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Procurement Intelligence
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Ten agent workflows for Procurement — vendor evaluation, price benchmarking, alternative supplier discovery, procurement risk assessment, contract intelligence, spend analysis, supplier consolidation, RFP automation, commodity price tracking, and total cost of ownership analysis — optimizing procurement decisions with domain intelligence.

1Vendor Evaluation & Scoring

AI agent scores potential vendors by analyzing domain intelligence — financial stability, production capabilities, certifications, geographic presence, and market reputation to create data-driven vendor scorecards.

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Auto-Score Vendor Candidates
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VENDOR SCORECARD — PRECISION MACHINING RFP ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Vendor Size Certs Geo Financial Score precision-machining.de 800+ 5/5 EU Stable 96 cnc-masters.com 450+ 4/5 US Growing 91 asia-precision.com.tw 1200+ 4/5 TW Stable 84 new-machining.mx 120+ 3/5 MX Growing 72 budget-parts.in 200+ 2/5 IN Unknown 54

2Price Benchmarking Intelligence

AI agent benchmarks supplier pricing by analyzing competitor pricing pages, industry pricing trends, and commodity indexes — ensuring procurement pays fair market prices and identifies cost reduction opportunities.

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Benchmark Pricing Across Suppliers
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Commodity Price Intelligence
Raw Material Price Trends — Steel 304L pricing increased 8% QoQ across 23 supplier /pricing pages. Aluminum decreased 3%. Copper stable. 4 suppliers have not updated pricing pages in 90+ days (may be absorbing costs or planning increases). Nordic suppliers trending 5% below Asian suppliers for specialty steel when including logistics.
Steel prices +8% QoQ — renegotiate before Q2 contracts

3Alternative Supplier Discovery

AI agent discovers alternative suppliers for critical components by scanning manufacturing domains — matching production capabilities, certifications, and geographic requirements to quickly find qualified alternatives.

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Discover Qualified Alternatives
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ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIER DISCOVERY ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ COMPONENT: Custom aluminum die castings (IATF 16949 required) CURRENT SUPPLIER: casting-supplier.in (quality issues) SCAN RESULTS: 2,400 die casting domains analyzed QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVES (12 found): premium-castings.de — Score: 94/100 /products: Aluminum die casting, automotive grade /compliance: IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 Countries: Germany | /careers: 67 roles (growing) castpro-americas.com — Score: 89/100 /products: Aluminum + zinc die casting, prototyping available /compliance: IATF 16949, ISO 9001 Countries: USA (Michigan) | /careers: 34 roles 12 qualified alternatives vs 0 identified 30 days ago

4Procurement Risk Assessment

AI agent assesses procurement risk by combining supplier financial health, geographic concentration, single-source dependencies, and market volatility signals into a comprehensive procurement risk dashboard.

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Assess Procurement Risk Portfolio
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Procurement Risk Dashboard

RISK CATEGORIES — Q1 2026 ──────────────────────────────────────── Risk Type Count Spend at Risk Severity Single-source 23 $45M CRITICAL Financial distress 6 $12M HIGH Geo concentration 89 $78M MEDIUM Cert expiring 8 $8M MEDIUM Long lead time 34 $23M MEDIUM TOTAL SPEND AT RISK: $166M (34% of annual procurement) ACTION: Dual-source top 23 single-source components by Q3

5Contract Intelligence & Renewal Tracking

AI agent monitors supplier contracts by tracking domain changes that affect contract terms — pricing page updates, compliance changes, and vendor stability signals to inform renegotiation strategies.

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Track Contract-Relevant Domain Changes
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CONTRACT INTELLIGENCE — UPCOMING RENEWALS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ RENEGOTIATION LEVERAGE (supplier weakening): steel-supplier-asia.com — Contract: $8.4M/yr, renews May 2026 /leadership: CEO departed, financial distress signals /pricing: Competitors showing lower prices LEVERAGE: Request 15-20% price reduction or switch supplier RISK AT RENEWAL (supplier strengthening): specialty-chemical.de — Contract: $3.2M/yr, renews June 2026 /press: Strong demand, order backlog growing /pricing: Published prices increased 12% PREPARE: Lock in current pricing with multi-year commitment

6Spend Analysis & Consolidation

AI agent identifies spend consolidation opportunities by analyzing supplier domains — finding cases where multiple suppliers provide similar products and consolidating to fewer, higher-quality vendors for volume discounts.

