Spend Matters ongoing series about #categorymanagement (CatMan) has devoted a lot of time looking at what the use cases for tech are in CatMan, what capabilities are needed and what vendors exist that address these needs. To further our understanding of how tech plays in CatMan and the way it is intertwined with how […] The post Integrating and executing Category Management: An #interview with Coupa appeared first on Spend Matters.

Spend Matters recent research into #CategoryManagement (CatMan) has looked at the strategies CatMan practitioners need to employ and the ways technology can assist them in doing so. To speak to a more concrete experience of this, we talked with Stéphane Morel, a procurement leader with more than 25 years of experience. Throughout his career, […] The post Category Management’s role in an ultra VUCA world  appeared first on Spend Matters.

Our recent series on the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan) explored how businesses implement category management, its role in procurement and the benefits it can deliver. Read our definition of CatMan as a central procurement discipline, which includes a list of the potential benefits its deployment can afford. To round up the perspectives it covered, […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from ChAI appeared first on Spend Matters.

Rounding out our series of interviews with #categorymanagement (CatMan)-related solution providers about how their solution supports the end-to-end CatMan lifecycle, today we hear from Natasha Toshevska, Head of Product Marketing at procurement analytics provider Sievo. Read our definition of CatMan as a central procurement discipline, which includes a list of the potential benefits its […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Sievo appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Birdseye by With and its #contractlifecyclemanagementCLM solution. The provider offers end-to-end CLM capabilities with a focus on increasing operational efficiency and reducing the burden of manual data collection for compliance purposes. The provider primarily focuses on businesses in Europe and the UK & Ireland, with increasing activity in North America. This Vendor Analysis also explores the concept behind Birdseye, the platform, application and supporting services, and provides a list of competitors, user considerations and key analyst takeaways. Here’s why Birdseye matters: * To the market — Birdseye offers end-to-end CLM capabilities with strong post-signature capabilities. * To potential buyers — Birdseye is an ideal fit for mid-size to large European companies that need a CLM platform to increase compliance and operational efficiency. The post Birdseye by With: Vendor Analysis — CLM solution overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Zumen and its solution for direct materials #sourcing.  Zumen is for discrete manufacturers who want to manage their products to market faster, by bringing all the NPI/D (new product introduction/development) activities in a single, transparent system of record that integrates easily with their ERP and product and engineering tools. It also supports transactional activities in the context of direct materials management.  Direct material procurement is critical for industrial companies, and it is under growing pressure (competition, supply chain disruptions impacting top and bottom lines, evolving customer demands, etc.). Therefore, and as we highlighted in a recent series on design for supply (DFS), teams need to ramp up capabilities, which involves findingthe right tools for the right job.  This vendor analysis also details Zumen’s platform, application and supporting services and gives a competitive market analysis and overall analyst assessment.  Here’s why Zumen matters:  * To the market — Zumen is a newcomer in the direct materials sourcing segment, and it already offers robust capabilities that make it a serious contender.  * To potential buyers — Zumen is a good fit for manufacturers that lack a solution with features needed for direct materials management that, despite its young age, already covers typical needs  The post Zumen: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Direct materials sourcing solution overview, company background, platform and services, modules and application, roadmap and vision  appeared first on Spend Matters.

Part 2 of this two-part Spend Matters Vendor Analysis focuses on Zumen’s strengths and opportunities for growth. It also looks at the elements to consider when looking at Zumen as a potential solution provider.  Part 1 of the series provided an overview of Zumen’s solution and its roadmap.  The post Zumen: Vendor Analysis (Part 2) — Direct materials #sourcing solution, product-level strengths and opportunities, competitors and market analysis, user considerations, analyst summary  appeared first on Spend Matters.

Spend Matters coverage explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 16 #sourcetopayS2P categories that create our Vendor Ranking data. In this roundup of Q3, we review the Vendor Analyses and other Insider content that […] The post Q4 2025 research roundup: A deep dive into procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 12 vendors appeared first on Spend Matters.

Spend Matters ongoing series about #categorymanagement (CatMan) has devoted a lot of time looking at what the use cases for tech are in CatMan, what capabilities are needed and what vendors exist that address these needs. To further our understanding of how tech plays in CatMan and the way it is intertwined with how […] The post Integrating and executing Category Management: An #interview with Coupa appeared first on Spend Matters.

Our recent series on the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan) explored how businesses implement category management, its role in procurement and the benefits it can deliver. Read our definition of CatMan as a central procurement discipline, which includes a list of the potential benefits its deployment can afford. To round up the perspectives it covered, […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from ChAI appeared first on Spend Matters.

