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.
Drive sourcing from early BOM through production lock
Kipo AI gives automotive procurement teams continuous visibility into supplier quotes, alternates, and awards as programs move toward SOP.
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.
Second-source and cost optimization
Identify alternates that reduce direct spend or improve supplier diversity without waiting for a formal engineering change request.
Shortage and lifecycle monitoring
Flag obsolescence and allocation risk across the BOM before constrained parts reach the production floor.
Supplier qualification at scale
Automate vendor discovery, RFQ distribution, and quote comparison across tier networks to shorten nomination cycles.
Quote normalization and comparison
Compare bids on pricing, lead time, and terms in one view to accelerate award decisions ahead of launch milestones.
ERP-ready purchase execution
Move from award to PO with workflows that connect to your existing procurement and ERP systems.