Own development
Punchout Wizard
Bills of quantities from GAEB or Excel go into the shopping cart without retyping – for an order or a price request, right from your e-procurement system.
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AI in procurementthat delivers.
Procurement consulting for mid-sized companies: we introduce AI in your procurement sensibly – from the AI readiness check to a productive pilot. Vendor-neutral when it comes to choosing tools.
Where does your procurement stand with AI?
Choose your way in.
- Just getting started
We want AI in procurement – but do not know where to begin.AI readiness check
Result: A prioritised list of use cases and a recommendation for the first stepPrioritised list of use cases
Effort: 2–3 hrsGo to the AI readiness checkView - Use case defined
We are looking for the right AI tool for our use case.AI tool selection
Result: A traceable tool decision with a clear recommendationA traceable tool decision
vendor-neutralGo to AI tool selectionView
- 2–3 hrs
- AI readiness check as a starting point
- 1–2 days
- Use-case workshop with your procurement team
- 6–12 wks
- from use case to productive pilot
- DE / EN
- Consulting and training in German and English
Services
All servicesFive building blocks, one clear path to a pilot.
Each building block is useful on its own. Together they lead from the first check to productive use. We start wherever you are today.
- 01
AI readiness check
A 2–3 hour assessment of data, tools, skills and processes – with a prioritised list of use cases.
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AI use-case workshop
Find and assess the AI opportunities worth tackling first – in 1–2 days, together with your procurement team.
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AI tool selection
Market overview and vendor-neutral selection – from suite features to specialist AI vendors.
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Pilot implementation
One AI use case live in 6–12 weeks – with data connection, configuration and team support.
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AI enablement & training
Use ChatGPT, Copilot and similar tools safely and productively in procurement – with a prompt library and governance.
Learn more Not sure where to start?
In 2–3 hours, the AI readiness check shows which building block offers the most leverage.
Go to the readiness check
Approach
How we work.
Understand
Map your data, tool landscape, goals and stakeholders.
Assess
Prioritise use cases and estimate value and effort soberly.
Pilot
6–12 weeks with real data and success criteria agreed upfront.
Scale
Roll-out, team enablement and governance.
Two ways to a pilot
Just getting started
- AI readiness check2–3 hrs
- Use-case workshop1–2 days
- Pilot6–12 weeks
Use case defined
- AI tool selection
- Pilot6–12 weeks
- Enablement & training
Solutions
All solutionsWhere AI in procurement delivers today.
- 01
AI spend analysis
Classify spend by category automatically, detect maverick buying and find bundling potential.
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AI supplier management
Monitor supplier risk continuously, pre-screen new suppliers and document due diligence duties.
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AI agents in operational procurement
Capture requests, prepare small orders, chase delivery dates – with clear limits and escalation.
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AI sourcing & RFQ
Research suppliers, draft RFQs, make bids comparable – the buyer decides.
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AI for documents & catalogs
Build catalogs from price lists and bills of quantities, bring GAEB files into catalogs or the cart, read documents such as delivery notes with AI.
Learn more Your use case is not listed?
In the use-case workshop we assess together which application makes sense for you first.
Go to the use-case workshop
Our own AI tools
All AI toolsVendor-neutral in tool selection. Our own tools only where they fit.
Punchout Wizard, Catalog Hub and Shipment Wizard are developed in-house by Henning Solutions GmbH and extend e-procurement systems – for bills of quantities, catalogs and transport orders. They run on AWS in Frankfurt, Germany. We only use them where they fit, and always label them openly.
Own development
Catalog Hub
Maintain e-procurement catalogs with Excel and a web interface: validate and upload catalog files, build catalogs from PDF, Word or Excel with AI, turn GAEB bills of quantities into catalogs.
Price on requestLearn moreOwn development
Shipment Wizard
Transport orders straight from the e-procurement system: AI reads the delivery note and links it to transport rates – a shopping cart comes back.
Price on requestLearn moreInsights
Show allPractical knowledge on AI in procurement.
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Learn moreAI everywhere: which prerequisites does AI in procurement need – and how do you check?
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About
AI in procurement is craft, not magic.
ai-procurement is the AI brand of Henning Solutions GmbH, Bremen. Behind it is Klaas Henning, with more than 5 years of experience in procurement and e-procurement projects – and the aim of implementing AI rather than presenting it.
AI in procurement – briefly explained
What does AI actually do for procurement?
AI mainly takes load off repetitive work with data and documents: classifying spend, pre-screening suppliers, preparing orders and tenders, comparing bids, researching markets. The quickest wins usually lie in tail spend and spend analysis. How much it delivers for you depends on your data and processes – the AI readiness check clarifies that.
Where do we start if we do not use AI in procurement yet?
With the AI readiness check. In 2–3 hours we review data, tool landscape, skills and use-case potential. The result is a prioritised list of possible pilots – before any money goes into tools.
How are you different from SAP Ariba, Coupa or Jaggaer?
Those vendors sell procurement software; we advise. In tool selection we are vendor-neutral: we recommend what fits your use case and data – a feature of your existing suite, a specialist such as Zycus, Suplari or GEP, or your own LLM application. We only bring in our own AI tools where they fit, and always label them openly.
Is AI in procurement worth it for mid-sized companies?
Yes, especially there. Mid-sized procurement teams often have scattered data and little time for strategic work – AI can help with both. With generative AI and lean agents, pilots are feasible in 6–12 weeks without a large-scale project.
What if we need an e-procurement system first?
We clarify that openly in the AI readiness check: it shows the main gaps in data and systems and recommends what should come first. Our focus remains the AI layer in procurement.
Your next step
Where does your procurement stand with AI?
Choose the way in that fits where you are – or clarify it with us in a no-obligation initial call.
Prefer to talk first? Book an initial call