See where every dollar goes
Understanding procurement spend by category is the foundation of strategic sourcing, yet most organizations struggle to get a clean, current picture.
Spend Category Analysis
Q4 spend review • 847 material groups analyzed
Built for finance teams who maximize procurement value
Understanding procurement spend by category is the foundation of strategic sourcing, yet most organizations struggle to get a clean, current picture.
Finance Directors
Strategic oversight & escalation
Controllers
Budget Managers
Deep, consistent analysis
CFOs
Portfolio-wide oversight
From alert to action in minutes
The objective of this agent is to enable data-driven sourcing decisions.
The Trigger
You define when the agent should activate. When conditions are met, it starts working automatically.
- Monthly or quarterly spend review cycle
- Annual sourcing wave planning
- Category strategy refresh for a specific material group
360° View
The agent opens a tailored dashboard consolidating data from all your systems.
- Spend by material group — hierarchical view across Level 1, 2, and 3 categories
- Supplier concentration — number of suppliers per category with Pareto analysis
- Year-over-year trend — spend growth or decline by category
Automated Analysis
The agent follows a structured analysis flow, combining checks with exploratory reasoning.
- Build spend cube — Aggregate spend by material group hierarchy, supplier, cost center, and period.
- Identify tail spend — Categories with many small suppliers that could benefit from consolidation.
- Detect growth anomalies — Categories with spend growth exceeding budget or historical patterns.
Actionable Output
After analysis, the agent creates a human-friendly report with everything your team needs.
- Executive summary — Total spend, top categories, key trends, savings potential
- Category deep-dives — Each material group with spend, suppliers, contracts, and trends
- Consolidation opportunities — Categories with high supplier fragmentation and savings estimates
Delivery
Reports are sent automatically via email or accessed directly in Veezoo.
Key benefits for finance teams
Concrete, measurable value for your team from day one
Complete visibility
One view of all procurement spend by category, replacing fragmented spreadsheet analysis.
Sourcing prioritization
Identify highest-value consolidation opportunities based on actual spend data.
Cleaner data
Automated detection of misclassified and unclassified spend improves data quality over time.
Up and runningin production in weeks
To deploy this Agent, you connect Veezoo to your existing Data Warehouse, typically containing data from:
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Fully customizable to your workflows, data sources, and business requirements.
Typical initial implementation in weeks, not months.