234,000 Interactions Saved: How Hellios Reduces Supplier Assurance Work

For many procurement and risk teams, supplier assurance used to mean one thing: endless admin.

Constant chasing. Expired certificates. Validation checks. And an inbox filling faster than anyone could keep up.

Before FSQS or JOSCAR, buyers’ days were a blur. All necessary work - but none strategic, none value-adding, and definitely not energising.

It wasn’t just time-consuming. It was resource-draining, inconsistent, and impossible to scale as supply chains grew.

And that’s exactly the problem our communities set out to solve.

The Hidden Foundation of Strong Supplier Risk & Compliance

Behind every smooth assessment, every on-time supplier, every compliant upload… is Hellios doing the work you don’t have to.

To put that into perspective, for every supplier Hellios supports, buyers save an average of 10.5 hours of admin time per year - time that would otherwise be spent on low-value tasks.

That is the real power of a governed community: shared effort, shared standards, shared confidence.

Building Stronger Supplier Assurance Through Community

Last year was a standout one for the FSQS and JOSCAR communities, with meaningful growth across both buyers and suppliers in multiple markets.

Across the UK, Northern Europe and Spain, 14 new buyers joined the FSQS community, including well-known financial institutions and insurers. At the same time, the supplier ecosystem expanded significantly, with 575 new suppliers registering to engage with FSQS buyers across these regions.

The momentum has been just as strong within JOSCAR. In the UK and Australia, 9 new buyer organisations joined the community. Supplier participation has grown at pace too, with over 2,000 new suppliers joining.

What’s most powerful about this growth is the network effect it creates.

More shared due diligence. More consistent standards. More suppliers supported and validated.

As the FSQS and JOSCAR communities grow, buyers gain access to richer, more up-to-date supplier data they can trust, while suppliers reduce duplication by sharing information once and using it many times.

The result is stronger collaboration, higher standards and a simpler, more efficient approach to assurance.

Working together doesn’t just make things easier. It makes them better.

What To Expect After Joining FSQS or JOSCAR

Buyers often tell us the greatest benefit of joining the Hellios community isn’t just better data - it’s the relief.

Relief from carrying thousands of supplier queries alone.
Relief knowing expiries are monitored centrally.
Relief that specialists are handling the heavy lifting.
Relief that one clear voice replaces dozens of fragmented conversations.

In practice, this translates into an admin efficiency gain of up to 75%, removing the bulk of manual effort.

Suddenly, supplier assurance becomes exactly what it should be:

Clear. Predictable. Governed. Efficient.

What Becomes Possible With Smarter Supplier Assurance

If you’re still managing supplier assurance on your own - chasing responses, answering queries, tracking expiries - it’s worth asking:

What could your team achieve if we lifted that weight for you?

For many buyers, the impact is measurable.

For every 150 suppliers Hellios supports, buying organisations save the equivalent of one full-time employee’s capacity.

For buyers managing 500+ suppliers, that saving rises to three FTEs - capacity that can be redirected towards strategic risk management - reclaiming time for the work that truly moves their organisations forward.

And we’d love to help you do the same.