Procurement Flow

Intake→Approval→Purchase Order→Receipt / GRN→Invoice→Payment

Release 1 Features

Approver Setup

Live

Configure BU-head and procurement approvers for each of the 15 Sub-BUs. Uses a typeahead people-picker backed by the employee roster.

Open Approver Setup

Raise a Request

Coming Soon

Smart intake form that prefills requester, BU, and approver chain from SSO identity. Submits a Purchase Requisition to NetSuite.

Approval Routing

Coming Soon

Multi-level approval chain with band-based thresholds. Notifies approvers and tracks status through the full lifecycle.

Architecture

Kautilya is a thin layer over two systems of record: NetSuite (PO / GL) and the data lake (approver resolution, org roster). NetSuite credentials are pulled from AWS Secrets Manager at runtime — never committed to source control.