AppliedAI and McKinsey partner to deliver agentic AI to regulated enterprises
Procurement

See what AI is worth to procurement, before you build.

Opus builds a live model of how procurement really runs: your Digital Twin, built with your teams, not process docs. Then it puts AI to work where the savings are, with a person on the approvals that matter.

A procurement team meeting around a table with laptops, in conversation with a supplier.
Use cases

How procurement teams use Opus

Some examples of the high-volume, repetitive workflows teams hand to Opus, across sourcing, buying and supplier management.

Intake & requisitions

TodayRequests arrive half-complete and get routed by hand.

OpusStructures each request, checks it against policy, and routes it to the right buyer.

Supplier onboarding

TodayVendor documents collected and checked manually, slow to activate.

OpusCollects and validates vendor documents, and flags risks before a supplier goes live.

Contract review

TodayContracts read clause by clause against the playbook.

OpusExtracts key clauses, flags deviations from your standards, and summarises them for sign-off.

Bid evaluation

TodayBids compared by hand in spreadsheets.

OpusScores bids against your criteria and compiles an award recommendation for review.

Invoice & PO matching

TodayInvoices matched to POs and receipts by hand, exceptions pile up.

OpusMatches invoices to POs and receipts, and routes discrepancies for sign-off before payment.

Supplier risk & performance

TodaySupplier risk tracked reactively, across scattered sources.

OpusPulls risk and performance data across sources, and flags what needs review.

The problem

Procurement's spread across too many systems to see where AI would help.

Procurement's time gets swallowed by repetitive, manual work: chasing requests, checking documents, matching invoices across systems that don't connect. So the sourcing and strategy that create real value keep getting pushed back. You know AI could take some of the load, but not which parts, what it's worth, or whether it's safe to change. That's where Opus comes in.

How it works

How it works differently

See the work as it really runs, and know the value of a change before you make it.

  1. 01 · Digital Twin

    A living model of how your operation actually runs

    A living model of how procurement actually runs today: intake, sourcing, contracts, suppliers, spend. Because the work runs on Opus, the Digital Twin stays current, so you can see what a change is worth before you make it, and what it adds up to across the function.

  2. 02 · Discover

    How the Digital Twin gets built

    Mapped live with your procurement teams, the people who do the work, not guessed from process docs. In place of months of manual process mapping, you get the real cost of the work today.

  3. 03 · Build, run & optimise

    Most tools just automate your process exactly as it runs today

    Opus redesigns it for AI first, then runs the better version, so you're improving the work, not just speeding up a flawed one. A person stays on the approvals that matter, and it keeps learning after go-live.

    Opus workflow analytics: execution trends, failure reports and review success rate
FAQ

Straight answers.

Is our data secure and compliant?

Built for sensitive supplier, contract and spend data, deployable in your own cloud, private cloud, or on-prem, with every action logged and auditable.

Does Opus replace our procurement or ERP systems?

No. Opus is an operating layer on top of your existing stack — your procurement platform, ERP and the rest — designed to integrate, not replace.

Does Opus respect our approval chains and spend controls?

Yes. Opus works within your existing policies, approval thresholds and delegation of authority — a person stays on the approvals that matter, with a full audit trail.

Are we locked into one AI model?

No. Opus is model-agnostic — use any model, or several.

Will it disrupt live operations?

No. Start with one workflow, run it in parallel with a person in the loop, and scale once it's proven.

Who stays accountable for supplier and award decisions?

You do. Opus routes exceptions and recommendations to your team and logs every step, so supplier, award and spend decisions stay with your people.

See Opus on your Procurement workflow.

Book a working session and we'll map one of your workflows live.