Built for Mid-Market Manufacturers | $50M-$500M Revenue

Your Competitors Are Paying 23% Less For The Same
Materials.

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49%
of manufacturer revenue goes to procurement
70%
of manufacturers still run procurement on spreadsheets
5-15%
more paid by mid-market vs. benchmarked peers
<5 mo
payback period for spend analytics tools
The Problem
Your Margins Are Thin. Your Procurement Is Blind.

4% Net Margins. No Room for Error.

Metal fabrication net margins have dropped from 5-10% pre-pandemic to roughly 4% today. For every $1M in revenue, you keep $40K. Every dollar overpaid on procurement comes straight out of that.

FMA Financial Ratios Survey 2021; FullRatio 2025

Only 27% Spend Visibility Without Tools.

Companies using manual procurement processes report just 27% spend visibility. Digitally mature organizations: 78%. You cannot save on what you cannot see.

Ardent Partners 2023

200+ Vendors. 80% Unmanaged.

The average mid-market manufacturer has 200+ vendors, but only 20% account for 80% of spend. The other 160 create transaction overhead with zero purchasing power.

ProcureDesk 2026
CNC machine cutting metal with sparks
Disorganized parts room
The Gap
Your $1B+ Competitors Already Have This.
Enterprise warehouse vs mid-market chaos

Large manufacturers operate with 20-30% lower indirect costs than mid-market companies with ad-hoc procurement. They have dedicated teams, spend analytics, and real-time benchmarking. You are running procurement on spreadsheets and gut feel.

Mid-market companies are missing 5-10 EBITDA percentage points that their larger peers routinely extract through procurement effectiveness.

Sources: ProcureDesk 2026; Simfoni/Spend Matters 2019

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Sample Results
What a Typical Assessment Uncovers
Based on a $100M revenue metal fabrication company.
Category You Pay Market Rate Annual Savings
Cold-Rolled Steel $1,270/mt $1,050-$1,120/mt $380K-$520K
MRO Supplies (fragmented) 14 vendors, retail pricing Consolidated, 3 vendors $140K-$230K
LTL Freight Spot rates + legacy contracts Benchmarked lane rates $95K-$190K
Off-Contract Spend 29% of indirect unmanaged Under contract $180K-$340K
Total Addressable Savings $795K-$1.28M
Sources: SteelBenchmarker Feb 2026; Hackett Group 2016; Ardent Partners; ProcureDesk 2026; TD Cowen Q4 2025
How It Works
Three Steps. Zero Disruption.
 
1

Upload Your AP Data

Export 12 months from your ERP as a CSV. Our AI assistant walks you through it step by step for NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, or any system. Takes 5 minutes.

2

We Benchmark Everything

Your CSV is anonymized server-side the moment you submit: vendor names become generic labels, your company name is removed, and sensitive fields are stripped. We then categorize every line item and benchmark each category against real-time market rates to identify where you are overpaying.

3

Get Your Savings Report

Category-by-category savings heat map, alternative suppliers, and negotiation playbooks with current market data. Ready to act on. Yours to keep.

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ROI Calculator
What 2% Procurement Savings Means for You
 
Your Revenue Procurement Spend (49%) 2% Savings Net Profit Impact Equivalent New Revenue
$50M $24.5M $490K +24.5% profit $9.8M in new sales
$100M $49M $980K +19.6% profit $19.6M in new sales
$200M $98M $1.96M +19.6% profit $39.2M in new sales
$500M $245M $4.9M +19.6% profit $98M in new sales
At 5% net margins, $1 saved = $20 in new revenue needed to match the same profit impact. (NC State Supply Chain Resource Cooperative)
What Leaders Say
Procurement Is a Profit Lever. Not a Cost Center.
 
"50 cents in a door handle... 10 million Model 3s... that's $80 million of bottom line EBITDA impact directly from procurement."
Spencer Penn
CEO of LightSource, former Tesla procurement lead
"Cost savings are not just a value lever, they are a survival strategy for firms under $1B."
Rachael Legg
Fractional Procurement Executive, The Praesto Partnership (Economist Impact / SAP, 2025)
"SMEs often fail to identify basic price variances, hurting competitiveness and margins."
McKinsey & Company
"How Medium-Size Enterprises Can Better Manage Sourcing" (2023)
"Freeing us from manual processes, spreadsheet agony and endless email threads."
Jorge Lopez-Vessena
Manager of Global Sourcing, BRP (Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Can-Am)
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Market Volatility
Prices Move Fast. Are You Keeping Up?
If your team is not benchmarking supplier pricing against real-time market rates, every swing costs you.
Commodity What Happened Timeframe
HRC Steel Dropped 41%, then rallied 39% Jan-Jul 2024, then 2025
Cold-Rolled Steel +28.4% in 4 months Jan-May 2025
Aluminum Premium (Midwest) +190% surge Nov 2024-Jun 2025
LTL Freight All-time high, +68% above 2018 Q4 2025
Corrugated Packaging +7.37% YoY Aug 2025
Sources: S&P Global/Platts; SteelBenchmarker; MetalMiner; TD Cowen/AFS; BLS

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Supported: CSV from QuickBooks, NetSuite, SAP B1, Acumatica, or any ERP
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FAQ
Common Questions
 
What data do you need?
A 12-month accounts payable export as a CSV. Our AI assistant gives you step-by-step instructions for your specific ERP. Takes 5 minutes.
What does the assessment cost?
The initial savings assessment is free. If you want ongoing procurement intelligence, our platform is $10,000/month plus a gain-share on verified savings. Procurement tools deliver 276-814% ROI with payback in under 5 months (Forrester, Hobson & Company).
What if we are locked into contracts?
Most mid-market manufacturers have formal contracts on only 20-30% of spend. 29% of indirect spend is off-contract entirely (Hackett Group). We identify savings across all categories: uncontracted spend, upcoming renewals, price review windows, and vendor consolidation opportunities.
We do not have a procurement team. Can we still use this?
Most companies do not hire dedicated procurement staff until they exceed 1,000 employees (ORO Labs / Procurement Magazine 2023). That is exactly who we built this for. The negotiation playbooks we deliver are ready to hand to whoever manages supplier relationships today.
What if you do not find meaningful savings?
We will tell you honestly. But Ardent Partners' 20 years of research shows every new dollar placed under procurement management yields 6-12% savings. For manufacturers with $10M+ in procurement spend, we have not seen a company where we could not find at least $100K in addressable savings.
Is my data safe?
When you upload your CSV, our server instantly anonymizes it: your company name is replaced with "[CLIENT]", vendor names become generic labels (Vendor 001, Vendor 002, etc.), and addresses, bank details, and tax IDs are removed entirely. The original file is never saved, cached, or logged. It exists in server memory only for the few seconds it takes to process, then it is permanently gone. We only ever receive the anonymized version. Dollar amounts, dates, and categories are kept intact so we can benchmark accurately.
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