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PE firms — are you leaving millions on the table at every acquisition? Cassian's AI agents found $9M in savings and freed $6.7M in working capital at a $1B+ portfolio company. In 10 days. Every finding came with a prioritised playbook telling the team exactly what to do, how to do it, to maximise value and reduce risk. A clear roadmap they could execute immediately. Read the full case study - Link in the comment 

At “The CPO’s Transformation Roadmap – Practical Application of AI & Automation,” we hosted procurement leaders at The Ivy Collection to discuss how AI is shaping the future of procurement beyond reporting and into decision-making. In partnership with Market Dojo and Veridion, the conversation was candid and grounded in reality focused on how AI is being applied in practice, and where it’s heading next. One theme stood out clearly: Procurement is moving from looking back at reporting… to acting at the point of commitment. That shift from insight to decision is what will define the next phase of procurement. Thanks to everyone who joined us and shared openly. If you missed it, catch the highlights below 👇

Most manufacturers don't lose margin in negotiations. They lose it in contracts they already signed. Here's the gap no one is talking about 👇

Manufacturers are signing margin away without realising it.   This is why.    ✅ Sales signs contracts based on today's costs.  ✅ Suppliers reprice based on the market.  ✅ Finance finds out when the damage is already done.    Nobody is looking at the gap between them at the moment the commitment is made.    There is no step in the approval process that connects what is being promised to a customer with what it will actually cost to deliver over the life of the contract.    That is where margin disappears. Spendkey provides that missing validation layer connecting commercial decisions to real cost exposure, before anything executes.   Curious to know more? Talk to us - https://lnkd.in/dkyEjD8i

Manufacturers are signing margin away without realising it.   This is why.    ✅ Sales signs contracts based on today's costs.  ✅ Suppliers reprice based on the market.  ✅ Finance finds out when the damage is already done.    Nobody is looking at the gap between them at the moment the commitment is made.    There is no step in the approval process that connects what is being promised to a customer with what it will actually cost to deliver over the life of the contract.    That is where margin disappears. Spendkey provides that missing validation layer connecting commercial decisions to real cost exposure, before anything executes.   Curious to know more? Talk to us - https://lnkd.in/dkyEjD8i

Most procurement teams have two layers. Data. And visibility.   They know what's been spent. They can spot savings. They get recommendations but always after the fact.   After the decision. After the commitment. After the margin is gone.   What's missing is a layer that validates decisions before they're executed. Not after. That's Commercial Decision Authority.   And it's what separates teams that find savings from teams that protect margin, reduce risk, and control what happens before it hits the P&L.   That's what Spendkey offers — a Commercial Decision Authority layer that validates decisions before they're committed and protects margin before it's lost.   Curious to know more? Talk to us - https://lnkd.in/dkyEjD8i

Most margin erosion doesn’t come from poor cost control.   It starts earlier in sourcing decisions, supplier choices, and pricing structures made without a clear view of what’s actually being committed.   By the time it shows up in the P&L, the decision is already embedded.   The issue isn’t visibility. It’s validation.   That’s what Spendkey does. It validates decisions before they’re committed.   See what your current decisions are actually committing you to. Talk to us: https://lnkd.in/dkyEjD8i

Validate Before You Commit: How Procurement Leaders Prioritise High-Impact Savings You have a savings target.  Before you commit, are you confident it will convert? Most procurement teams are not short of ideas. The risk is over-commitment- locking targets before initiatives are properly validated. In this session, we explore how procurement leaders bring greater discipline to savings decisions, validating and prioritising before they commit. You’ll learn:  ✅ Where savings assumptions typically fail  ✅ How to test whether an initiative will realistically convert  ✅ How AI agents quantify impact and delivery risk  ✅ How to prioritise actions based on impact, speed, and confidence Who should attend  CPOs, Heads of Procurement, Category Leaders, and Transformation Leads accountable for committed savings. Bring greater certainty to your next savings commitment.     Register to attend- https://lnkd.in/dQ78HEgB

Failing to meet procurement savings targets? Most procurement teams commit to a savings target first. Then figure out if it's actually deliverable. That's the problem. We're fixing it right now in our live webinar — starting in 30 minutes. Validate Before You Commit: Prioritising High-Impact Procurement Savings Today · 2PM GMT. Register to attend- https://lnkd.in/dQ78HEgB

Your spend data isn't the problem. Not knowing what to do with it is.   Most procurement teams can see what they're spending. Very few can act on it with confidence.   Here are 5 signs your spend data is working against you and what to do instead. 👇