SupplyLens™ Pro: Our Biggest Platform Release of the Year
At Lytica, our mission is simple: help procurement leaders make smarter, faster, and more confident supply chain decisions. With our latest release, we’re proud to deliver the most significant upgrade to SupplyLens™ Pro this year – one designed to put negotiation power directly into buyers’ hands.
This release addresses the biggest challenges procurement teams face:
- Confidence – walking into supplier discussions with fact-based targets and leverage.
- Speed – cutting negotiation prep time from days to hours.
- Impact – unlocking measurable savings opportunities with a clear path to results.
With these enhancements, SupplyLens™ Pro isn’t just evolving – it’s becoming the go-to platform for procurement teams who want predictable negotiation outcomes and stronger supplier relationships.
A Refreshed Platform Experience
The first thing you’ll notice: a redesigned homepage with clean navigation and a more intuitive flow.
- One platform, three solutions. The homepage unifies Negotiator (for supplier cost and savings opportunities), Validator (for pricing validation), and Mitigator (for supply risk visibility). Moving from analysis to action is seamless.
- A guided journey. Every step now follows a consistent path: Upload Spend Data → Select Solutions → Narrow Down Modules → Get Targeted Views → Achieve Results.
This isn’t just a new look – it’s a simpler way to move from data to measurable outcomes.
New Views. Smarter Negotiations.
Within the Spend Benchmarking module of Negotiator, we’re introducing new views that make leverage visible and actionable.
Spend Analysis View gives you a clear baseline of where money is going – by MPN, manufacturer, supplier, category, AVL status, and lifecycle stage. No more patchwork reports or outdated spreadsheets.
Negotiation Savings View takes your benchmark and target pricing, then quantifies the leverage behind it – including spend, alternatives, volume, potential consolidation, and diversity of technologies. Instead of just showing savings, it shows why they’re achievable, turning targets into a clear, fact-based negotiation roadmap.
Leverage Levels at a Glance
Every negotiation is about leverage. The Negotiation Savings View classifies leverage savings opportunities into four levels:
- 🔴 Minimal Influence – limited room to move.
- 🟠 Emerging Control – opportunities exist but need effort.
- 🟡 Strong Position – credible alternatives or significant volume.
- 🟢 Commanding Advantage – savings with clear negotiating power.
Together, these views ensure you’re not just preparing – you’re preparing with purpose.
Introducing the Market Price Alignment Module
The new Market Price Alignment (MPA) module, available as part of the Negotiator solution, it draws on the data from a Spend Benchmarking analysis and puts your part-level pricing into real market context.
For each MPN, MPA shows the target price range your organization should expect based on performance, alongside your current price at the time of analysis. Grey zones highlight the appropriate target range, while line indicators show whether you’re in range, below, or running high.
This visibility doesn’t just highlight gaps – it validates where you’re already competitive, giving you trusted, fact-based leverage for supplier discussions.
Enhanced Benchmarking Capabilities
We’ve updated the Manufacturer and Supplier Rankings to include current vs. potential spend – giving procurement leaders new leverage in supplier discussions. Current spend shows what you already allocate to a partner, while potential spend reveals how much more could flow their way if you consolidated additional approved parts.
This view not only strengthens negotiation leverage but also helps identify which suppliers and manufacturers are best positioned for deeper, more strategic relationships.
Expanded Platform Enhancements
We’ve also delivered usability updates that make SupplyLens™ Pro more effective every day. Smarter filtering remembers your selections, flexible export options make sharing insights simple, and new touches like on-demand sign-out, accessible release notes, and clearer account identification ensure the platform adapts to the way your team works.
These improvements keep workflows faster, cleaner, and more intuitive – so you can stay focused on results.
Why This Release Matters
This release is about more than new features – it’s about making negotiation leverage operational for procurement.
- A streamlined platform guides teams from data upload to outcomes.
- Spend Analysis and Negotiation Savings views establish a baseline and classify opportunities by leverage level.
- The Market Price Alignment module puts every part into market context, showing exactly where you stand and where you should be.
Together, these advancements mean faster preparation, stronger strategies, and supplier negotiations anchored in fact-based targets that deliver measurable savings.
Now Available
All of these enhancements – from the streamlined platform experience to new Negotiator views and the Market Price Alignment module – are available now in SupplyLens™ Pro. Current customers can access them by refreshing their benchmarking data or running a new Spend Benchmarking analysis.
For procurement teams not yet using Lytica, this is the perfect moment to see what true negotiation leverage looks like. SupplyLens™ Pro helps you cut costs, strengthen supplier relationships, and unlock millions in savings.