We recently launched a research campaign on the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan), exploring how businesses implement it, its role in procurement and the benefits it can deliver. To provide a well-rounded perspective, we have published articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As the campaign draws to an end, we have also invited some […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Beroe appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of onPhase and its invoice-to-pay and embedded payments solution that supports procure-to-pay (P2P) processes. AP teams still spend too much time fixing data, chasing approvals and managing multiple tools for invoices,] payments and documents. onPhase brings everything into one place with AP automation, documen management and embedded payments. The platform helps finance teams work faster and with fewer errors through AI-driven capture, configurable workflows and built-in controls that reduce fraud and exceptions. It gives AP teams real-time visibility into spend and payments while cutting out the manual work that slows everything down. This Vendor Analysis explores onPhase’s platform, application and supporting services and delivers a competitive market analysis, complete with key analyst takeaways. Here’s why onPhase matters: * To the market — onPhase unifies AP automation, document management and payments in one platform, closing gaps that most providers still handle through separate tools. * To potential buyers — It offers straight-through processing with AI-driven capture, configurable workflows and built-in payments that help finance teams cut manual work and improve control over spend. The post onPhase: Vendor Analysis — AP Automation overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Birdseye by With and its #contractlifecyclemanagementCLM solution. The provider offers end-to-end CLM capabilities with a focus on increasing operational efficiency and reducing the burden of manual data collection for compliance purposes. The provider primarily focuses on businesses in Europe and the UK & Ireland, with increasing activity in North America. This Vendor Analysis also explores the concept behind Birdseye, the platform, application and supporting services, and provides a list of competitors, user considerations and key analyst takeaways. Here’s why Birdseye matters: * To the market — Birdseye offers end-to-end CLM capabilities with strong post-signature capabilities. * To potential buyers — Birdseye is an ideal fit for mid-size to large European companies that need a CLM platform to increase compliance and operational efficiency. The post Birdseye by With: Vendor Analysis — CLM solution overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.

Spend Matters coverage explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 16 #sourcetopayS2P categories that create our Vendor Ranking data. In this roundup of Q3, we review the Vendor Analyses and other Insider content that […] The post Q4 2025 research roundup: A deep dive into procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 12 vendors appeared first on Spend Matters.

We recently launched a research campaign on the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan), exploring how businesses implement it, its role in procurement and the benefits it can deliver. To provide a well-rounded perspective, we have published articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As the campaign draws to an end, we have also invited some […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Beroe appeared first on Spend Matters.

At the beginning of this quarter, we launched a research campaign on the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan), exploring how businesses implement it, its role in procurement and the benefits it can deliver. To provide a well-rounded perspective, we have published articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As the quarter ends, we have also […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from WTP Buynamics appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of onPhase and its invoice-to-pay and embedded payments solution that supports procure-to-pay (P2P) processes. AP teams still spend too much time fixing data, chasing approvals and managing multiple tools for invoices,] payments and documents. onPhase brings everything into one place with AP automation, documen management and embedded payments. The platform helps finance teams work faster and with fewer errors through AI-driven capture, configurable workflows and built-in controls that reduce fraud and exceptions. It gives AP teams real-time visibility into spend and payments while cutting out the manual work that slows everything down. This Vendor Analysis explores onPhase’s platform, application and supporting services and delivers a competitive market analysis, complete with key analyst takeaways. Here’s why onPhase matters: * To the market — onPhase unifies AP automation, document management and payments in one platform, closing gaps that most providers still handle through separate tools. * To potential buyers — It offers straight-through processing with AI-driven capture, configurable workflows and built-in payments that help finance teams cut manual work and improve control over spend. The post onPhase: Vendor Analysis — AP Automation overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.

Our recently launched #categorymanagement campaign (CatMan) looked into how the discipline is being deployed by businesses, its relevance to the procurement operation and the benefits it brings.  The series includes articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As we enter the new year, and to round out those perspectives, we have invited some of […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Anvil Analytical appeared first on Spend Matters.

