Purchasing & Procure-to-Pay

Guided Buying

Guided buying is a procurement approach that steers employees towards preferred suppliers, catalogues and policies as they make purchases.

Guided buying presents users with an intuitive, consumer-like buying experience that quietly enforces the rules — surfacing approved catalogues, preferred suppliers and compliant options first, and routing purchases through the right approvals. It makes the compliant path the easy path, so staff don't need to memorise procurement policy.

The result is less maverick spend, better contract compliance and cleaner spend data, without heavy training. It is especially valuable for occasional buyers who purchase infrequently and would otherwise go off-contract simply because they don't know the correct route.

Frequently asked questions

What is guided buying?
Guided buying is a procurement approach that steers employees towards preferred suppliers, approved catalogues and policy-compliant choices as they buy, making the compliant path the easiest one.
How does guided buying reduce maverick spend?
By surfacing approved suppliers and catalogues first and routing purchases through the right approvals, it removes the need for staff to know policy and makes off-contract buying the harder option.

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Operating model · diagram

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    AI-first software

    AI-first procurement software for long-tail spend

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    Live marketplace

    A live B2B marketplace

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    Human services

    Human sourcing and support

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    Optional add-on

    Fulfilment support for merchants