PAIR Assessment

Procurement AI Readiness — your starting point for an Operating Model.

A 2-3 week structured diagnostic that maps procurement processes, scores AI use cases by value and feasibility, checks data and team readiness, and delivers a 90-day implementation roadmap. Built for European procurement leaders who want a system, not another pilot that dies on slide 47.

Duration2-3 weeks
Engagement formatRemote + 1-2 on-site days
The five engines

What we actually do during the assessment

PAIR is built on five tightly linked analytical engines. Each produces a concrete artefact your team keeps regardless of whether the engagement continues.

Engine 1

Process Decomposition Matrix

We map procurement work to concrete tasks — not "sourcing" but "RFQ preparation, supplier shortlist, offer normalisation, scoring, risk review, recommendation, decision log". Granular enough to score for AI.

Engine 2

AI Opportunity Assessment

Each task scored by AI suitability, expected value, implementation complexity. We separate "obvious wins" from "ambitious but risky" from "leave it to humans". No vendor pitches — pure prioritisation.

Engine 3

Implementation Readiness

Data quality and access, ERP export realities, team skills, governance baseline, GDPR posture, available tooling. Where the gaps are — and which gaps must close before the first workflow ships.

Engine 4

Business Case Builder

For the top scored use cases: time savings, error reduction, compliance improvement, time-to-value. Quantified per workflow, defensible at board level, not theoretical "AI will save 40%".

Engine 5

Risk & 90-Day Roadmap

Implementation risks named and scored. A concrete 90-day plan: which two or three workflows ship first, which prerequisites must be closed, which decisions need C-level approval.

Timeline

How a typical PAIR Assessment unfolds

Week 1

Discovery & mapping

Kick-off workshop with your procurement leadership. Interviews with category leads and key buyers. Walkthrough of two or three priority procurement processes — usually one strategic sourcing flow, one operational buying flow.

Week 2

Scoring & readiness

AI opportunity scoring on all decomposed tasks. Data readiness audit using sample ERP exports. Governance and GDPR baseline review. First draft of business cases for the top scored workflows.

Week 3

Roadmap & debrief

Risk assessment. 90-day implementation roadmap with named workflows, prerequisites and decision points. Executive summary tailored for C-level. Live debrief session with your team — your questions, your concerns, your next moves.

Deliverables

What you keep regardless of what happens next

Every artefact is documented and handed to your team. If you decide not to continue with implementation, the PAIR outputs stand on their own as procurement strategy documents.

PAIR Scorecard

Structured readiness assessment across data, systems, people, governance.

AI Opportunity Heatmap

All decomposed procurement tasks scored and ranked for AI suitability.

Top 10 use case backlog

Prioritised list with feasibility, value estimates and dependencies.

Business cases (top 5)

Quantified ROI, time savings and risk reduction for the highest scored workflows.

Risk register

Implementation risks identified, scored and assigned mitigation owners.

90-Day Roadmap

Concrete plan: which workflows ship, in what order, with what prerequisites.

Executive Summary

5-page document tailored for CFO / CEO / Board review.

Live debrief workshop

90-minute working session with your leadership and key team members.

Fit check

Who PAIR Assessment is built for

Procurement organisations where PAIR makes sense

European mid-cap to enterprise procurement teams of 10 to 50 people, addressable spend EUR 100 million to several billion, ERP-driven (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Coupa), with leadership ready to act on the diagnosis within 90 days.

  • You already tried AI experimentally — ChatGPT, Copilot, an internal PoC — and want to move beyond scattered usage
  • You have a CPO, Head of Procurement or Category Lead with the mandate to commission and act on an assessment
  • Your team can dedicate roughly two to three hours per week per category lead during the assessment
  • Data lives in an ERP and Excel — not on paper, not in disconnected systems with no exports possible
  • You want a transparent diagnosis from someone who has no vendor commissions, not a sales pitch dressed as a workshop
Two pilot slots open · Q2-Q3 2026

Apply for a PAIR Assessment pilot

For procurement leaders ready to move from AI experiments to a working operating model. Start with a 30-minute Discovery Call — we both check if PAIR is the right next step for your organisation. No commitment from either side.

Engagement pricing discussed during the Discovery Call and tailored to scope. Slots are confirmed first-come, first-served after a fit check.