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Identify Consolidation Opportunities
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SPEND CONSOLIDATION — FASTENER CATEGORY ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CURRENT: 14 fastener suppliers | Total spend: $12.8M/yr CONSOLIDATION ANALYSIS: 8 suppliers provide overlapping standard fasteners /products analysis shows 6 can be replaced by top 2 vendors RECOMMENDATION: Consolidate to 4 suppliers Volume discount (est.): -18% ($2.3M annual savings) Reduced admin: 10 fewer supplier relationships to manage Quality: Top 4 all have IATF 16949 + zero defect history

7RFP & Sourcing Automation

AI agent automates RFP preparation by pre-populating supplier questionnaires with domain intelligence — certifications, capabilities, and company profiles extracted automatically from supplier domains.

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Auto-Generate Supplier RFP Data
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RFP AUTO-POPULATION — 8 BIDDERS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ AUTO-POPULATED DATA (from domain intelligence): Company profiles: 8/8 complete (from /about pages) Certifications: 8/8 verified (from /compliance pages) Production capabilities: 7/8 matched (from /products pages) Financial indicators: 8/8 scored (from domain signals) Geographic presence: 8/8 mapped (from Countries metadata) RESULT: 72% of RFP evaluation auto-completed TIME SAVED: 3 weeks of manual supplier research

8Commodity Price Tracking

AI agent tracks commodity price trends by monitoring supplier pricing pages, commodity exchange domains, and industry press — providing early signals of price movements that affect procurement budgets.

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Track Commodity Price Signals
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Commodity Price Signals — Last 90 Days
2025-12-01 Steel 304L: 4 suppliers updated /pricing pages (+5% average)
2025-12-20 Aluminum: commodity-exchange.com shows -3% spot price
2026-01-10 Copper: 6 supplier /press pages mention "price stabilization"
2026-01-25 Steel 304L: 3 more suppliers increased /pricing (+8% cumulative)
2026-02-08 Rare earths: /press across 5 processors mention "supply tightening"
2026-02-15 Plastics: resin-supplier.com /pricing shows -6% (demand weakening)

9Total Cost of Ownership Analysis

AI agent calculates total cost of ownership by combining supplier pricing with domain intelligence on quality, logistics, compliance requirements, and risk premiums — enabling apples-to-apples vendor comparison.

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Calculate TCO Across Vendors
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Total Cost of Ownership Comparison

TCO: STEEL 304L ALLOY — ANNUAL REQUIREMENT 2,000 TONS ──────────────────────────────────────── Cost Element Nordic(SE) Midwest(US) Asia(CN) Unit price/ton $2,800 $3,100 $2,400 Logistics/ton $180 $120 $420 Quality risk/ton $20 $30 $150 Tariff/duties/ton $0 $0 $280 Lead time cost/ton $40 $30 $180 Compliance cost/ton $10 $15 $80 TOTAL TCO/TON: $3,050 $3,295 $3,510 ANNUAL TCO: $6.1M $6.59M $7.02M WINNER: Nordic Steel (lowest TCO despite higher unit price) Savings vs Asia supplier: $920K/year + lower risk

10Strategic Sourcing Intelligence Report

AI agent generates quarterly strategic sourcing reports by synthesizing all procurement intelligence — market trends, risk assessments, cost benchmarks, and supplier performance into executive-ready procurement strategy recommendations.

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Generate Strategic Sourcing Report
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Strategic Sourcing Report — Q1 2026

KEY ACTIONS ──────────────────────────────────────── 1. Switch steel 304L from Asia to Nordic supplier (save $920K/yr) 2. Qualify alternative die casting supplier (quality risk) 3. Lock in specialty chemical pricing before Q2 increase 4. Consolidate 14 fastener suppliers to 4 (save $2.3M/yr) 5. Dual-source 23 single-source components 6. Nearshore 5 components from Mexico (reduce lead times 60%) PROJECTED ANNUAL IMPACT: Cost savings: $4.1M Risk reduction: 34% → 18% of spend at risk Lead time improvement: -35% average on critical components
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