Order from a punchout,
shop where you already do.
Shop on Amazon, CDW, Grainger, and the other suppliers your team already knows - without leaving your procurement workflow. Merlin Agentic AI Platform handles the routing, policy check, and PO - turning punchout procurement into a single conversation.
From request to PO, without leaving Zycus.
Open Zycus Merlin Intake inside MS Teams, Slack, or the web. Type what you need. Agentic AI handles the rest.
Type what you need - in plain English.
No need to remember which supplier sells what. No catalog hunting. Just describe the purchase in Zycus Merlin Intake - MS Teams, Slack, or the web - and let Agentic AI figure out where to shop.
- Conversational entry - just type the request
- AI knows which punchout suppliers carry what
- Works inside the tools you already use
Skip the supplier hunt - AI picks the right shop.
Agentic AI matches your request to the right punchout supplier - Amazon Business, CDW, Grainger, Office Depot, Fastenal, or HD Supply - based on category, your contracted rates, and prior purchase patterns.
- AI knows which supplier carries what - and at what rate
- Contracted rates honoured automatically
- Smart matching across your full punchout network
Shop where you already do - on the supplier site.
One click opens the supplier's shop inside your Zycus session. You browse and add items just like you would on the public site - same UX your team already knows. Contracted pricing is enforced behind the scenes.
- Familiar consumer-grade shopping experience
- Contracted rates applied automatically - no off-contract spend
- OCI / cXML - works with every major punchout supplier
Cart returns to Zycus - automatically.
When you click "Return cart," every line item, price, and supplier detail flows back into Zycus pre-filled. No re-entering items. No copy-paste from email quotes. Zero manual work.
- Every line item, SKU, and price returned automatically
- Supplier data and contract reference attached
- Cart locked at contracted rate - no surprise pricing
Policy passes, PR is ready - PO follows automatically.
Agentic AI runs the policy check, gets the approval if needed, and generates the PR with full supplier and SKU detail. One click submits for PO - and Amazon Business gets the order without anyone touching another tool.
- Policy check and routing happen in the background
- PR auto-populated from the punchout cart - no manual entry
- PO transmitted to supplier through your usual channel
| # | Field | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PR Number | OU_1-001/PR/203147 |
| 2 | PR Name | IT accessories – New hire kits (7 items) |
| 3 | Status | ● Approved · PO Issued |
| 4 | Source | Punchout · Amazon Business |
| 5 | Cycle time | 11 minutes · request to PO |
🛒 Order Summary
- Items: 6× Logitech MX Master 3S, 1× MX Keys S
- Total value: $569.00 USD
- Supplier: Amazon Business (Operational · Contracted)
- Savings vs list price: $144 (20%)
- PO transmitted: Amazon Business order portal · ETA 3 days
Shop the suppliers your team already knows.
Zycus connects to every major punchout supplier - OCI, cXML, hosted catalog - so your team buys at contracted rates without changing the way they shop.
DEPOT
Punchout buying that stays on contract.
When the shopping experience is familiar, the rates are contracted, and the PR writes itself - your team uses the system instead of going around it.
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30 minutes. Tailored to your S2P stack. Watch how Merlin Agentic AI Platform handles punchout orders, catalog buys, contracts, and more.
