Indirect procurement refers to the purchasing of goods and services that support day-to-day operations but are not part of the final product, such as office supplies, IT services, travel, and facilities management.

Indirect spend often represents 20–40% of total spend, and poor management can lead to maverick purchases, cost leakages, and compliance risks. Optimizing it drives efficiency, savings, and visibility.

AI enhances spend analysis, supplier selection, compliance enforcement, and process automation, helping procurement teams make faster and smarter decisions.

Common challenges include fragmented supplier bases, lack of visibility, manual processes, compliance gaps, and uncontrolled tail spend.

Zycus helps enterprises reduce costs, improve compliance, automate processes, strengthen supplier management, and gain real-time spend visibility.

With built-in approval workflows, catalog management, and policy enforcement, Zycus minimizes maverick spend and ensures adherence to procurement guidelines.

Governance is enforced through built-in validation rules, conditional routing, domain expert reviews, exceptions escalation, audit trails, and compliance checks tailored to the category.

Yes, Zycus offers seamless integration with leading ERP platforms to ensure smooth data flow and unified procurement operations.

Direct procurement involves sourcing raw materials and components used in production, while indirect procurement covers goods and services that support business operations.