Synchronize Supplier Strategy with Category Goals

Turn high-level plans into real-world outcomes. Build supplier strategies that directly support category objectives, reduce risk, and create value where it counts most.

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Across Industries. Across Categories. Trusted by the Best.

SRM Without Strategy Is Just Admin

Disconnected Planning

Supplier strategies are often created in isolation, misaligned with category and enterprise priorities.

Relationship Guesswork

Procurement teams lack structured ways to assess supplier importance, performance, or intent.

No Supplier Segmentation

A one-size-fits-all supplier strategy is a guarantee for failure and lost business value.

Generic SRM

Most SRM focuses on monitoring, not strategy—failing to drive improvement or innovation.

How akirolabs Moves You Forward

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

Strategy Alignment

Build supplier strategies that reflect category priorities and business goals—ensuring every supplier supports what matters most.

Structured Planning

Use guided, step-by-step workflows to develop and maintain supplier strategies at scale — with consistency and clarity.

Segment Smarter, Strategize Better

Tailor strategies to supplier roles, risks, and potential — since one-size-fits-all approaches guarantee ineffective, unsustainable outcomes.

Leverage & Relationship Insight

Understand influence using preferencing tools and relationship mapping, enabling supplier strategies instead of reactive decisions

Legacy Tools Don’t Build Modern Strategy

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

SUPPLIER ALIGNMENT

Built-in alignment ensures supplier plans actually support your strategic goals.

Strategy builder anchored in category value levers

Linked roles, goals, and KPIs for each supplier

Reporting that proves actions fit business objectives

Collaborative Workflow

SMARTER SUPPLIER STRATEGIES

No more blank documents—create clear, actionable plans with AI-supported workflows.

Guided workflows with simple, interview-style steps

AI-suggested objectives, initiatives, and relationship plans

Templates tailored to supplier type and segmentation

AI at Work

360° SUPPLIER VIEW

All your supplier data in one place—finally usable.

Performance and engagement history across categories

Integrated contracts, documents, and real-time risk signals

Custom fields and questionnaires tailored to your needs

Strategy Room

Supplier Positioning

Don’t guess where you stand—know it.

Preferencing and power mapping to reveal leverage

Value and dependency assessment on both sides

Partner development plans for long-term collaboration

Procurement with Purpose

Strategy To Execution

Plans are only as good as their follow-through.

Task and initiative management directly tied to strategy

Centralized document storage with full version control

Timeline and ownership tracking to keep actions accountable

Central Repository

Elevate Supplier Partnerships for Lasting Value

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

Unlock Strategic Supplier Partnerships

Transform transactional suppliers into strategic partners
Create and manage multi-year strategies across regions and categories
Align supplier strategies with category, risk, and enterprise priorities

Drive Innovation, Sustainability, and Risk Leadership

Co-develop innovation and ESG roadmaps with measurable outcomes
Identify and strengthen supplier innovation capabilities
Develop tailored strategies and risk mitigation plans for high-impact suppliers

Strengthen Collaboration and Maximize Influence

Enable alignment across procurement, operations, and business teams
Strengthen supplier engagement with shared priorities and account plans
Use supplier insights to enhance influence, negotiation, and relationships

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"