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Analyses procurement spend data to find savings. Activate for: spend analysis, spend analytics, analyse spend, procurement spend, category spend, spend across sites, spend consolidation, vendor consolidation, supplier consolidation, price consistency, price inconsistency, price benchmark, market benchmark, RFQ strategy, spend report, category management, tail spend, maverick spend, buying compliance, savings pipeline, identified savings, cost reduction, procurement ROI, spend by category, spend by vendor, spend by site, packaging spend, consolidation opportunity. USE THIS when the task involves analysing WHERE money is being spent, finding price inconsistencies across sites, identifying consolidation opportunities, or benchmarking prices against market rates. NOT for: invoice reconciliation (use invoice-reconciliation), vendor risk assessment (use supplier-risk), carrier performance (use logistics-brief).
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/supply-chain:spend-analysisThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- NEVER accept a vendor risk assessment that contains fabricated financial
TASK: [e.g. Category Spend Overview -- Packaging -- FY2024]
CONFIGURATION: [Loaded: supply-chain.local.md / Not configured]
DATA SOURCES: [ERP / Finance system / Web search]
Question 1: WHO are we actually buying from? -> Vendor concentration analysis; consolidation opportunity identification
Question 2: WHAT are we paying? -> Price consistency across sites/BUs; contract compliance monitoring
Question 3: WHAT SHOULD we be paying? -> Market benchmarking; renegotiation trigger identification
DATA FROM ERP (define period: typically last 12 months):
OUTPUT:
CATEGORY SPEND OVERVIEW -- [Period]
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TOTAL SPEND ANALYSED: [X]
TOP CATEGORIES BY SPEND:
[Category]: [X] | [N] vendors | [N] BUs buying | PO compliance: [X]%
TAIL SPEND ALERT:
[X]% of spend is with vendors who each represent <0.5% of total spend.
[N] vendors account for [X]% of total spend.
Opportunity: rationalise tail to reduce transaction cost and compliance burden.
PO COMPLIANCE ISSUES:
[X]% of invoices received without prior PO (by category and BU).
Non-compliant spend: [X] -- escalate to Finance and Procurement leadership.
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TARGET: categories with >3 vendors where commodity characteristics suggest consolidation would deliver price advantage without unacceptable supply risk.
CONSOLIDATION CANDIDATE CRITERIA:
CONSOLIDATION OUTPUT (per candidate category):
CONSOLIDATION ANALYSIS: [Category]
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Current state:
Vendors: [N] active vendors
Total spend: [X]
Price range: [low] -- [high] per [unit] -- [X]% variance
Price winner: [Vendor at lowest price] at [X] per unit
Consolidated state:
Target vendor(s): [1 or 2 preferred suppliers recommended]
Combined volume: [X]
Target saving: [X]% discount estimated at consolidated volume
Annual saving: [X] -- [X] (range based on discount range)
Risk assessment:
Supply continuity: [Single source risk? Mitigation?]
Switching effort: [Qualification, trials, tooling -- estimate]
Recommendation: [PROCEED / PROCEED WITH DUAL-SOURCE / MONITOR]
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IDENTIFY: same item or specification being purchased at different prices by different business units or sites.
DETECT WHEN:
PRICE CONSISTENCY OUTPUT:
PRICE INCONSISTENCY REPORT -- [Category] -- [Period]
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Item: [Description and specification]
Vendor: [Vendor name]
Site/BU Price paid Volume Annual spend
[Site A] [X] [N units] [X]
[Site B] [Y] [N units] [X]
[Site C] [Z] [N units] [X]
Price variance: [X]% between highest and lowest
Best rate: [X] (Site [X])
Saving if all aligned to best rate: [X]/year
Action: Issue group pricing directive; notify all sites of best rate;
require contract compliance from [date]
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USE WEB SEARCH MCP to identify:
BENCHMARK OUTPUT:
MARKET BENCHMARK: [Category/Item]
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Your current price: [X] per [unit]
Market range: [low] -- [high] per [unit]
Your position: [X]% above / below market midpoint
Data source: [Specify source and date -- never fabricate]
Data quality: [HIGH -- published index / MEDIUM -- survey /
LOW -- estimate only]
IF ABOVE MARKET: Renegotiation recommended
Estimated saving: [X]% -- [X]/year at current volume
Timing: [Contract renewal date or next review]
Leverage: [Market evidence + volume commitment]
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PROCUREMENT SAVINGS PIPELINE -- [Date]
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IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES:
[Category] [Type] [Est. Saving] [Status] [Owner] [Timeline]
[Category] Consolidation [X] Draft [Name] Q[N] 20[XX]
[Category] Price alignment [X] Active [Name] [Month]
TOTAL PIPELINE: [X]
CAPTURED YTD: [X]
REMAINING: [X]
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ALL OUTPUTS REQUIRE REVIEW BY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL BEFORE USE IN BUSINESS DECISIONS.
npx claudepluginhub panaversity/agentfactory-business-plugins --plugin supply-chainAggregates email receipts, invoices, and billing data to calculate total spend per vendor over a time period, ranking top vendors and identifying spend trends. For vendor spend analysis.
Classifies, scores, and evaluates vendors. Activate for: vendor assessment, classify vendor, vendor classification, Kraljic matrix, vendor tier, bottleneck vendor, strategic vendor, vendor review, supplier assessment, vendor onboarding, new vendor approval, vendor audit, annual vendor review, vendor scorecard, supplier evaluation, vendor qualification, approve vendor, vendor due diligence, vendor health check, vendor performance review, bottleneck supplier, vendor exit, risk profile of a vendor. USE THIS when the task is to CLASSIFY a vendor into a category (Strategic / Tactical / Commodity / Bottleneck), SCORE them across dimensions, or EVALUATE a vendor for onboarding/approval/exit. NOT for: ongoing risk signal monitoring or risk alerts (use supplier-risk), invoice reconciliation (use invoice-reconciliation), carrier performance review (use logistics-brief), spend category analysis (use spend-analysis).
Evaluates vendors via TCO cost analysis, risk assessment, performance metrics, comparisons, and recommendations. Use for proposals, renewals, side-by-side reviews, or negotiation prep.