02 · Procurement

Katu Market.

WITH AI Smart procurement for major mining

From receiving a single bid
to buying with evidence in hours.

55–65% of materials spend is awarded to a single supplier — not because it's exclusive, but because data and processes don't allow more. Katu changes that with three automated steps.

1
Quote.

Post your requirement and the AI automatically invites qualified suppliers — local, regional, SMEs and incumbents. More competition, more options.

IM
Industrias Maule
SME · Region
RC
RodCar Industrial
National
MS
MinSur SpA
Local SME
+4
4 more suppliers invited
AI match
+2,000
Enrolled suppliers
6–8
Bids per tender
2
Compare.

Receive sealed bids and compare them in a smart matrix. AI evaluates price, lead time, historical performance and local development — you decide with evidence, not spreadsheets.

Maule
$48M
RodCar
$52M
MinSur
$53M
OEM
$56M
−40%
Operational time
5–15%
Average savings
3
Award.

Make fast, transparent and defensible decisions. Every bid award has a complete audit trail and the PO is issued directly in your SAP, with no rekeying.

Awarded to Industrias Maule −14% vs OEM · savings $7.8M
audit.log · CR · 04/26 14:32
48h
RFQ to bid award
100%
Traceability
Smart Procurement

From request to PO, in under 48 hours.

Source-to-Pay designed for major mining: integrated with SAP, with templates pre-configured by family and automatic issuance of Purchase Requisitions and POs. Your buyer stops quoting manually and focuses on what's strategic.

  • RFQ templates by family — pre-configured for spare parts, PPE, electrical, lubricants.
  • SAP integration · Purchase Requisitions, POs and deliveries with no manual rekeying.
  • AI bid award recommendation weighting price, lead time, performance and local development.
  • Real-time DIFOT · delivery tracking and early alerts for non-compliance.

Source-to-Pay flow · Tail spend

48 hrs
1
Purchase Requisitions from SAP
Auto-syncs the request
⏱ 0 hrs
2
RFQ to suppliers
Automatic invitation · 6–8 bids
⏱ 4 hrs
3
Bid receipt
Sealed bid, encrypted until close
⏱ 24 hrs
4
AI comparison
Price · lead time · performance · local
⏱ 32 hrs
5
Bid award + PO
Audit trail + automatic SAP issuance
⏱ 48 hrs
6
Delivery + Payment
Real-time DIFOT · payment 7–14 days
✓ Live

RFQ-2026-1247 · Hydraulic pumps

Closes: 18:00 hrs · Sealed bid
8 bids
Hidráulica Norte SpA LOCAL SME
📍 Antofagasta · ★ 4.8 · DIFOT 96%
14 days $3,180 ★ Reco
Suministros del Cobre Ltda.
📍 Calama · ★ 4.5 · DIFOT 91%
12 days $3,220
Industrial San Pedro
📍 Mejillones · ★ 4.3 · DIFOT 87%
18 days $3,350
Repuestos Atacama Ltda.
📍 Copiapó · ★ 4.6 · DIFOT 93%
10 days $3,420
Distribuidora OEM Cat
📍 Santiago · ★ 4.2 · DIFOT 84%
28 days $4,200 OEM
Real savings captured: 24% vs. historical OEM price. + Local SME supplier development.
Competitive Tenders

You go from 1 bid to 6 to 8 real ones.

55–65% of mining spend today is awarded with a single bid. With clean master data + 2,000+ enrolled suppliers + automated RFQ, we open every tender to the real market. Competition generates the savings — not the negotiator.

  • Encrypted sealed bid. No supplier sees another's bid until close.
  • Filters by supplier type. Reserve processes for local, regional or indigenous SMEs.
  • Digital negotiation rounds with full traceability of every move.
  • Complete audit trail exportable for internal audits, external audits and compliance.

Procurement end-to-end.

From generating the Purchase Requisition in SAP to delivery tracking and supplier development in the regions. A single platform that covers the entire source-to-pay cycle.

