Understanding AI in Sourcing: Takeaways from SIG Scottsdale

At the SIG Global Executive Summit in Scottsdale, procurement professionals gathered to explore how AI in sourcing is driving efficiency, improving visibility, and enhancing stakeholder satisfaction. The discussion centered on real results and leadership strategies from organizations already using AI-native procurement tools to achieve measurable value.

On the event floor, the Levelpath booth had a lot of interest from attendees who wanted to see how AI sourcing works in practice. Demos of Levelpath’s sourcing showed how automation reduces manual tasks, streamlines supplier collaboration, and enables teams to execute faster without sacrificing accuracy. This excitement led into our session with David Hurtado, Interim Division President of Construction Services at Congruex, Delightful Procurement: 10x Productivity with AI-Native Sourcing.

AI in sourcing applies artificial intelligence to core procurement functions such as bid creation, supplier management, and contract analysis to modernize processes. The result is faster execution, higher data quality, and greater strategic alignment across teams.

Levelpath’s sourcing capabilities were designed with AI as the foundation. Rather than adding intelligence to legacy workflows, automation and insight are embedded into every step of the sourcing process. Teams gain the ability to work more efficiently, identify value faster, and make informed decisions across the enterprise.

Why it matters:

• Speed: Launch sourcing events in hours, not weeks with the AI Assistant. 
• Scalability: Manage large volumes of activity with your existing team.
• Accuracy: Compare side by side supplier bids and make transparent decisions.
• Experience: Improve collaboration for both internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Congruex, a digital infrastructure engineering and construction services company, faced the challenge of aligning twelve acquired operating units that operated with separate systems, processes, and supplier records. The procurement team had only two people responsible for enterprise-wide policy and integration, which limited the pace of competitive sourcing.

Congruex implemented Levelpath in under a week to centralize supplier and contract data, stand up a structured category strategy, and use AI-native procurement capabilities to accelerate execution. Within six months, Congruex uploaded and enriched thousands of suppliers, centralized hundreds of contracts for easier discovery and analysis, and completed roughly three times more sourcing events than the industry average. The team also drove competitive rigor across categories, with 13 of 15 spend categories bid through Levelpath in the first reporting cycle.

The decision was driven by Levelpath’s flexibility, implementation speed, and data-driven design. David explained that the platform’s AI capabilities made sourcing intuitive, allowing his team to build and analyze events they might not have had category expertise in. The ability to customize workflows, run bids instantly, and view side-by-side supplier comparisons gave Congruex faster insights and more confidence in every sourcing decision. 

With Levelpath, the procurement function moved from policy writing to strategic execution almost immediately. “There was no doubt I was going to move forward with Levelpath. It was absolutely the right solution,” said David Hurtado.

These results show how AI sourcing enables small teams to reach enterprise scale through sourcing automation, supplier enrichment, and contract intelligence, while improving transparency for stakeholders.

AI-native procurement improves speed and scale because it eliminates the friction between people, data, and systems. Traditional systems rely on manual inputs, spreadsheets, and disconnected tools. Levelpath takes a different approach by embedding AI into every step of the sourcing workflow, from intake to negotiation, which reduces handoffs, and shortens cycle time.

How Levelpath enhances sourcing with automation:

• AI-generated events: Create complete sourcing events from simple, natural language input.
• Supplier enrichment: Clean and expand supplier data automatically for accurate comparisons.
• Contract intelligence: Identify risks, analyze clauses, and suggest negotiation strategies.
• Bid analysis: Summarize supplier responses in seconds with structured scoring and comparison tables.

During the session, Levelpath Chief Revenue Officer Jerry Brooner emphasized that true innovation begins with an AI foundation rather than a retrofit. AI-native platforms like Levelpath are built to learn, adapt, and anticipate user needs, enabling sourcing teams to move beyond task completion toward strategic outcomes. By operating within one intelligent environment, users gain accuracy, speed, and confidence in every decision.

Attendees were engaged on topics such as negotiation intelligence, secure data use, measurable ROI, and the leadership habits that sustain procurement transformation. The discussion highlighted that AI in sourcing is no longer theoretical. Teams are realizing tangible gains in cycle time, visibility, and stakeholder satisfaction by using AI-native procurement capabilities that unify data, workflows, and analysis.

Procurement is moving toward a connected, insight-led operating model that values speed, accuracy, and collaboration. Levelpath’s sourcing capabilities help organizations automate sourcing events, enrich supplier data, and deliver measurable impact with confidence.

See Levelpath’s AI-native platform in action to learn how your team can simplify workflows, implement AI in sourcing, and deliver delightful procurement at scale, request a demo today. 

– Rose