Cut MRO leakage and lock in capacity with strategic suppliers
From raw-material variability to fragmented MRO spend across plants, manufacturing tail spend silently erodes margin. Tail Sourcing brings every plant, category and supplier onto one platform.
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What we measure with you
- MRO demand consolidated across plants
- RFx-to-award cycle time
Before vs after Tail Sourcing
Without Tail Sourcing
- MRO purchases scattered across plants with zero category visibility
- Raw-material cost variance hits margin without warning
- Capacity risk with strategic suppliers — no early signal of trouble
- Engineering specs change but POs don't — silent maverick buying
With Tail Sourcing
- Govern spend and apply policy by category
- Compare raw-material suppliers with structured RFX evaluations
- Standardize specs and approved-vendor lists across the network
Built for manufacturing workflows
Every module is part of the same platform — pick the ones that fit, add more as you scale.
RFX Center
Run strategic-supplier RFQs with structured scoring across plants.
See the moduleOpportunities
Review purchasing activity across plants by category.
See the moduleGlobal Sourcing
International suppliers through AI Supplier Discovery
See the moduleSuppliers
Keep supplier information and evaluations in one place.
See the moduleInventory
Tie POs to stock levels.
See the moduleFAQ for manufacturing teams
Do you integrate with our ERP?+
QuickBooks Online included in all plans (US companies only). You connect it yourself in Settings → Accounting. NetSuite: coming soon. You can export your data as CSV anytime.
Can we manage multiple plants on one tenant?+
Yes. Each plant can have its own cost centers, one human approval and budget, while leadership keeps a consolidated view.
How do you handle MRO vs raw-material differently?+
Supplier-managed catalogs for MRO: coming soon, with one human approval before the purchase order. Raw-material categories can use RFX to compare quotes and supplier responses.