The Suplari Blog

Read the latest thinking and insights from Suplari on procurement, data, and AI.

How to Augment your Procurement Team with AI: the 9-hour Workday is About to Become 1

AI agents will automate up to 90% of manual procurement tasks within the next few years, compressing 9 hours of manual work into roughly 1 hour of human oversight and strategic direction.

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How to Augment your Procurement Team with AI: the 9-hour Workday is About to Become 1

AI agents will automate up to 90% of manual procurement tasks within the next few years, compressing 9 hours of manual work into roughly 1 hour of human oversight and strategic direction.

February 12, 2026

How Legacy Procurement Systems are Holding Back your Transformation

Enterprise procurement has spent decades buying software that promises transformation but delivers more work. AI agents change the equation entirely.

February 12, 2026

Procurement Intelligence Key Benefits, Tools and Alternatives Explained

Procurement intelligence goes beyond other spend analysis methods by connecting data, insights, and execution into a closed-loop system that drives measurable financial outcomes.

February 11, 2026

Best Tail Spend Analysis Solutions and Methods for 2026

This guide compares the best tail spend analysis solutions and explains what to look for when evaluating platforms based on 15+ years in procurement technology consulting

February 12, 2026

Best Supplier Performance Management Software for Procurement Teams (2026 Edition)

$1.6 trillion tied up in supply chains due to underperforming suppliers. Compare SPM platforms that monitor continuously, predict problems, and guide corrective actions.

January 28, 2026

Best Category Management Software for Procurement Teams (2026 Edition)

Category managers need six core software capabilities. Compare leading platforms for spend intelligence, supplier discovery, sourcing, and performance management.

January 28, 2026

How to Control Maverick Spend with Procurement Data and AI

Maverick spend costs 5-16% of negotiated savings annually. How to detect, measure, and eliminate rogue purchasing using AI-powered spend and contract analytics.

January 28, 2026

Spend Data Management Best Practices for 2026

Four months from insight to action loses $3.2M opportunities. How modern procurement data management creates autonomous systems that analyze and act simultaneously.

January 30, 2026

How AI Agents Change How Procurement Work Gets Done in 2026

90% of procurement leaders are implementing AI agents in 2026. Specific examples of time savings, cost reductions, and 500% ROI from agentic AI implementation.

January 28, 2026

Top 10 Procurement Intelligence Platforms for 2026

Procurement intelligence aggregates market data, supplier insights, and spend analytics. Compare 10 platforms and why connecting internal spend with external signals wins.

January 28, 2026

Press Releases

Suplari Recognized in the ProcureTech100 for 2025/26

Suplari selected to the 2025/26 ProcureTech100 after re-entering as an independent company. Recognition follows expansion into AI-driven decision intelligence and agentic AI.

Announcing Suplari Tariff Insights Overview

New tariffs reshape sourcing strategies across Canada, China, EU, and Mexico. Suplari's Tariff Insights quantifies exposure by category, supplier, and origin.

SpendMatters Recognizes Suplari for Customer Service Excellence as a 2024 Customer Favorite

SpendMatters recently published its “SolutionMap Insider” and Suplari was recognized as a “2024 Customer Favorite.” The survey of over 90 solution providers concluded that Suplari offers among the industry’s most exceptional “customer service,” demonstrated by its “ability to adapt to changing business needs” and matched by an innovative “ever-evolving product.”

Founders complete divestiture of Suplari from Microsoft

Suplari divested from Microsoft 12 December, 2023 to accelerate its generative AI-powered procurement vision. Original founders return as CEO, CTO, and CRO to lead the next chapter.

Suplari Named Winner of DPW’s DEMO Cost Reduction & Savings Category

Suplari Named Winner of DPW’s DEMO Cost Reduction & Savings Category

Suplari Launches Agile Performance Management, the New Procurement and Finance Solution for Planning, Tracking, and Optimizing Spend

CPOs, CFOs, and business leaders can now plan, execute, and measure savings using normalized data and AI-generated insights with Suplari Agile Performance Management.

Suplari Raises Additional Financing to Support the Launch of AI-Driven Enterprise Insights System

Suplari raised financing from Amplify, Madrona, Shasta, Two Sigma, and Workday Ventures to launch the first AI-driven enterprise insights system for procurement and finance.

Suplari Named a 2019 Gartner Cool Vendor in Sourcing and Procurement Applications

Gartner named Suplari a 2019 Cool Vendor for AI-enabled procurement that increases efficiency, improves automation, and delivers actionable insights beyond sporadic reporting.

Suplari Welcomes New Customer: New York Public Library (NYPL)

NYPL chose Suplari for advanced spend management with Workday. The nation's largest public library gains AI-powered visibility into spend and purchasing compliance.