Automotive sourcing
Keep vehicle program sourcing ahead of schedule.
Improve competition, manage supply chain risk, and keep vehicle program sourcing ahead of schedule across the entire vehicle BOM.
2% direct spend reduction on vehicle BOMs
Empower your buyers to negotiate using market and should-cost data to drive down cost.
23 days of production delays avoided per year
Flag obsolescence risk and resolve shortages before they block production.
85% of purchases on auto-pilot
AI agents issue POs and follow up with suppliers with minimal human intervention.
Why automotive procurement is always playing catch-up
Vehicle programs face frequent BOM changes, multi-tier supply chains, and fixed launch timelines. Sourcing teams spend critical weeks reconciling quotes before they can lock awards.
Complex and high-volume purchasing consumes buyer bandwidth
Purchasers issue thousands of POs and follow up with suppliers constantly, letting critical orders slip through the cracks.
Sole-source suppliers create supply chain risk
Sole-source suppliers for critical items create supply chain risk, but identifying and qualifying second sources is challenging.
Automate transactional purchasing workflows and empower your buyers
Kipo AI takes transactional purchasing off buyers' plates while helping teams identify and qualify second sources before sole-source risk reaches the production floor.
Automated PR routing and approval
Integrate with your ERP system to route purchase requests to the right approvers and review PRs with feedback automatically.
No-touch POs and supplier follow-up
AI agents issue purchase orders, follow up with vendors on delivery statuses, and complete 3-way matching against invoices and receipts.
Alternate sourcing
Identify cost-saving alternates to improve competition, reduce costs, and reduce supply chain risk for sole-sourced items.
Market benchmarking and should-cost analysis
Rich market benchmarking data and should-cost analysis to help your buyers negotiate on cost and terms.
BOM-level RFQ automation
Issue and manage RFQs across full vehicle or subsystem BOMs instead of line-by-line email exchanges with dozens of suppliers.
Stock and lifecycle monitoring and resolution
Monitor end-of-life, supply chain risk, and stock and price volatility across your whole BOM to keep production moving smoothly.