Operational Procurement

Guided Buying

All buying channels, one entry point

Guided Buying is an intelligent, user-friendly approach to procurement that directs requestors to the right materials and services within compliant buying channels.

3-step Guided Buying journey
for all purchasing needs

It ensures a smooth requestor journey: from searching for standard items to finding the right supplier for non-standard items and filling in the correct data for freetext requests.​

In case of standard requests for materials and services search engine guides requestor to the compliant buying channel

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Non-standard fuzzy requests are supported by AI Intake Assistant that enriches the requests with data, so that supplier from standard buying channels can be identified

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In case no supplier can be identified, freetext requests are managed by Dynamic Forms Engine, that structures and enriches the requests with data to then send it to respective buyer

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AI helps throughout the process

BeNeering AI operates within your processes and relies on your data. Integrated AI scenarios support requestor along the Guided Buying purchasing journey: simplifying search, ensuring contract compliance and leveraging historical ERP data.

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The value we bring
to our customers

For requestors: time savings, efficiency, service level

  • No need for requestors to know in which of many buying channels they should go — only which goods or services they need — thanks to smart search engine
  • No need for requestors to know purchasing policies in details thanks to digitalisation of policies and step-by-step guidance
  • Intuitive and easy to use interface allowing all the steps to be done fast and efficiently
  • Hints and suggestions from AI while filling in the necessary data — material group, cost center, contract, unts of measure, etc.
  • Complete visibility on status of each request from shopping cart to approval to delivery and invoice

For Procurement: minimum routine work, higher spend under management

  • Time freed up thanks to requestor self-services: requestors are guided in an automated way starting from first step – search for a product or a service
  • Ensured compliance: requestors are led through pre-defined steps that represent digitalization of purchasing policies
  • Reduction of non-standard requests thanks to AI Intake assistant
  • Serious improvement of the quality of freetext requests
  • No need to verify data that comes in and out of SAP thanks to real time data exchange