Empower Any Team to Lead Strategically

akirolabs turns every procurement team into a value powerhouse—blending AI, collaboration, and structure for maximum business impact.

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For Foundational Procurement Teams

Start strong with structure. akiro equips lean teams with guided workflows, shared strategy spaces, and insights to act strategically—without extra headcount, technical lift, or complexity.

From Disconnected

Foundational teams face limited time, disconnected spreadsheets, and ad hoc decisions. Without structure or a central hub, it’s difficult to plan, align, or show value—leaving teams reactive instead of strategic, and struggling to shift their role upward.

To Structured

Ready-to-Use-Workflows – Launch strategies fast with plug-and-play templates.
Strategic Simplicity – Replace spreadsheets with structured tools that streamline daily work.
Centralised Repository – Keep your plans, decisions, and knowledge in one place.
Built-in Best Practices – Move beyond tactical tasks with embedded guidance.

For Evolving Procurement Teams

Build on your foundation with the right structure, speed, and visibility. akirolabs provides frameworks, intelligence, and workflows to grow strategic impact—without sacrificing agility, control, or operational focus.

From Siloed

As category complexity grows, evolving teams hit roadblocks: misaligned processes, inconsistent execution, and resource strain. Without unified tools, scaling strategy is slow—impact stalls, teams burn out, and expectations get harder to meet.

To Synchronized

Orchestration Tools – Unify input and alignment across expanding teams.
Agility Support - Maintain speed with intuitive workflows and auto-suggestions.
Business-Aligned Templates - Ensure your strategy matches evolving corporate priorities.
Continuous Enablement - Empower your team with learning, prompts, and templates.

For Advanced Procurement Teams

For global organizations managing complex categories, regions, and stakeholders—akirolabs delivers governance, clarity, and collaboration to scale strategy consistently and drive measurable transformation enterprise-wide.

From Complexity Chaos

Advanced teams struggle to scale consistently across global operations while maintaining governance, local needs, and performance. Disconnected systems and complexity block transformation, making it difficult to drive impact with the control and clarity leaders need.

To Enterprise Harmony

Connected Strategy Ecosystem-  Bring together all regions, categories, and functions.
Built In Governance - Ensure compliance, traceability, and consistent decision-making.
Local Flexibility, Global Control - Empower teams with tools that flex without compromising standards.
Holistic Performance Dashboards -  Visualize and report progress across all strategies.

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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"

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about akirolabs — from product and setup   to security and scalability

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Can non-procurement users access and contribute to strategies?

Yes. akirolabs supports flexible access and permissions so stakeholders from finance, operations, R&D, or sustainability can participate in strategy creation, review, and approval—ensuring true cross-functional alignment.

Can akirolabs help us improve our procurement maturity?

Yes, akirolabs acts as both a technology solution and a transformation accelerator. Our AI-augmentation bridges capability gaps, while the structured workbench institutionalizes best practices. This combination helps teams rapidly advance their strategic maturity, regardless of their starting point.

How does akirolabs address different procurement maturity levels?

akirolabs adapts to your team's maturity level. For emerging teams, it provides structure and guidance to establish strategic processes. For developing teams, it helps standardize approaches and build consistency. For advanced teams, it enables scaling excellence across regions and categories while driving innovation in strategy development.

How does akirolabs benefit different procurement roles?

For Category Managers, akirolabs provides structured workflows and AI-powered insights that boost productivity and strategy quality. CPOs gain visibility across all strategies and alignment with business goals. Procurement Excellence Teams can standardize best practices and scale capability development. Business Stakeholders benefit from early involvement and clear strategy communication through our One-Pager feature.

What if our procurement is early in its strategic maturity?

akirolabs is designed to guide teams at all maturity levels - from spreadsheet-driven teams looking to modernize, to mature CoEs scaling strategy globally. Our structured workflows, AI recommendations, and workbench help you scale strategic capability fast and offer value for every enterprise procurement team.

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