Strategic sourcing teams burning six months on cycles that should take sixty days. The same four suppliers RFP'd every time because no one has bandwidth to discover new ones. Twelve responses arriving in twelve formats, normalized in Excel over three days, scored by gut feel as much as method. The award decision lands without a paper trail the CFO can defend at audit.
Sourcing Agent compresses the whole cycle. Drafts the RFx from a requirement description against your category template. Discovers qualified suppliers across the Flowie network and your private graph. Distributes, collects responses, normalizes into one comparable matrix, scores on weighted criteria, recommends an award with full reasoning. Pairs natively with Supplier Onboarding Agent — winning suppliers move from award to active vendor without leaving Flowie.