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Tail spend ROI calculator

What could METIS save your organisation?

Move the sliders to match your organisation, the numbers update live, using conservative assumptions.

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Your current tail spend profile

Spend & volume

$5.0M

Total annual low-value, high-frequency procurement spend

3,000

Number of tail spend POs processed annually

400

Suppliers used for tail spend categories

Team & process

3.0

Full-time-equivalent staff dedicated to tail spend

$85,000

Salary + benefits + overheads per procurement FTE

14 days

From request to PO issuance

25%

Off-contract or unmanaged purchases as % of tail spend

$

Your estimated annual savings

Total estimated annual savings
$957K

Potential savings on your tail spend operation

Process cost reduction$191K
AI negotiation savings$400K
Maverick spend recovery$150K
Supplier onboarding elimination$216K
4 daysNew avg. cycle time
$21New cost per PO
4,680 hrsFTE hours freed / year
19.1%Total spend reduction
Savings breakdown
Process costs
$191K
Negotiation
$400K
Maverick spend
$150K
Onboarding
$216K

Estimates are illustrative (75% process automation, 8% negotiation savings, 12% maverick recovery, $1,800 onboarding cost at 30% churn). Actual results depend on your spend categories and supplier base.

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