A day in the life of Bob
See how AI-powered procurement transforms daily sourcing operations
Category Strategy + Negotiation Expert
Supplier Manager
Tactical Buyer
Tactical Buying and P2P Enablement
What Makes Him Work
- AI transactional procurement manager
- Creates purchase orders (POs)
- Handles day-to-day tactical procurement
- Manages supplier communications
- Proactively communicates “reminders” with suppliers
- Drives efficiency across transactional workflows
- Ensures compliance and accuracy from PO to payment
- Integrates with line of business stakeholders (e.g., finance → payment authorization; supply chain → ordering/inventory)
- Guided by automation, data and simulation
Includes both current and planned features and capabilities
- Automates creation and management of purchase orders (ERP-integrated)
- Performs invoice and document matching against POs and receipts
- Authorizes remittances for approved transactions
- Tracks supplier performance and manages exceptions
- Analyzes transaction trends and process efficiencies
- Leverages structured data (EDI, xCML) for supplier integration
- Can operate in full autonomy, user-in-the-loop, or as a “superpowered” assistant
- Manages operational procurement, including supplier connectivity
- Communicates naturally, email
- Collaborates internally via chat (e.g., MS Teams)
- Handles multilingual and cross-cultural communication
- Optimally resolves exceptions, without human intervention (whenever possible)
- Drastically reduces cost-per-transaction
- Shortens procure-to-pay lifecycle for direct spend + ERP-based procurement
- Reduces human escalations through automation
- Prevents overpayments and duplicates
- Scales capacity without adding headcount
- Full visibility and transparency
9:00 AM
Processes 73 purchase requisitions into SAP
Processes 73 purchase requisitions into SAP
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Flags 4 with missing cost center fields
Flags 4 with missing cost center fields
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Pings buyers on Teams with auto-filled correction prompts.
10:30 AM
Clearing stalled approvals by routing escalation notes and context back to approvers.
Clearing stalled approvals by routing escalation notes and context back to approvers.
9 of 12
9 of 12
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Pushes reminders with one-click approve/deny links
13:00 PM
Converts Natalie’s awarded contracts into purchase orders.
Converts Natalie’s awarded contracts into purchase orders.
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Captures supplier sign-off, updates SAP Info Records and Outline Agreements.
Captures supplier sign-off, updates SAP Info Records and Outline Agreements.
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Handles 3 PO change orders (quantity adjustments, revised ship dates).
Handles 3 PO change orders (quantity adjustments, revised ship dates).
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14:30 PM
Spots an exception: duplicate invoice posting in FI module.
Spots an exception: duplicate invoice posting in FI module.
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Corrects GL coding and re-routes to AP queue with supporting documentation.
15:45 PM
Builds real-time spend dashboard for Finance — filters by geography, supplier type, and business unit.
Builds real-time spend dashboard for Finance — filters by geography, supplier type, and business unit.
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Responds instantly to ad hoc Teams query on approval cycle time
Responds instantly to ad hoc Teams query on approval cycle time
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Delivers metrics with quarter-over-quarter comparison.
16:45 PM
Sends daily execution digest.
Sends daily execution digest.
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Highlights contracts executed, POs processed, exceptions corrected, and items still pending action.
Highlights contracts executed, POs processed, exceptions corrected, and items still pending action.
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17:00 PM
Shuts down workflows.
Shuts down workflows.
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Initializes MillerTime.exe — concurrent threads: hops, barley, banter.
Initializes MillerTime.exe — concurrent threads: hops, barley, banter.
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