Integrating Demand Planning with Merlin Intake to Reimagine Procurement

Intake Management for Demand Planning is a process that enables organizations to capture, evaluate, and prioritize all incoming procurement or project requests in one place. Zycus’ solution automates the intake workflow, providing full visibility and alignment between demand owners, category managers, and finance teams

By centralizing all requests and linking them with strategic sourcing and budgeting systems, Zycus helps eliminate duplicate or misaligned requests. Automated categorization and approval routing ensure only validated demands move forward, improving planning accuracy and spend forecasting.

Yes. Zycus integrates seamlessly with leading ERP, P2P, and procurement suites to synchronize demand, supplier, and budget data. This helps organizations maintain a single source of truth across systems.

Procurement leaders, category managers, and finance teams benefit most. It simplifies demand visibility, ensures faster approvals, and enables data-driven planning decisions across departments.

The solution uses Zycus’ Merlin AI to intelligently classify requests, predict demand trends, and recommend actions based on historical data. This automation reduces manual work and accelerates demand planning cycles

Organizations typically see reduced request processing time, improved spend visibility, fewer manual errors, and better alignment between procurement and business units

Yes. Intake Management captures and qualifies needs before they become requisitions. It ensures only approved, prioritized demands are converted into sourcing or purchase requests, improving efficiency and compliance.