Spend Category Analyzer

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.

Monthly or quarterly spend review cycle
Annual sourcing wave planning
Spend by material group
Supplier concentration

Spend Category Analysis

Q4 spend review • 847 material groups analyzed

CHF 312M
Total Spend
CHF 312M
Top 10 Categories
74%of total spend
Unclassified
CHF 8.4M
Savings Potential
CHF 4.2M
Top Categories by Spend
Rolling Stock MaintenanceCHF 68M (22%)
IT InfrastructureCHF 41M (13%)
Energy & UtilitiesCHF 38M (12%)
Opportunities
Consolidate ITReclassify CHF 8.4MNegotiate energy

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.

Step 1

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
Step 2

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
Step 3

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.
Step 4

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
Step 5

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

Deep Analysis

Complete visibility

One view of all procurement spend by category, replacing fragmented spreadsheet analysis.

Root Cause

Sourcing prioritization

Identify highest-value consolidation opportunities based on actual spend data.

Early Warning

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:

ERP / Procurement — Purchase orders, invoices, goods receipts, material group master (SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM, Oracle)
Spend Analytics — Cleansed and categorized spend data (SAP Ariba Spend Visibility, Coupa)
Master Data — Material group hierarchy, cost center structure, company codes
Contract Management — Active contracts mapped to material groups
PO Item
Cost Center
Supplier
Hierarchy
Material Group
Spend

Ready to explore Spend Category Analyzer?

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

Typical initial implementation in weeks, not months.