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AI in Procurement Explained

This guide shows you what works based on a decade of experience building AI platforms for procurement. You’ll learn where AI adds value. You’ll understand the challenges and key pitfalls.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Business Case for AI in Procurement

A CFO found $150K in working capital in seconds with Suplari's AI Agent. A five-step framework to build compelling AI procurement business cases that secure approval.

Enterprise Spend Analysis: How to Build a Case for Value and Outcomes

Most enterprises start spend analytics backwards—with data architecture questions. A business case-first methodology that secures C-suite buy-in and delivers ROI in weeks.

What is GEP SMART Spend Analytics and what are its alternatives?

GEP SMART offers unified S2P with extensive managed services. Compare alternatives if you need advanced AI, faster analytics deployment, or lower total cost of ownership.

What is Strategic Procurement? Examples from BT Group

"If they're speaking about procurement, procurement is RELEVANT." BT Group's CPO Cyril Pourrat on elevating procurement from cost center to strategic business partner.

Alternatives to Zycus iAnalyze for Procurement Spend Analysis

Zycus iAnalyze integrates GenAI across S2P workflows. Compare 7 alternatives if you need faster deployment, specialized AI, or less data preparation overhead.

Compare Sievo Spend Analytics Alternatives

Sievo offers robust analytics with extensive data management services. Compare 7 alternatives if you need faster implementation, autonomous AI, or lower pricing.

Compare SpendHQ Spend Analytics Alternatives

SpendHQ combines AI categorization with human review. Compare 7 alternatives if you need advanced autonomous AI, broader S2P functionality, or automated data refresh.

Spend Analysis in SAP - What are your Alternatives to SAP Spend Control Tower?

SAP is migrating Ariba Spend Analysis to Spend Control Tower. Compare 6 alternatives if you need faster deployment, less SAP ecosystem dependency, or easier learning curves.

What is Coupa Analytics and What are its Alternatives?

Coupa Analytics (Spend360) captures transaction data in real-time. Compare 6 alternatives if you need faster implementation, advanced AI, or best-of-breed specialization.

Spend Analysis Case Studies: How BT Group, MediaNews, and Nordstrom Achieved Transformational Procurement Outcomes

Most case studies hide the hard parts. Honest accounts of data integration challenges, change resistance, and unexpected discoveries from BT Group, MediaNews, and Nordstrom.

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 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.