New Report: AI-driven Sourcing and Spend Management Reduces Costs by 20% and Increases Productivity

[Palo Alto, July 8] —As CFOs and other finance leaders seek new operating efficiencies and savings to create opportunities for investment and growth, AI-driven autonomous sourcing is slashing costs by 20%, boosting productivity, and increasing speed-to-market for leading enterprises, according to new research from HFS Research and Globality.

The report, titled "Freedom within Fences: Autonomous Sourcing Goes Mainstream," explores how leading Global 2000 companies such as Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price, and UCB Pharma are leveraging the game-changing technology, enabling CFOs and Chief Procurement Officers to increase visibility and control of every dollar they spend.

"We now require only eight resources instead of 50,” said Matt Prichard, CPO, Fidelity Investments. “We have achieved over 20% savings compared to standard rates. It took about three months to break even, and after that, it was all pure savings resulting in the company's bottom line.”

Key findings in the report include:
Cost Savings – Automated spend management is delivering immediate savings of 20% and enabling enterprises to competitively manage more spend, even with lower procurement headcount.

Efficiency and Speed – Traditional RFx processes often take up to six months but autonomous sourcing enables companies to go to market in as little as 23 minutes and complete 64% of projects in less than a day.

Strategic Impact – AI-driven spend management automates many aspects of the corporate buying model, allowing procurement teams to shift focus from transactional tasks to strategic initiatives that help drive business growth.

“CFOs are seeking to deploy AI to reduce costs and capture operating efficiencies. The procurement function is the low-hanging fruit for achieving that objective because deploying AI-powered sourcing and procurement is the quickest and easiest way for Global 2000 enterprises to generate substantial value,” said Globality Chairman, Co-Founder, and CEO Joel Hyatt. “Our customers are saving hundreds of millions of dollars through the use of AI-driven sourcing technology and making faster, smarter spending decisions.”

AI-powered autonomous sourcing platforms can transform organizations into what HFS Research calls the "Generative Enterprise", which in spend management means going beyond cost savings to creating new value through innovation and agile responses to market changes.

HFS Chief Research Officer Tony Filippone said: “As organizations navigate a complex and competitive landscape, integrating a top-tier AI autonomous sourcing platform like Globality offers substantial advantages, positioning the spend management function as a critical enabler of innovation, cost savings, and competitive differentiation.”

About HFS Research:
HFS is a leading global research and analysis firm trusted at the highest levels of executive leadership. Our mission is to help our clients—major enterprises, tech firms, and service providers—tackle challenges, make bold moves, and bring big ideas to life by arming them with accurate, visionary, and thought-provoking insight into issues that impact their business. HFS analysts and strategists have deep, real-world experience in subjects they cover. They’re respected for independent, no-nonsense perspectives based on thorough research, demand-side data, and personal engagements with industry leaders. Visit www.hfsresearch.com.

About Globality:
Globality was founded with a simple but lofty goal: to use AI to transform enterprise spending into a smarter, fairer process, and create more efficient, inclusive markets around the globe. Globality is the future of enterprise spending: an AI solution that is guaranteed to empower employees, bolster the bottom line, and improve business outcomes. Globality’s enterprise customers are achieving 10%–20% cost savings, 70% efficiency gains, and 20x ROI.