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Your AI procurement function. Built around your business.

Strategi Procurement is a team of AI agents that work as your procurement staff. Strategi deploys them inside your business, and they run and manage purchasing day to day, from requirement to delivery, across your ERP, inventory, suppliers and email, within the approval rules you set.

This monthExample
Procurement managed
₹4.7 crore
Verified savings
₹18 lakh
Requirements handled
47
Suppliers evaluated
214
E-auctions completed
8
On-time delivery
94.2%
4 decisions need your approvalEverything else is running.
What it does

What do AI procurement agents do?

Seven AI employees, one procurement function. Each holds one job, from demand planner to expediter, and hands its work to the next. Your team doesn't get one more screen to manage. The agents do the work, and bring you the decisions.

  1. 01

    Demand planner

    Watches stock, consumption, open orders and seasonality, and starts sourcing before anything runs low.

  2. 02

    Sourcing lead

    Checks your approved vendors and their history first. Finds and qualifies new ones when it makes sense, and keeps a backup bench ready.

  3. 03

    RFQ coordinator

    Sends RFQs, follows up, chases missing details and puts every quote on the same basis.

  4. 04

    Negotiator

    Runs reverse auctions where they fit, and negotiates price and terms within the limits you set.

  5. 05

    Buyer

    Picks the best supplier, routes approvals where your rules say so, and raises the purchase order.

  6. 06

    Expediter

    Follows production, dispatch and delivery, and updates your systems as it goes.

  7. 07

    Supplier manager

    Records how every supplier performed, remembers every quote and issue, and flags risks before they cost you.

How it negotiates

How does AI negotiate with suppliers?

Within limits you set. The negotiator knows what you paid last time, what the market is quoting and how far you will go. Then it negotiates.

What the negotiator knows (example)

Last time we paid ₹104. The incumbent now quotes ₹108. The best qualified rival is at ₹99. Our target is ₹97, our ceiling ₹102, for 600,000 units a year.

What it can negotiate

Price
Unit price and volume commitments
Terms
Credit, payment terms and warranty
Logistics
Freight, packaging and delivery schedule
Order size
Minimum order quantity and lead time
Beyond the limit
Stops and asks you
How it chooses

How do the agents choose a supplier?

Not on the lowest quote. Every supplier is scored on what actually matters to you, and the weights change with the situation.

The situationA lowest-price rule picksStrategi weighs first
Stock is critically lowThe cheapest quoteStock on hand and delivery reliability
Planned months aheadThe cheapest quoteTotal landed cost and payment terms
Quality-critical partThe cheapest quoteQC history, rejections and certifications
New supplier bids lowestThe new supplierQualification first, then your approval

Also weighed: capacity, lead time, responsiveness, location, contract compliance and past negotiations.

Where it works

How do the agents talk to suppliers?

Procurement happens over email and phone, not in a portal. So that is where the agents work.

  • Email

    Sends RFQs, reads replies, follows up, asks for missing details and answers routine supplier questions.

  • Voice

    Chases quotes and dispatch details by phone, where you have allowed it.

  • Your systems

    Raises orders, updates stock and records every interaction where your team already looks.

You stay in control

Who approves what the agents buy?

Your rules do. Nothing is bought outside your policy. You choose where the agents act and where a person signs off.

When the purchase isWho decides
An approved vendor, at the contracted rate, under ₹1 lakhThe agents act
Between ₹1 lakh and ₹10 lakhProcurement manager
From a new supplierQualification, then a person
Above ₹25 lakhSenior management

An example. Every company sets its own limits.

On the record

Can you see why the agents made a decision?

Yes. Nothing the agents do is a black box.

  • Every action is logged

    Each recommendation, quote, offer, counteroffer, approval and supplier message is recorded.

  • Every decision can be explained

    Ask why a supplier was picked and see the inputs, the rule it followed and who approved it.

  • Agents stay inside their permissions

    They act only within the roles, spend limits and categories you give them.

  • Your data stays yours

    Pricing, suppliers and negotiations are kept separate and never used for another customer.

It remembers

Supplier knowledge that stays when people leave.

“We tried that supplier three years ago. Good quality, but deliveries were always late.”

Quotes, negotiations, quality issues, rejections and delivery records are kept for every supplier, and used on every future decision.

It keeps looking

Are we still buying this well?

Even when your current supplier is doing fine, the sourcing lead keeps finding and checking alternatives.

If a supplier fails, a qualified backup is already waiting, instead of a scramble.

How we deploy

How is Strategi Procurement deployed?

Around your business, not the other way round. Our engineers work inside your setup and configure the agents to fit it. Once live, the agents run and manage your procurement day to day, and we keep improving them. Autonomy grows only as the results earn it.

  1. 01

    Map

    Your processes, systems, categories and rules.

  2. 02

    Connect

    Your ERP, inventory, vendor records, email and phone.

  3. 03

    Observe

    It shadows your team and says what it would do. You judge.

  4. 04

    Assist

    It runs parts of the work, with approval on material decisions.

  5. 05

    Automate

    It takes over the workflows you are comfortable handing off.

Shadow mode, in practice

“I would reorder this SKU.” “I would invite these six suppliers.” “I would pick Vendor B.”

Start small

How do you start with AI in procurement?

With one category, packaging say, measured on your numbers. Once it proves itself, add the next.

Spend managed
How much of your buying runs through the agents
Verified savings
What you saved, checked against what you paid before
Cycle time
Days from requirement to purchase order
Supplier performance
On-time delivery, quality acceptance and response time
Stockouts and hours saved
Fewer emergencies, fewer hours spent chasing
Connects to

Which systems does it connect to?

The ones you already run.

  • ERP
  • Inventory
  • Warehouses
  • Vendor database
  • Purchase orders
  • Contracts
  • Quality checks
  • Finance and accounting
  • Approvals
  • Email
  • Phone
Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

What is AI in procurement?

AI in procurement means software that does purchasing work people used to do by hand: spotting what needs reordering, finding and comparing suppliers, sending RFQs, negotiating and tracking orders. Strategi Procurement goes further than analysis tools by running that work itself, within your approval rules.

How is this different from procurement software?

Procurement and source-to-pay software gives your team a system to operate. Strategi Procurement is a team of agents that operates your existing systems for you, over the same email and phone channels your suppliers use.

Can we see why the agents made a decision?

Yes. Every recommendation, offer, approval and supplier message is logged, and any decision traces back to the inputs, the rule it followed and who approved it.

Will it buy things without asking us?

Only where your rules allow it. It starts in shadow mode, recommending without acting. You decide when it moves to assisting, and where it can act alone.

Do we have to replace our ERP or change how we work?

No. Our engineers connect the agents to the systems you already run and configure it around your existing process.

Does it replace our procurement team?

It takes the routine work off them. Your team sets the rules, handles exceptions and makes the calls that need judgement.

Is this a procurement outsourcing service?

No. The day-to-day work is done by AI agents working inside your company, like employees. Our people handle deployment, integration and improving them.

What happens to our data?

It stays yours. Your pricing, suppliers and negotiations are kept separate and are never used for another customer.

Where do we start?

With one category you buy often. We map it, connect it and run the agents in shadow mode, so you see what they would do before they do anything.

What does it cost?

It depends on your categories, spend and systems. Join the waitlist, tell us where you want to start and we'll scope it.

Early access

Your procurement team sets the rules. Strategi handles the work.

We are opening Strategi Procurement to a small group of companies first. Join the waitlist and tell us the category you would start with.

We'll be in touch as we open early access.