Features & Capabilities
How does intake management reduce maverick spend?
Short answer
Maverick spend happens when people buy outside agreed processes, usually because the right process is hard to find. Intake management fixes that by making the compliant path the easiest one: one entry point that routes every request to approved catalogs, contracts or sourcing.
Root causes of maverick spend
- Requesters do not know which form or tool to use.
- Approved suppliers and contracts are hard to find.
- The official process feels slower than buying directly.
How intake addresses them
- One entry point: no guessing where to start.
- Smart routing: requests are steered to existing contracts and catalogs first.
- Early policy checks: risk, budget and legal reviews happen before commitment.
- Transparency: requesters see status, which reduces the urge to bypass the process.
Measure it
Track spend under management, PO compliance and the share of requests that land on contracted suppliers before and after go-live.