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Your AI Buyer.
From Demand to Delivery.

Cronwell automates 90% of tactical buying for mid-market manufacturers, so you scale without adding headcount.

See how a $600M+ manufacturer saved 32% on materials
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Cronwell Scout — AI procurement hub connecting ERP, email, Teams, and web app
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Scout
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TODAY

Acme wants to pull their order forward 3 days. Can we make it?

2:14 PM

Checking MO-6240 against open POs...

12/14 materials on hand
2 parts need expediting

Feasible if we expedite PO-8847 (Molex) and PO-8832 (TE). Est. $1,200 rush fee. Approve?

2:14 PM

Do it. Tell Acme we can deliver.

2:15 PM

Done. Expedite requests sent to Molex and TE. Acme rep notified with updated delivery date.

2:15 PM
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Scout 10:15 AM

ACME pushed Q2 orders to Q3. Here's your exposure:

Open PO risk$340K
Redirectable$180K (2 POs)
In transit (locked)$92K
Net risk$68K

Draft PO amendments

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AI Agent

Your Entire Org Gets Supply Chain
Answers in Seconds

Scout works inside Teams, WhatsApp, and email so sales, ops, and finance get answers without waiting on your buyers.

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"Can Acme pull their order forward 3 days?" Scout checks open POs, flags material risks, and responds in seconds. No ERP login required.

Business doesn't need to ask planning, doesn't need to ask procurement. Just ask the AI agent.

CIO, Publicly Traded Manufacturer

RFQ Management
3 Active Events
Precision Sheet Metal7 quotes
$1.2M
$3.8M
CNC Machined Components5 quotes
$2.4M
$5.1M
Aluminum Fabrication6 quotes
$0.8M
$2.6M
Live Auction
Sheet Metal Q1
Live
Target price
8/8 suppliers120 bids received-21.7% cost saving
Top Suppliers
1Supplier A
$1.2M
2Supplier B
$1.4M
3Supplier C
$1.5M
Total Spend
$4.4M
-32% saved
Time
1 hr
vs. 30 days manual

Strategic Sourcing

Turn 30 Days of Negotiation
Into 1 Hour of Competitive Bidding

From RFx creation to live reverse auctions. You set the clock, suppliers compete in real time.

Requisitions sync from your MRP. Specs pull from your PLM. Ready to source in minutes.

ERP System
NetSuite / SAP
Supplier Emails
Auto-parsed
Freight Forwarder
Tracking & ETAs
PO-8847 confirmed
ETA updated: Mar 12
Vessel departed: HKG → LAX
Shipment #TRK229
C
Cronwell
PO Management
PO-8847
Molex Inc.
Mar 10Confirmed
PO-8832
TE Connectivity
Mar 8In Transit
PO-8819
Amphenol Corp.
Mar 5At Risk
PO-8801
Vishay Inter.
Mar 2Delivered

PO Management & Production Readiness

See Every Delivery Risk
Before It Hits the Floor

Real-time supplier tracking across every channel. Proactive alerts the moment issues arise.

Real supplier dates from actual communications, not stale ERP data. Track every PO from issuance through delivery.

One Platform for Everything

Beyond sourcing and PO tracking, Cronwell gives you a unified data layer across parts, suppliers, and production.

A/B/C
rated suppliers

Supplier Performance

Track on-time delivery, quality ratings, and responsiveness.

NPI Sourcing

Manage engineering BOM & sourcing for new product introductions. Leverage AI agents & item library for parts reuse and should cost analysis.

Supplier Discovery

Access to Cronwell's pre-qualified supplier network with capability matching.

Zero
missed renewals

Contract Management

Organize supplier contracts, MSAs, NDAs, and terms.

3-Way
auto match

Invoice Management & Matching

Automate invoice processing and payment approvals.

...

Numbers That Speak for Themselves

Suppliers who had never moved off their initial price were competing in real time. How can we do this faster in other categories?

EVP Supply Chain, $600M+ Electronics Manufacturer

$0M

Saved in a single 1-hour auction

0%

Cost reduction across 44 part categories

0

Competitive bids vs. 11 traditional

0 Hour

vs. 30 days of manual negotiation

Live in Weeks, Not Months

No 18-month implementation. No $500K platform fee. No army of consultants.

Connect

Week 1-2

Items, BOMs, and supplier data flow in from your ERP & PLM. We handle setup with NetSuite, SAP, or any system you run.

Source

Week 3-4

Run your first RFx and reverse auction. Typical result: 15-30% cost reduction across your spend.

Scale

Week 5-6

Activate the AI Agent. Double or triple your buyer capacity, without adding a single headcount.

Common Questions

For manufacturing teams evaluating procurement solutions.

Stop Leaving Millions on the Table

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