Webinar

Rethinking Intake: Why Too Many Tools Slow Procurement Down

In this webinar, Fabian Heinrich, Founder & CEO of Mercanis, explained how companies can use agent-based AI to fully orchestrate their procurement processes — from intake and sourcing to supplier management and purchasing.
He demonstrated how modern agentic AI models go far beyond traditional RPA or simple co-pilot concepts, enabling true end-to-end automation.

Through practical examples — chat-based catalog ordering, framework agreement call-offs with automated approvals, and free-text orders including offer analysis and supplier onboarding — participants saw how procurement processes can be radically simplified, accelerated, and standardized.

End-to-End Orchestration Instead of Isolated Tools:
Autonomous procurement agents can identify needs, analyze data, make decisions, and execute orders — all within one continuous workflow.
From RPA to Agentic AI:
Why rigid rules are outdated and how adaptive agents interpret data, take contextual actions, and intelligently steer workflows.
Significant Efficiency Gains:
Up to 40% less manual workload through automated intake, faster approvals, and seamless ERP integration.
Smart Data Processing — Even Without Clean Data:
How GenAI harmonizes unstructured information, corrects errors, and enriches supplier and material data automatically.
Supplier Onboarding & Offer Analysis on Autopilot:
Automated quote comparisons, real-time contract condition checks, and fully integrated supplier onboarding without manual intervention.
One Suite Instead of Tool Fragmentation:
A fully integrated platform (Sourcing, SRM, Contracting, Intake, P2P) ensures consistent data flows and stable AI-driven processes.
Future-Proofing Through Process Automation:
Companies that adopt agent-based procurement now secure long-term competitiveness; waiting leads to high opportunity costs.
Flexible Governance & Compliance:
Dynamic approval workflows, role-based decisioning, and complete process transparency.
ERP- and ESG-Agnostic Integration:
Compatible with SAP, Infor, proAlpha, and leading ESG platforms like IntegrityNext and Prewave — without added IT effort.
New Roles in Procurement:
Buyers shift from manual processing to orchestration — supervising agents, guiding outcomes, and making final strategic decisions.

Rethinking Intake: Why Too Many Tools Slow Procurement Down

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