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Keelvar for manufacturing sourcing
Join leading companies like Siemens, ABB and Novartis who are driving better manufacturing sourcing outcomes with Keelvar.
Trusted by industry leading procurement teams globally
What other manufacturing companies get from Keelvar
$11M
savings across $300M spend
40x
ROI after the 1st event
63%
faster time to bidding
92%
average bidder participation
Better sourcing outcomes for manufacturing
Component shortages. Sole-source risk. Production schedules that can't slip. Keelvar gives your team the tools to make better sourcing decisions, faster — before disruption hits the line.
Make award decisions based on total value, not just price
Model scenarios across cost, quality, lead time, supplier risk, and capacity — so every award reflects what production actually needs, not just what came in lowest.
Component availability shifts fast. Trigger new sourcing events automatically when it does — without waiting for a shortage to surface on the shop floor.
Build best practices once, apply them everywhere
Create workflows for your key categories — direct materials, MRO, sub-assemblies, tooling — and reuse them across plants, regions, and every sourcing cycle.
Run more events without adding headcount
Automate bid invites, reminders, data validation, and conditional awarding. Your team focuses on decisions — not administration.
Suppliers see exactly where they stand in real time — driving better bids and stronger competition across every event you run.
Do you need a product that can help you with sourcing?
Keelvar is built for the sourcing events most tools can't handle — and the high-volume events most teams don't have time for.
Where manufacturing companies are using Keelvar
See how other companies in your industry are using Keelvar across multiple spend categories.
Read moreWhat they say about us
“Keelvar makes processes that are complex, simple, so you can easily follow them, and you can easily go through the checkpoints, so you’re sure you’re not going to make a mistake. It’s like having a second pair of eyes checking everything you’re doing, but in a smart way that unlocks more value for strategic events.”
$5M
savings from 1 event
“We've been using Keelvar since 2019 and currently have three different bots for three different categories. They are highly utilized with very happy users. There are two major things we look for and get with Keelvar. The first is usability and the ease of use for our users to initiate sourcing events. The second is to report, capture and track the data that comes out afterwards.”
“As one of the early adopters of Keelvar, I can honestly say it’s been groundbreaking for us in the Coca-Cola System. We now have a structured digital solution to manage all our “Off Tender” requests, removing 100s of emails from our inboxes on a weekly basis.”
$7bn
spend optimized
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FAQs
Straight answers to common questions about Keelvar.
Manufacturing procurement involves high-stakes direct materials sourcing, complex MRO requirements, and significant logistics spend. Keelvar is used by manufacturing companies to run large-scale direct materials tenders with optimization, automate MRO and indirect sourcing workflows, and manage transport rates across global supply chains. A global heavy-equipment manufacturer increased sourcing event volume by 1,620% year-on-year using Keelvar.
Direct materials tenders in manufacturing often involve thousands of line items, multiple supplier options per part, and conditional pricing based on volume and geography. Keelvar evaluates every combination of supplier and award quantity to identify the optimal solution — factoring in your defined constraints on supplier concentration, geographic risk, and strategic relationships. This is analysis that no team could complete manually at the same speed or with the same rigour.
MRO purchasing in manufacturing is often urgent, high-volume, and managed reactively. Keelvar's AI agents handle routine MRO spot buys automatically — receiving the request, identifying qualified suppliers, running a fast competitive event, and returning an award recommendation. For planned maintenance categories with contracted suppliers, Keelvar ensures rates are current and correctly applied at the point of purchase.
When a supplier fails or a component is unavailable, manufacturing teams need to source an alternative quickly and at the right price. Keelvar enables rapid event launch with fast supplier engagement and bid analysis. The platform's scenario modelling lets teams evaluate alternative supplier options against cost, lead time, and supply continuity criteria — so decisions are defensible, not just fast.
Yes. Every sourcing event built in Keelvar can be saved as a template and reused or adapted for future events. Autonomous sourcing workflows go further — they are built once and executed repeatedly by AI agents, incorporating your category best practices into every run. This means institutional sourcing knowledge is preserved and applied consistently, regardless of team changes.