Solution · Supplier normalization

See every supplier relationship clearly.

The same supplier shows up in different formats across systems. Mithra agents resolve them into one clean, governed master.

See supplier normalization in action Explore the product
Supplier master
After normalization · governed
1,284 → 612
unique entities
Accenture B.V.Parent: Accenture plc 
4 merged 97%
Staples B.V.Office Supplies 
3 merged 96%
DHL Group6 trading entities linked
6 merged In review
The problem

Duplicate suppliers are not an IT problem. They are a spend intelligence problem.

When “Accenture BV,” “ACCENTURE B.V.,” and “Accenture – Amsterdam” count as separate suppliers, no one can see the total relationship, negotiate on total volume, or trust the concentration picture.

It's one of procurement's highest-leverage fixes and the most neglected, because it takes both AI matching and human judgment.

Across your ERPs
Accenture BV
Accenture Netherlands
ACCENTURE B.V.
Accenture – Amsterdam
Mithra supplier master
Accenture B.V. (4 merged)97%
Parent: Accenture plc
EnrichedRisk · Price index · ESG
How it works

Match, merge, enrich with human review at every step.

STEP 01

Match

Mithra agents group entities that mean the same supplier.

STEP 02

Review

Your team can make changes where needed.

STEP 03

Hierarchy

Subsidiaries and regional arms are linked to the right ultimate parent.

STEP 04

Enrich

The clean master gains risk, pricing, and ESG signals where available.

STEP 05

Govern

New entries are checked at ingestion duplicate prevention built in.

Governed supplier master
After normalization · deduplicated & enriched
1,284 → 612unique entities
SupplierParent groupAliasesSpend
Accenture B.V.Accenture plc5€18.4M
DHL GroupDeutsche Post6€11.8M
Hitachi Inc.Hitachi Ltd.4€9.1M
Staples B.V.Staples Inc.3€6.2M
Bechtle SchweizBechtle AG2€4.7M
52% fewer unique suppliers · every merge reversible with full lineage
Business outcomes

One supplier identity and everything it unlocks.

Normalization sharply cuts your unique supplier count, but what matters more is what that clean master unlocks.

  • Full relationship visibilityTotal spend by legal entity and corporate group.
  • Accurate concentration analysisTrue supplier dependency and risk exposure.
  • A stronger negotiating positionNegotiate on true total spend, not scattered aliases.
  • Cleaner onboarding & SRM dataA trusted source for supplier and risk systems.
  • Foundation for Opportunity AgentsClean entities power Opportunity Agents consolidation analysis.
FAQ

Supplier normalization questions, answered.

Mithra agents use a combination of fuzzy matching, address signals, country/region data, and contextual procurement vocabulary to identify probable matches. Every match below a set confidence threshold is surfaced for human review before being merged.
Yes. Your team's review decision always takes precedence. If two entities appear similar but should be tracked separately for business reasons, your reviewer can mark them as distinct and Mithra agents will not merge them.
This is an option, not a requirement. Mithra can provide a clean supplier master export that your team imports into your ERP vendor master on your schedule and with your approval. Direct write-back via API is also available for supported systems.

One clean supplier master across every system.

Bring a supplier extract and watch Mithra agents resolve the duplicates, build the hierarchy, and enrich the master with your team approving every merge.

See it in action Explore the data foundation