ProcureAI Getting Started Guide
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Quick Start (5 min) Dashboard Suppliers Purchase Requests Get Quotes (RFQ) Compare Prices Purchase Orders Invoices & Payments Inventory & Alerts Contracts Spend Analytics Spend Alerts Risk Watch AI Assistant Activate Your License Your Data & Storage Settings Company Profile & Branding Help & Support

Getting Started with ProcureAI

A complete procurement system in your browser โ€” no installation, no sign-up, no IT team required. This guide walks you through every feature in under 15 minutes.

โšก Quick Start โ€” Up and Running in 5 Minutes

Follow these five steps to complete your first procurement cycle end-to-end:

1
Add your first supplier
Click "Add a Supplier" in the left sidebar. Fill in the supplier name, contact details, category, and payment terms. Save it โ€” they'll appear in your supplier directory.
2
Raise a purchase request
Click "Raise a Request". Describe what you need, the quantity, budget, and which department is requesting it. Submit for approval.
3
Get quotes from suppliers
Click "Get Quotes (RFQ)". Select suppliers, define what you're buying, set a deadline. The AI drafts the RFQ email for you โ€” copy and send to each supplier. (Grow plan)
4
Create a purchase order
Click "Purchase Orders" โ†’ "+ New Purchase Order". Select your supplier, add line items, set delivery date. Download as a signed PDF to send to the supplier.
5
Record the invoice when goods arrive
Click "Invoices & Payments". Log the supplier invoice, match it to your PO, and mark it as paid when you settle. Your spend data updates automatically.
Tip: The Dashboard shows your full procurement journey as a visual flow. Each step is clickable โ€” use it as your daily home base.

๐Ÿ  Dashboard

Your command centre. The Dashboard gives you an instant overview of everything happening in your procurement cycle.

๐Ÿข Suppliers

โž• Add a Supplier Free

Onboard a new supplier with their full profile: name, contact person, email, phone, category, payment terms, lead time, and currency. The AI Supplier Scout can research and pre-fill details for you.

๐Ÿข My Suppliers Free

View and manage your full supplier directory. Each supplier card shows their category, rating, and contact details. You can edit, archive, or re-onboard suppliers from here.

Plan limits: Free plan = 3 suppliers ยท Grow plan = 25 suppliers ยท Team plan = unlimited

๐Ÿ“ Purchase Requests

๐Ÿ“ Raise a Request Free

Create an internal purchase requisition before spending anything. Captures:

  • What you need and why
  • Quantity and estimated budget
  • Department and requester name
  • Priority and required date
  • Preferred supplier (optional)

Requests sit in a queue for approval before becoming a purchase order โ€” giving you a proper audit trail.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Get Quotes (RFQ)

๐Ÿ“ฉ Request for Quotation Grow

Send a formal Request for Quotation to one or more suppliers and track responses in one place.

  • Select suppliers from your directory
  • Define items, quantities, and specifications
  • Set a quote deadline
  • AI drafts a professional RFQ email โ€” copy and send it to each supplier
  • Log their quotes back into the system when received
Tip: Always get at least 3 quotes. Use the Compare Prices module to evaluate them side by side.

๐Ÿค– Compare Prices

๐Ÿค– Compare Prices Free

Enter quotes from multiple suppliers for the same item and let the AI score them across price, delivery time, payment terms, and reliability. Produces a clear recommendation so you can make an informed decision โ€” and document it for audit purposes.

๐Ÿ“‹ Purchase Orders

๐Ÿ“‹ Purchase Orders Free

Create legally structured purchase orders that protect your business.

  • Select a supplier, add line items (description, quantity, unit price, VAT)
  • Set delivery address, delivery date, and payment terms
  • AI adds standard Terms & Conditions automatically
  • Download as a signed PDF โ€” ready to email directly to your supplier
  • Track PO status: Draft โ†’ Sent โ†’ Delivered โ†’ Closed
Tip: Always send a signed PO before paying. It's your legal protection if a supplier disputes the order.

๐Ÿ’ณ Invoices & Payments

๐Ÿ’ณ Invoices & Payments Free

Record every supplier invoice as it arrives and track payment status:

  • Log invoice number, supplier, amount, due date, and currency
  • Match invoices to purchase orders for three-way matching
  • Mark as Pending, Approved, or Paid
  • The AI Invoice Scanner can extract details from an invoice description automatically
  • Overdue invoices surface on the Dashboard as urgent action items

๐Ÿ“ฆ Inventory & Alerts

๐Ÿ“ฆ Inventory & Alerts Free

Track stock levels and get early warnings before you run out of critical items.

  • Add items with current stock, minimum threshold, and reorder quantity
  • When stock falls below the minimum, an alert fires on your Dashboard
  • Link items to preferred suppliers for instant reorder

๐Ÿ“„ Contracts

๐Ÿ“„ Contracts Grow

Store and track supplier contracts so nothing slips through the cracks.

