"Supply chains are going to get more complex. As we adopt more agents, there's going to be more coordination, not just between humans but between bots and humans and bots themselves." Nick Gospodinov, Founder and CEO, Mandel AI
Today's procurement organizations live in two worlds: ERP platforms and mountains of emails and spreadsheets. That disconnect can (and all too often does) lead to missed quotes, lapsed deadlines, and significant hidden costs… especially in direct procurement, where stakes are high.
With AI finally mature enough to process natural language, the opportunity to bridge these worlds is here.
In this Startup of the Week episode of the ProcureTech Insider podcast, Mandel AI founder Nick Gospodinov shares how his team built an "AI supply chain coordinator" focused on the true communication backbone of procurement. Mandel AI doesn't just automate ERP tasks, it reads buyers' inboxes, detects disruption, and escalates real business risk before procurement even knows there's a problem.
Listen in to hear why fast, scenario-based deployments can drive immediate value, how escalation features find money others miss, and what CPOs need to ask before introducing new tech.
In this episode, Nick covers:
- Connect real-time communication to procurement action
- Tackle the "coordination tax" that slows supply chains
- Overcome trust and adoption hurdles for AI in manufacturing
- Find deeper ROI beyond time saved, like preventing quote expiration
- Deploy AI automation with speed and flexibilit
Links:
Nick Gospodinov on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-gospodinov/
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