Run an autonomous purchasing agent for RFQ automation
You need 5,000 units sourced this month. An autonomous purchasing agent issues the RFQ, gathers supplier commitments, and compares them on landed cost and lead time before placing the PO under escrow. That's RFQ automation that runs without the email thread and the quote spreadsheet you've been living in.
How it works
Issue the RFQ
Hand it the spec — 5,000 corrugated mailers, 4-color print, into your 3PL inside three weeks, target $0.42/unit — and it drafts the formal request for quote and sends it out.
Suppliers return commitments
Approved vendors' agents respond with machine-readable commitments — unit price tiers, MOQ, lead time, and escrow terms — instead of email threads.
Compare landed cost
Your agent normalizes freight, duties, and payment terms into one landed-cost view and ranks suppliers against your budget and deadline.
Place the PO under escrow
A human approves. The PO locks, 30% moves to escrow, and the balance releases on accepted delivery — with the full negotiation logged for audit.
The agent mesh behind each deal
Sourcing Agent
Matches the RFQ to approved suppliers by category, capacity, and certification. Filters out vendors outside your whitelist or budget envelope.
Trust Agent
Weighs each supplier's track record — did they ship on time, how often parts came back defective, whether disputes got ugly — so a missed-deadline vendor never makes your final list.
Pricing Agent
Rolls unit price, freight, duties, and payment terms into a single landed cost, then points out where one supplier's tier pricing leaves obvious room to push back.
What if procurement ran itself?
Describe what you need to procure. Your autonomous purchasing agent handles the RFQ, comparison, approval, and escrow.