AI Procurement Intelligence for Manufacturing
Manufacturing company in the Veneto region - 200 employees, 350+ active suppliers, 15,000 SKUs
-8.5% (saving 420,000 EUR/year)
Average procurement cost
-73% (from 15 to 4 incidents/month)
Stock-outs
-80%
Supplier analysis time
-12% thanks to alternative suppliers
Average lead time
5.2x
First-year ROI
The problem to solve
Procurement managed 350 suppliers with spreadsheets and the senior buyer's memory. There was no systematic price analysis, no supplier benchmarking, and frequent stock-outs due to poor lead time forecasting. Procurement costs represented 58% of revenue.
What we implemented
AI procurement intelligence platform that analyzes order history, pricing, lead times, and reliability for each supplier. It generates purchasing recommendations based on demand forecasting, suggests alternative suppliers with price benchmarking, and sends alerts for strategic renegotiations and stock-out risks.
Measured impact
Average procurement cost
-8.5% (saving 420,000 EUR/year)
Stock-outs
-73% (from 15 to 4 incidents/month)
Supplier analysis time
-80%
Average lead time
-12% thanks to alternative suppliers
First-year ROI
5.2x
Timeline
12 weeks (6 development + 3 ERP integration + 3 model training)
Investment
65,000 - 90,000 EUR (Industry 4.0 tax credit of 20%)
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