  • Record contract name, supplier, start date, end date, and value
  • Set renewal reminders before contracts expire
  • Track contract status: Active, Expiring Soon, Expired
  • Contracts expiring within 30 days appear as Dashboard alerts

๐Ÿ“Š Spend Analytics

๐Ÿ“Š Spend Analytics Free

Understand exactly where your money is going. Analytics pulls from your invoices and purchase orders to show:

  • Total spend by supplier, category, and time period
  • Month-over-month spend trends
  • Top suppliers by spend value
  • AI insights โ€” patterns, anomalies, and saving opportunities highlighted automatically

๐Ÿ” Spend Alerts

๐Ÿ” Spend Alerts Free

Set budget thresholds and get alerted when spending approaches or exceeds them.

  • Define alerts by category, department, or supplier
  • Set monthly or total spend limits
  • Alerts appear on your Dashboard and in the Spend Alerts tab

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Risk Watch

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Risk Watch Grow

Proactively monitor supplier risk so a single vendor failure doesn't shut down your operations.

  • AI assesses each supplier across reliability, financial stability, lead time consistency, and concentration risk
  • Risk scores are shown as Low / Medium / High with reasoning
  • High-risk suppliers surface automatically for review
  • Recommended mitigation actions provided for each risk flag

๐Ÿ’ฌ AI Assistant

๐Ÿ’ฌ AI Assistant Free (30 req/day)

A procurement-specialist AI assistant powered by Anthropic's Claude. Ask it anything:

  • "Draft a supplier evaluation scorecard for a logistics provider"
  • "What payment terms should I negotiate with a new supplier?"
  • "Summarise my top 3 spending risks this month"
  • "Write an email chasing an overdue delivery from [Supplier Name]"
  • "What's a fair unit price for 500 units of [item] in [country]?"
Two AI modes:
Hosted key (beta): Uses ProcureAI's built-in AI โ€” 30 requests/day on the Free plan, unlimited on Grow and Team.
Your own API key: Add your Anthropic API key in Settings for unlimited use on any plan. Keys are stored only in your browser.

๐Ÿ”‘ Activating Your License Key

If you have a Grow or Team license key, activate it to unlock your plan instantly:

  1. Open the app at app.procure-flow.net
  2. Click Settings in the left sidebar
  3. Scroll down to the "Plan & License" section
  4. Enter the email address you used when subscribing
  5. Paste your license key (format: G-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX for Grow or T-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX for Team)
  6. Click "Activate License"

Your plan upgrades immediately โ€” no restart needed. The plan badge appears in the sidebar.

Important: Your license key is bound to the email address you registered with. Use the same email every time. If you clear your browser data, you'll need to re-enter your key โ€” it's always available in your original confirmation email.

๐Ÿ’พ Your Data & Storage

Understanding how ProcureAI stores data is important โ€” it works differently from most cloud software.

Best practice: Export a backup every Friday and save it to your cloud storage (OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox). Takes 10 seconds.

โš™๏ธ Settings

Access Settings from the bottom of the left sidebar. Key settings to configure on first use:

๐Ÿ“‹ Plan Features at a Glance

Feature Free Grow ($39/mo) Team ($89/mo)
Suppliers 3 25 Unlimited
Purchase Orders & Invoices โœ“ Unlimited โœ“ Unlimited โœ“ Unlimited
Spend Analytics โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
AI Assistant (hosted key) 30 req/day โœ“ Unlimited โœ“ Unlimited
PDF Export โ€” โœ“ โœ“
Company logo on documents โ€” โœ“ โœ“
RFQ (Get Quotes) โ€” โœ“ โœ“
Risk Watch โ€” โœ“ โœ“
Contracts Module โ€” โœ“ โœ“
Multi-user access โ€” โ€” โœ“ Up to 10 seats
Xero / QuickBooks integration โ€” โ€” โœ“
Dedicated onboarding call โ€” โ€” โœ“

View full pricing details and upgrade โ†’

๐Ÿข Company Profile & Branding

Make every document you send look like it came from a professional procurement team. Fill in your company details once โ€” they appear automatically on all POs and RFQs you generate.

๐Ÿ“‡ Company Contact Details Free

In Settings โ†’ Company Profile & Branding, fill in:

  • Business address โ€” printed in the "Bill To" box on every PO
  • Phone number โ€” shown in the PO and RFQ footer
  • Business email โ€” shown in the PO and RFQ footer
  • Website โ€” shown in the footer of every document
  • VAT / Reg No โ€” printed as "Reg/VAT:" on POs and in the RFQ header
Tip: Fill this in before you generate your first PO or RFQ โ€” it takes 60 seconds and every document will look polished from day one.
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Company Logo Grow Team

Upload your company logo (PNG, JPG, SVG, or WebP โ€” max 500 KB) and it will appear at the top of every Purchase Order and RFQ in place of the plain company-name text.

  • Logo is stored securely in your browser โ€” never uploaded to any server
  • Displayed at up to 160 ร— 56 px (aspect ratio preserved automatically)
  • Tap "Remove Logo" at any time to revert to text
Free plan: Contact details (address, phone, email, website, VAT) are included at no cost. Logo upload requires a Grow or Team plan.

๐Ÿ™‹ Help & Support

We're a small team and we actually read our emails.

Found a bug? Tell us what you were doing, what happened, and what you expected to happen. Screenshots help a lot. Email support@procure-flow.net โ€” we take bugs seriously.