The Suplari Blog

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

2026 Procurement Benchmarks: AI Readiness, KPIs & Adoption Data from 121 Teams

Latest Posts

Procurement's Tariff Response Plan for 2026

January 29, 2026

A 30-60-90 day tariff response plan for procurement teams facing the most significant trade policy shift in decades.

Retail Tariff Management - How to Mitigate Procurement Uncertainty in 2026

January 29, 2026

Chinese import duties hit 145% in April 2025. How Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Macy's are managing tariff uncertainty—plus AI strategies to visualize and mitigate exposure.

What is a Procurement Agent in the Age of AI?

Traditional procurement agents negotiate and manage paperwork. AI-powered Procurement Agents automate these tasks at scale while enhancing human decision-making capabilities.

How to Design an AI Strategy for Procurement

Tinkering with AI tools isn't a strategy. Four interconnected elements—Vision, Value, Velocity, and Validation—for a scalable AI procurement strategy that delivers outcomes.

10 Procurement Job Roles Most Impacted by AI (2025 to 2035 Projections)

Which procurement roles will AI replace and which become more valuable? We break down 10 roles from category manager to CPO, with specific examples of how AI agents are changing daily work in each.

Procurement Analytics Benefits and Use Cases

Procurement analytics software delivers cost savings through spend visibility, supplier performance tracking, and compliance monitoring. 10 proven use cases inside.

Procurement KPIs You Should Track (2026 Update)

Discover the top procurement KPIs for 2026, including cost savings, maverick spend, spend under management, supplier defect rates, PO cycle time, and supplier risk scores. Learn how to track and improve purchasing performance.

5 Key Procurement Cost Savings Opportunities

Learn how to achieve procurement cost savings through strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, AI-powered analytics, and contract compliance. Discover hard savings, soft savings, cost avoidance, and proven measurement formulas.

How Agentic AI Tools Work in Procurement

AI procurement agents combine generative AI with process automation. How autonomous systems perceive, process, and take procurement actions with minimal human intervention.

Generative AI in Procurement - How to Lead the Transformation in Your Team

36% of teams have deployed GenAI; 80% expected by 2028. Leadership best practices and pitfalls for driving generative AI adoption in procurement organizations.

Press Releases

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 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.

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.