Maverick Spend Detector

Find spending that bypasses your contracts

Maverick spend — purchases made outside of negotiated contracts — erodes savings, increases risk, and signals process gaps.

Daily scan of new purchase orders with no contract reference
Maverick spend exceeds 5% of total spend in a material group that has active contracts
Maverick summary — total off-contract PO value, count, and percentage of total spend
Buyer group breakdown — maverick spend by purchasing team

Maverick Spend Alert

Off-contract purchasing detected • 142 POs flagged

CHF 6.8M
Maverick POs
142
Maverick Spend
CHF 6.8M8.2% of total
Buyer Groups
7
Limit Orders
38
Top Maverick Categories
IT ServicesCHF 2.1M (47 POs)
ConsultingCHF 1.8M (31 POs)
Office SuppliesCHF 0.9M (28 POs)
Root Causes
No contract existsContract expiredLimit orders

Built for operations teams who eliminate procurement leakage

Maverick spend — purchases made outside of negotiated contracts — erodes savings, increases risk, and signals process gaps.

Operations Directors

Strategic oversight & escalation

Purchase Order Managers

Deep, consistent analysis

Process Owners

Procurement Analysts

Data-driven insights

From alert to action in minutes

The objective of this agent is to increase spend under contract management.

Step 1

The Trigger

You define when the agent should activate. When conditions are met, it starts working automatically.

  • Daily scan of new purchase orders with no contract reference
  • Maverick spend exceeds 5% of total spend in a material group that has active contracts
  • Limit order volume spikes above baseline for a buyer group
Step 2

360° View

The agent opens a tailored dashboard consolidating data from all your systems.

  • Maverick summary — total off-contract PO value, count, and percentage of total spend
  • Buyer group breakdown — maverick spend by purchasing team
  • Material group analysis — off-contract spend in categories where contracts exist
Step 3

Automated Analysis

The agent follows a structured analysis flow, combining checks with exploratory reasoning.

  • Identify off-contract POs — Scan all purchase orders where the contract reference field is empty.
  • Match to available contracts — Check if an active contract covers the material group of each maverick PO.
  • Analyze by buyer group — Segment maverick spend by purchasing team to identify training or process gaps.
Step 4

Actionable Output

After analysis, the agent creates a human-friendly report with everything your team needs.

  • Executive summary — Total maverick spend, rate, trend, and savings opportunity
  • Buyer group scorecard — Maverick rate per team with ranking and trend
  • Redirectable spend — Specific POs that could shift to existing contracts with estimated savings
Step 5

Delivery

Reports are sent automatically via email or accessed directly in Veezoo.

Key benefits for operations teams

Concrete, measurable value for your team from day one

Recoverable

Savings capture

Redirect off-contract spend to negotiated agreements, typically recovering 3-8% in price savings.

Compliant

Process compliance

Continuous monitoring creates accountability and drives purchasing discipline.

Lower Risk

Risk reduction

Off-contract purchases bypass supplier vetting, quality checks, and compliance controls.

Up and runningin production in weeks

To deploy this Agent, you connect Veezoo to your existing Data Warehouse, typically containing data from:

ERP / Procurement — Purchase order headers and items with contract reference fields (SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM)
Contract Management — Active contracts with material group coverage (SAP Ariba, Coupa)
Master Data — Buyer group assignments, material group hierarchy, approval thresholds
Spend Analytics — Historical spend data for trend analysis and benchmarking
PO Header
Buyer Group
Supplier
Contract
Purchase Order
Maverick

Ready to explore Maverick Spend Detector?

Fully customizable to your workflows, data sources, and business requirements.

Typical initial implementation in weeks, not months.