LevaData: Helping Manufacturers Reduce Costs in Procurement

Empowering many of the world’s leading companies to make the smartest sourcing decisions for direct materials spend, LevaData is an integrated AI-powered supply management software.

“We power the smartest supply chains in the world by constantly analysing business objectives against real-time market activity and community intelligence,” says LevaData.

Mitigating Risks and Accelerating New Product Development

Trusted to deliver improved margins, control risks, generate new product velocity, and achieve multi-tier supplier engagement with purpose-built tools, LevaData rapidly turns insights into action. 

Working with the likes of Dyson, NIVIDA, Bose and Zebra, LevaData is helping leading companies worldwide such as these to provide a competitive edge. 

With the help of automated intelligence, companies can:

• Confidently manage risk and allocate spend with a 360o view
• Optimise cost, risk and resilience
• Make decisions you can trust, act and defend
• Anticipate opportunities with a unique benchmarking methodology
• Make smarter spend decisions with robust insights and full data visibility
• Proactively expose vulnerable links in your supply chain 
• Increase supplier visibility including manufacturer site locations to tailor contingency plans
• Gain access to in-depth supplier background and negotiation playbooks 

By blending real-time data of over one billion parts, from over 40,000 suppliers and over 117 data points, LevaData delivers results that immediately benefit the bottom line. 

LevaData reports a +1-3% improved gross margin from cost savings; +2-3 times more spend coverage; +60 sourcing velocity; +20% productivity gains; and +500% return on human capital. 

Meet the CEO of LevaData: Keith Hartley

Joining LevaData in 2022, Keith Hartley is CEO of the innovative startup. Hartley is a recognised global leader in the supply chain industry, who has a passion for helping customers drive better decision-making with the use of data and technology. 

Having previously worked for the likes of Red Hat, Oracle, Blue Yonder, and Ivalua, Hartley has deep domain knowledge and experience building lean, high-performing teams in the procurement and supply chain software industry. 

Hartley is a results-driven leader with a track record of leading teams in ERP, supply chain planning and execution, field service management, and human capital management sectors. 

Hartley holds a BS in Computer Engineering from California State University and an MBA from the London Business School.

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