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

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How to Create a Winning Procurement Category Strategy

July 12, 2026

Learn how to develop a procurement category strategy that drives savings, reduces risk, and aligns sourcing with business goals. Includes an 8-step framework and real-world examples.

Key Procurement Cost Analysis and Reduction Strategies

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September 28, 2026

Spreadsheet-based cost analysis can't handle global supply chain complexity. Practical examples of TCO analysis, spend visibility, and AI-powered cost reduction strategies.

Procurement Automation: How to Go from Manual to AI-Driven Processes

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September 23, 2026

Manual procurement workloads lead to burnout. How to standardize, orchestrate, and iterate procurement automation—from RPA basics to AI-driven autonomous workflows.

How to Automate Contract Management with AI

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September 1, 2026

Contract management costs millions in missed savings and compliance penalties. How CLM platforms and AI-native analytics turn contract chaos into strategic advantage.

BT Sourced’s AI Blueprint for Procurement Transformation

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July 28, 2026

BT Group's CPO Cyril Pourrat implemented AI in 2019—years before most. 10 real examples of AI-powered procurement transformation from an early adopter's playbook.

What is a Procurement Analyst and How are they Impacted by AI?

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September 22, 2026

Procurement analysts evolved from data managers to strategic advisors. How AI is augmenting (not replacing) the analyst role and shifting focus to stakeholder management.

AI in Strategic Sourcing – How, Where and Why

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September 22, 2026

AI in strategic sourcing uses machine learning, predictive analytics, and NLP to automate spend analysis, manage supplier risk, optimize RFx processes, and improve procurement decision-making. Learn the key applications, benefits, and how to get started.

What Is Spend Analysis? Frameworks, Metrics, Tools & Best Practices

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September 29, 2026

Spend analysis is the process of collecting, cleaning, categorizing and analyzing purchasing data. Learn the five steps, the metrics that matter, and when to use software vs. consultants.

Spend Cube Analysis Guide (2026 Edition)

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September 28, 2026

Spend cube analysis answers: how much, what, from whom, at what price, on what terms. A comprehensive guide for CPOs, category managers, and IT professionals selecting solutions.

What Is AI in Procurement? Types, Use Cases and Real ROI

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September 28, 2026

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.

Press Releases

Introducing Suplari Data Assistant: Automated Procurement Data Management with AI

Introducing Suplari Data Assistant: automated procurement data management Meta description: Suplari Data Assistant is an AI agent that ingests procurement data from any source, corrects data faults without human escalation, and repairs broken connectors when source systems change.

Suplari Named to The Hackett Group's "50 to Know" Procurement Provider List for 2025-2026

Suplari has been named to The Hackett Group's prestigious "50 to Know" procurement provider list for 2025-2026, recognizing the company as an established industry leader every chief procurement officer should know.

Suplari Launches AI-Ready Procurement Intelligence Platform, Introducing a New Category Beyond Spend Analytics

Suplari launches the Procurement Intelligence Platform, the first solution combining an AI-ready data foundation, procurement-specific AI agents, and closed-loop execution to replace backward-looking spend analytics with real-time intelligence tied to P&L outcomes.

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.

Introducing Suplari Canvas: AI-built procurement dashboards from a plain-language prompt

Suplari Canvas is an agent-built visualization surface that creates procurement dashboards from a plain-language prompt, on unified spend, supplier and contract data.

Suplari Named a 2026 Top Tech for Spend Analytics by The Hackett Group

Suplari has been recognized as a 2026 Top Tech for Spend Analytics by The Hackett Group, earning top marks for its AI-powered Procurement Intelligence Platform and exceptional customer value.