01

Automated RFQ/RFI platform

Requirement upload, mass tender launch, sealed-bid quote receipt and AI bid award recommendation — all on a single, intuitive screen.

  • Pre-configured templates by material family.
  • Encrypted sealed bid until process close.
  • AI recommendation weighting price, lead time, performance.
📋 RFQ-2026-1842 · Hydraulic filters 7 bids
🏆
Suministros del Cobre
★ 4.7 · 91% DIFOT · Calama
10d $3.2K
2
Industrial San Pedro
★ 4.4 · 87% DIFOT · Mejillones
12d $3.4K
3
Repuestos Atacama
★ 4.6 · 93% DIFOT · Copiapó
14d $3.5K
4
Distribuidora OEM Cat
★ 4.2 · 84% DIFOT · OEM
28d $4.2K
⚡ AI recommends: Suministros del Cobre · 24% savings vs. OEM + local SME development.
02

Native ERP integration with SAP

Two-way connection with your SAP. Purchase Requisitions sync automatically, POs are issued in the customer's format and payments are reflected with no manual rekeying. Zero operational friction.

  • Automatic sync of Purchase Requisitions from SAP to Katu Market.
  • PO issuance in customer format (ZMM or equivalent).
  • Validated workflow with SAP Ariba, S/4HANA and others.
🔄 SAP integration · Live status ● Connected
SAP
Customer
Purchase Requisitions · POs · Master
REST API
KATU
Market
RFQ · Quote · Award
Latest syncs
47 Purchase Requisitions imported 3 min ago
12 POs issued to SAP 8 min ago
Materials master sync 1 h ago
03

Traceability and ESG dashboards

Report to your board with reliable data: DIFOT, spend, real vs. potential savings, % local spend and new supplier development. Every metric auditable down to the source PO.

  • Executive dashboard exportable to PDF for committees.
  • Monthly ESG reporting to the board.
  • Complete audit trail by process.
📈 ESG dashboard · Q4 2026 Board report
DIFOT
94.2%
▲ +6 ppt vs Q3
% Local spend
68%
▲ +22 ppt YoY
Real savings
$612K
12.7% captured
New suppliers
+34
8 local SMEs
📤 Export: Board PDF · Excel · ESG report
04

Delivery tracking

A dedicated logistics team that follows every PO to the warehouse. Early delay alerts, proactive supplier management and incident resolution before they impact production.

  • Real-time tracking of every PO from production to delivery.
  • Early alerts when there's risk of non-compliance.
  • Katu logistics team escalating incidents 24/7.
🚚 Delivery tracking · 18 active POs 94% on-time
PO-9847 · Hydraulic pumps IN TRANSIT
Dispatched · arrives tomorrow 14:00 · Calama
PO-9852 · Air filters DELIVERED
Received at warehouse · 09:15 · 100% on-time
PO-9831 · Industrial bearings ⚠ AT RISK
Supplier in production · escalating to expedite shipment
05

Supplier support

Katu team in mining regions facilitating onboarding, training on platform use and managing inquiries. Continuous workshops so local SMEs compete on equal footing.

  • On-the-ground team in Antofagasta, Calama and Copiapó.
  • Monthly workshops with free training.
  • WhatsApp support in Spanish + technical assistance.
🤝 Supplier development program 2,142 active
📍
Antofagasta
847
suppliers
📍
Calama
621
suppliers
📍
Copiapó
412
suppliers
Workshop this week
"How to prepare your first competitive bid"
Thursday 18:00 · Antofagasta · 42 enrolled

Buy better.
Power your market.

The ecosystem that major mining was waiting for. Competitive procurement, reliable data, capital in motion and connected local suppliers — all in one place.

"What used to take a week of emails and spreadsheets, the system now closes in 48 hours. My team focuses on category, not operations."

JM
Juan Martínez
Head of Procurement

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