At the beginning of this quarter, we launched a research campaign on the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan), exploring how businesses implement it, its role in procurement and the benefits it can deliver. To provide a well-rounded perspective, we have published articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As the quarter ends, we have also […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from WTP Buynamics appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of sustamize, a solution built to help manufacturers understand and optimize their products’ carbon footprint.  Increased regulation and customer pressure are pushing carbon accountability deeper into supply chains, yet most organizations still struggle to move beyond high-level averages and corporate reporting. Product carbon footprint is what matters in practice, but calculating it requires detailed information at the part, process and geographic level that few companies can access. The result is a gap: sustainability teams lack the data to respond to CBAM and ISO demands, procurement cannot weigh carbon alongside cost in sourcing and engineers have little guidance on designing lower-footprint products. sustamize is tackling this challenge with a bottom-up approach that shifts the focus from company-wide or spend-based estimates to part-specific and bill of material (BoM) level insights. By combining a structured data hub of materials and processes with capabilities that match, assemble and simulate footprints, the solution makes carbon data usable across procurement, cost engineering, product development and finance. This Vendor Analysis provides an overview of sustamize, looks at its competitive landscape, provides considerations for potential users and closes with an analyst summary.  Here’s why sustamize matters: * To the market — sustamize provides bottom-up, product-level carbon footprint data and tools that integrate into engineering, procurement and PLM systems, enabling manufacturers to move beyond corporate averages toward accurate, operationalized emissions insights. * To potential buyers — sustamize is worth considering because it helps procurement, cost engineering and product development teams not only comply with regulations like CBAM, but also make smarter sourcing and design choices that balance cost and carbon in everyday decisions. The post sustamize: Vendor Analysis — #Carbonmanagement solution overview, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary  appeared first on Spend Matters.

We recently launched a new research campaign into the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan): how it is being deployed by businesses, its relevance to the procurement operation and the benefits it brings.   We have produced a series of articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As we enter the close of this quarter, and […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Creactives appeared first on Spend Matters.

Our recently launched #categorymanagement campaign (CatMan) looked into how the discipline is being deployed by businesses, its relevance to the procurement operation and the benefits it brings.  The series includes articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As we enter the new year, and to round out those perspectives, we have invited some of […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Anvil Analytical appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Pramata and its #contractlifecyclemanagementCLM solution. The provider offers end-to-end CLM capabilities with a focus on AI for large organizations in North America, Europe and the UK and Ireland. Pramata seeks to address common pain points around finding contracts, managing renewals, meeting/enforcing obligations and vendor consolidation. This Vendor Analysis explores Pramata’s platform, application and supporting services and provides a list of Pramata’s competitors, tech selection tips and key analyst takeaways. Here is why Pramata matters: * To the market — Pramata offers end-to-end CLM capabilities with a heavy emphasis on AI capabilities. * To potential buyers — Pramata is an ideal fit for large organizations in need of a CLM platform for managing renewals, obligations, etc. with AI. The post Pramata: Vendor Analysis — CLM solution overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of sustamize, a solution built to help manufacturers understand and optimize their products’ carbon footprint.  Increased regulation and customer pressure are pushing carbon accountability deeper into supply chains, yet most organizations still struggle to move beyond high-level averages and corporate reporting. Product carbon footprint is what matters in practice, but calculating it requires detailed information at the part, process and geographic level that few companies can access. The result is a gap: sustainability teams lack the data to respond to CBAM and ISO demands, procurement cannot weigh carbon alongside cost in sourcing and engineers have little guidance on designing lower-footprint products. sustamize is tackling this challenge with a bottom-up approach that shifts the focus from company-wide or spend-based estimates to part-specific and bill of material (BoM) level insights. By combining a structured data hub of materials and processes with capabilities that match, assemble and simulate footprints, the solution makes carbon data usable across procurement, cost engineering, product development and finance. This Vendor Analysis provides an overview of sustamize, looks at its competitive landscape, provides considerations for potential users and closes with an analyst summary.  Here’s why sustamize matters: * To the market — sustamize provides bottom-up, product-level carbon footprint data and tools that integrate into engineering, procurement and PLM systems, enabling manufacturers to move beyond corporate averages toward accurate, operationalized emissions insights. * To potential buyers — sustamize is worth considering because it helps procurement, cost engineering and product development teams not only comply with regulations like CBAM, but also make smarter sourcing and design choices that balance cost and carbon in everyday decisions. The post sustamize: Vendor Analysis — #Carbonmanagement solution overview, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary  appeared first on Spend Matters.

We recently launched a new research campaign into the discipline of #categorymanagement (CatMan): how it is being deployed by businesses, its relevance to the procurement operation and the benefits it brings.   We have produced a series of articles, interviews and podcasts with industry experts. As we enter the close of this quarter, and […] The post Category Management: Key insights for 2026 from Creactives appeared first on Spend Matters.