Meet Scout,
Your AI Buyer.
From Sourcing 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 →
Good morning! Overnight:
● 3 shipments confirmed on time
● Amphenol — no ack on PO-8819
This blocks MO-6240 (ships Mar 14). Follow up?
8:02 AMYes, cc their sales VP
Sent. Follow-up to J. Park, cc'd VP Sales. Escalation flagged if no reply by noon.
8:03 AMUpdate: Amphenol confirmed PO-8819. Shipping tomorrow — MO-6240 back on track.
11:47 AM
ACME pushed Q2 orders to Q3. Here's your exposure:
Draft PO amendments
AI Buyer
Works Alongside Your Team, Around the Clock
Your best buyer's instincts, automated. Scout reads every message, checks the data, and acts. You focus on what drives margin.
01Get Proactive Updates
Morning summaries before your team starts the day. Three shipments confirmed overnight, but one supplier hasn't responded. Let Scout follow up?
02Run Complex Analysis
‘Customer just pushed orders out 3 months. What’s our inventory exposure?’ Scout runs the scenario in seconds and gives you a number.
03Approve Autonomous Workflows
Scout drafts RFQs, POs, and supplier follow-ups end to end. Review and approve before they go live. You stay in control while the tactical load disappears.
“A task that used to take thirty minutes is now handled in one sentence.”
— VP of Procurement, Soundlab Inc.
Strategic Sourcing
Turn 30 Days of Negotiation Into 1 Hour of Competitive Bidding
From RFx creation to live reverse auctions. You set the rules, suppliers compete in real time.
01Launch RFx
Requisitions sync from your MRP. Specs pull from your PLM. Ready to source in minutes.
02Run Live Auctions
Suppliers see where they rank, but not who they're competing against.
03Analyze Quotes
Price normalization across suppliers so you can compare total landed costs, whether quoted FOB or EXW.
PO Management & Production Readiness
See Every Delivery Risk
Days Before It Hits the Floor
Real-time supplier tracking across every channel. Proactive action the moment issues arise.
01PO Lifecycle
From issuance through delivery to change management. Real supplier dates from actual communications, not stale data someone typed into the ERP three weeks ago.
02Kitting Dashboard
Every manufacturing order ranked by production readiness. Shortages linked directly to purchase orders and supplier commitments, not sitting in someone's inbox.
03Shared Visibility
Production and procurement see the same real-time data. No alignment meetings, no spreadsheet handoffs. When a date changes, everyone sees it instantly.
One Platform for Everything
Beyond sourcing and PO tracking, Cronwell gives you a unified data layer across parts, suppliers, and production.
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.
Contract Management
Organize supplier contracts, MSAs, NDAs, and terms.
Invoice Management & Matching
Automate invoice processing and payment approvals.
Numbers That Speak for Themselves
120 bids in one hour. Suppliers who had never moved off their initial price were competing against each other in real time.
EVP Supply Chain, $600M+ Electronics Manufacturer
Saved in a single 1-hour auction
Cost reduction across 44 part categories
Competitive bids vs. 11 traditional
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 1-2Items, BOMs, and supplier data flow in from your ERP & PLM. We handle setup with NetSuite, SAP, or any system you run.
Source
Week 3-4Run your first RFx & reverse auction. Typical result: 15-30% cost reduction. Real competitive pressure across your entire spend.
Scale
Week 5-6Activate the AI Agent. Double or triple your buyer capacity, without adding a single headcount.
