The End of ERP as We Know It
McKinsey's latest perspective on AI and ERP confirms something we've believed since day one at Optiroq:
The future of procurement is not about digitizing existing processes.
It's about rethinking them entirely.
In their recent article, McKinsey describes how AI agents will increasingly take over workflow execution, process orchestration, and decision support, allowing business professionals to focus on intent, judgment, and value creation rather than transactions.
That is exactly the mission behind Optiroq.
Traditional sourcing teams spend too much time:
• Preparing RFQs
• Chasing suppliers
• Consolidating spreadsheets
• Comparing quotes manually
• Managing follow-ups and clarifications
These activities are necessary, but they do not create competitive advantage.
The real value comes from:
✓ Building stronger supplier strategies
✓ Creating more competition
✓ Negotiating better outcomes
✓ Developing suppliers
✓ Managing risk
✓ Driving innovation and sustainability
At Optiroq, we are building an AI-native procurement operating layer that sits on top of existing enterprise systems and automates the heavy lifting of sourcing.
From BOM intake to RFQ creation, supplier communication, quote extraction, risk detection, contract intelligence, supplier development, and sourcing decisions, our objective is simple:
Give procurement professionals more time to create value.
The most interesting insight from McKinsey is not that AI will automate tasks.
It is that enterprise users will shift from executing processes to directing outcomes.
Procurement will be one of the first functions to experience this transformation.
More time for buyers.
More supplier competition.
Better benchmarking.
Stronger negotiations.
Market-aligned costs.
Better decisions.
This is not a future vision for Optiroq.
This is exactly why we exist.