the parts and saves the pricing for future quotes.

Is API pricing the lowest price available?

API pricing reflects the price in the distributor's system. For high-cost parts, sort by extended cost and send RFQs to negotiate further.

Can Cableteque use our inventory?

Yes. Inventory can be loaded per site by Excel, API or scheduled data transfer. It appears as its own source and can be included or excluded per quote.

Can each quantity break use a different vendor?

Yes. For example, prototype quantities can prioritize available stock while production quantities prioritize price.

What happens to parts that can't be sourced?

They are listed in an unsourced tab, where you can send an RFQ, choose an alternate or correct the part number.

How long does setup take?

Two to four weeks. Obtaining API keys from distributors usually takes the longest, and our team assists with the requests.

What happens after material is priced?

The quote moves to labor estimation.