CONNEX™ is a cloud-based, industry-designed software platform that connects all Manufacturers into a searchable database allowing manufacturers, suppliers and buyers to quickly post and respond to needs, visualize supply chain risk, search for qualified manufacturers and discover new business opportunities. CONNEX™ Missouri is the exciting new online tool that puts you deeply into Missouri’s supply chain network and seamlessly integrates with the highly respected
Manufacturers Marketplace, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

If you’re a manufacturer in Missouri, it’s hard to think of any reason not to get your login to CONNEX™ Missouri. Here are just some of the reasons you should get in on it:

• Advertising & Promotion. CONNEX™ was built to strengthen U.S. Manufacturers. Even if you never use it for anything else, you should make sure your listing can work for you to promote your business. You control your listing and provide searchable details about your company’s products and capabilities so potential customers can find you.
• Detailed Supplier Directory. Detailed listings combined with the deep search capability of CONNEX™ helps you find qualified domestic suppliers with the specific products, services and manufacturing capabilities you need. You can also use it to find new customers whose needs fit your capabilities.
• Network, Interact & Connect. Powerful interactive networking tools let you see and be seen by people in the statewide and national Supply Chain.
  • Connect with Buyers, Primes, OEMs and other qualified manufacturers who have what you
    need, or who need what you have.
  • Participate in OEM purchasing events, matchmaking sessions and industry forums designed to
    help you grow your domestic supplier base and connect with sales opportunities.
  • Post and respond to RFPs, RFQs and RFIs.
  • Publish needs or surplus notifications.
  • And more.

CONNEX™ is powerful support for you, the American Manufacturer. This is THE biggest push ever to promote a comprehensive, practical online tool to connect and strengthen the U.S. Manufacturing Supply Chain. CONNEX™ is being rolled out and supported by:

• The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership
  (NIST-MEP).
• State MEP Network Partners, including Missouri Enterprise.
• The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and its state affiliates including Associated Industries of Missouri (AIM).
• Legislators, Economic Developers and Chambers of Commerce.
• Over 100 state and regional associations.
• And other state leaders and business associations.

If you are a Missouri manufacturer, go to missourienterprise.org/connex/sign-up-form and enter your information. We’ll confirm you’re a qualified manufacturer and provide you with credentials to sign in, update your profile and start using the system. It’s that simple.

CONNEX™ Missouri is designed to seamlessly integrate with the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Manufacturers Marketplace, the premier national database platform that connects over 140,000 U.S. manufacturers nationwide. Manufacturers Marketplace is populated with extensive data provided by national associations, state and local partnerships, and companies themselves, resulting in a robust industry connection tool that reduces time, money and supply-chain risk while also strengthening the U.S. Manufacturing Supply Chain.

First, get your login to CONNEX™ Missouri. Then, when you do a search within the CONNEX™ Missouri platform, you will be given an option to expand to the national database in Manufacturers Marketplace. Choose that option and you will then be prompted to set up your national profile. Do this between September 1 and October 31st, 2021 to receive FREE FOR LIFE access to the national Manufacturers Marketplace database system (a $500 per year value; minimum
usage requirements apply.)

You can find alternate suppliers, view your supply chain visually, highlight single supplier and financial risks within your supply chain, see companies on government blacklists, and more. You can also find suppliers by searching the thousands of state manufacturers and using filters to identify companies with products and services that match your specific needs. For national supply chain connectivity, enroll into Manufacturers Marketplace through CONNEX™ Missouri and you
will have all of these features available to you and access to information on over 140,000 listed manufacturers throughout the country.

Yes! With CONNEX™ Missouri and Manufacturers Marketplace, you can view and post RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, surplus material or equipment lists, and any other type  of business need you may have. You can also issue notifications to different network groups within the platform (small businesses, educations institutions, custom lists, etc.) or sign up to receive notifications of important posts from other users.

Use CONNEX™ Missouri to search thousands of Missouri manufacturers and use filters to identify companies that best meet your needs. If for any reason you are unable to find just the right supplier in Missouri through CONNEX™ Missouri, you can easily expand your search nationally by enrolling and seamlessly integrating into Manufacturers Marketplace, the national supply chain connectivity database.

Send an email to connex@misourienterprise.org and we will be happy to assist you. Or, you may call Jeff Wilkens, Missouri Enterprise Supply Chain Program Manager, at 573-308-2453.