Get Your Spend Under Strategy

akirolabs brings all your inputs, data, and stakeholders into one guided, AI-Augmented workspace—so you can build and execute strategy without rework, delays, or guesswork.

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Across Industries. Across Categories. Trusted by the Best.

The Hidden Cost of Doing Strategy

Disconnected & Manual Workflows

Strategies stay siloed—slow to build, hard to scale, and painfully manual.

Competing Priorities

Traditional approaches struggle to effectively balance business values and objectives.

Alignment Hurdles

Late involvement, unclear requirements, and siloed communication delay or derail strategy lifecycle.

Data & Traceability Gaps

Scattered data hinders insight; strategies often vanish post-signoff with no execution visibility.

How akirolabs Moves You Forward

Feel in control of your strategy again—from start to finish.

Structured Intelligence

Transform category management through a structured, AI-enhanced approach.

Balanced Optimization

Category strategies that harmonize multiple business objectives simultaneously.

Integrated Collaboration

Aligned tools and processes ensure early, clear, and consistent stakeholder engagement.

Actionable Visibility

Connected data fuels insight; strategies remain active and transparent through execution

Legacy Tools Don’t Build Modern Strategy

 Give your procurement team to a clear path from planning to trackable outcomes, without the friction.

Strategy Workflow

Build category strategies with structure and speed.

AI auto-fill from uploaded files (PPT, PDF, XLS)

Real-time collaboration features for team editing

Enhanced data visualization tools for clearer insights

Value & Scenario Design

Pressure-test your strategy before committing.

Comprehensive Value Lever Library and impact scoring

Strategic Scenario Modeling to visualize trade-offs

akiroAssist lever selection and optimized strategy paths

DECISION INTELLIGENCE

Make better decisions, backed by real-time insight.

AI-Powered Recommendations

Embedded Market Intelligence

Risk Identification & Analysis

STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT

Get buy-in early. Stay aligned throughout.

Stakeholder Mapping & Collaboration Tools

Input Templates & Surveys

Executive Summary & Strategy One-Pager

TRACKING & IMPACT

Connect plans to action and prove your value.

Initiative & Outcome Tracking

Executive Summary & Strategy One-Pager

Real-time Dashboards & Continuous Strategy Iteration

Elevate Supplier Partnerships for Lasting Value

Move beyond transactions—build innovation, sustainability, and resilience directly into supplier relationships.

Beyond Category Strategy

  1. Create strategies that transcend traditional category taxonomy
  2. Orchestrate complex, multi-category projects
  3. Drive enterprise-wide impact across ESG and innovation

Global-to-Local Strategy Cascading

  1. Develop global category strategies adaptable to local needs
  2. Align enterprise goals with regional market dynamics
  3. Ensure consistency while empowering local execution

Category Strategy Refresh

  1. Rapidly update strategies in response to market shifts
  2. Integrate new business priorities without complete rework
  3. Keep strategies dynamic, relevant, and future-ready

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Here’s what people are saying about us.

Dirk Kunz
SVP Group IT Sourcing at Bertelsmann

"akirolabs enables us to manage the heterogeneous requirements of all Bertelsmann divisions whilst maximizing the transparency across our jointly defined category strategies"

Dr. Elouise Epstein
Partner

"In a market full of copy-paste tools, akirolabs is a rare standout — both truly unique and undeniably viable. As procuretech continues to commoditize, category management will become the key differentiator, and akirolabs is perfectly positioned to lead with its fresh, AI-backed approach to a decades-old problem"

Richard Crane
Chief Procurement Officer

"Very few software companies truly understand the challenges of a global procurement organisation, akirolabs is a true thought leader in this space…Very excited to see the impact they're making for the procurement function"

Sebastien Bals
CPO at Merck & Ex-CPO UCB

"An amazing journey that has only just started for akirolabs…Humbled and proud to have contributed to it so far and extremely excited about what the future will bring"

Edzard Janssen
Head of Group Procurement, RBI

"akirolabs has improved how we collaborate in procurement, bringing everyone onto one platform... It really helps us align our strategies with business goals and deliver greater efficiency and value"

Bernard Garcia
Founder & Former Director

"The future of procurement is about growth, agility, and impact — not just savings. akirolabs combines AI and scenario modeling to help teams craft smarter, more adaptive strategies aligned with business goals"

Dirk Kunz
SVP Group IT Sourcing at Bertelsmann

"akirolabs enables us to manage the heterogeneous requirements of all Bertelsmann divisions whilst maximizing the transparency across our jointly defined category strategies"

Dr. Elouise Epstein
Partner

"In a market full of copy-paste tools, akirolabs is a rare standout — both truly unique and undeniably viable. As procuretech continues to commoditize, category management will become the key differentiator, and akirolabs is perfectly positioned to lead with its fresh, AI-backed approach to a decades-old problem"

Richard Crane
Chief Procurement Officer

"Very few software companies truly understand the challenges of a global procurement organisation, akirolabs is a true thought leader in this space…Very excited to see the impact they're making for the procurement function"

Sebastien Bals
CPO at Merck & Ex-CPO UCB

"An amazing journey that has only just started for akirolabs…Humbled and proud to have contributed to it so far and extremely excited about what the future will bring"

Edzard Janssen
Head of Group Procurement, RBI

"akirolabs has improved how we collaborate in procurement, bringing everyone onto one platform... It really helps us align our strategies with business goals and deliver greater efficiency and value"

Bernard Garcia
Founder & Former Director

"The future of procurement is about growth, agility, and impact — not just savings. akirolabs combines AI and scenario modeling to help teams craft smarter, more adaptive strategies aligned with business goals"

Industry Validated. Globally Recognized

Awarded for innovation, proven in enterprise impact.

IDC Innovator
ProcureTech 100 2024
ProcureTech 100 2023
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