New AI procurement ERP + live logistics

Africa's procurement,
running on one platform.

Meridian is the AI procurement ERP built for East African manufacturers. Automate sourcing from India & China, track every shipment in real time, and pull instant reports the moment you need them.

15–25%
Procurement cost saved
4
East African markets
3
Global sourcing hubs
app.meridian.africa/dashboard
Procurement overview
April 2026 · All entities
Spend MTD
$482K
↓ 18%
Savings
$71K
↑ 22%
Open POs
36
+4
On-time
94%
↑ 3pts
Monthly spend ($K)View
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Recent POs
PO-4821In transit
PO-4820Delivered
PO-4818At port
Trusted across East Africa
The problem

African manufacturers overpay by 15–25%

Procurement is run on spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads and gut feel. The result is leakage at every step — and no single place to see what's actually happening.

Fragmented buying

List prices paid across 50+ vendors with no consolidated agreements or volume leverage.

50+ vendors

Zero shipment visibility

Once an order leaves the supplier, it disappears. Calls and emails just to learn where a container is.

No live tracking

Emergency buying

60–70% of orders placed urgently, carrying 20–30% cost premiums and missed savings.

+30% premium
The platform

Sourcing, shipping & reporting — on one screen

Replace the spreadsheets and the WhatsApp groups. Meridian runs your entire procurement lifecycle, end to end.

app.meridian.africa/procurement
Sourcing recommendations
AI ranked · 12 open requisitions
Meridian AI found a better source for MRO bearings
Switching REQ-2291 to Ningbo Precision saves $8,400 (19%) at equal lead time. 2 alternates vetted.
Recommended
Open requisitions12 items
REQItemBest sourceSavingStatus
2291MRO bearings ×400Ningbo Precision (CN)$8,400AI pick
2288HDPE granules 12THaryana Polymers (IN)$5,100Approved
2284Conveyor beltingSurat Industrial (IN)$2,950In review
2280Welding consumablesTianjin Arc (CN)$1,720Quote sent

AI that sources smarter than your best buyer

Auto-benchmarks every quote against vetted India & China suppliers
Flags overpayment and suggests consolidated, volume-priced alternatives
Approval workflows and rate contracts built in — no more emergency buying
app.meridian.africa/logistics
Shipments in transit
Live · updated 2 min ago
In transit
18
At port
5
Arriving this wk
7
Delayed
2
SHP-7741 · MRO bearings, 400 units
Ningbo, CN → Mombasa → Kampala
On the water
Picked upPort NingboAt seaMombasaDelivered
SHP-7736 · HDPE granules, 12T
Mundra, IN → Dar es Salaam
Customs clearing
Picked upPort MundraAt seaCustomsDelivered

Every container, tracked door to door

Real-time status from supplier dock to your warehouse floor
Automatic delay alerts with revised ETAs before they cost you
Customs, port and freight milestones in one timeline
app.meridian.africa/portal
Active threads
Oceanic Freight Ltd
SHP-7741 · ETA update
Mundra Customs Broker
SHP-7736 · Docs needed
Kampala Last-Mile
SHP-7729 · Delivered
Oceanic Freight Ltd
Re: SHP-7741 · Ningbo → Kampala
Live
Vessel departed Ningbo on schedule. Revised ETA Mombasa: 22 Apr.
Oceanic · 09:14
Noted. Please confirm inland trucking is booked for Mombasa → Kampala.
You · 09:21
Confirmed — carrier assigned, ref booked in Meridian. Tracking is live on your dashboard.
Oceanic · 09:23
Message Oceanic Freight…

One portal for every logistics partner

Freight forwarders, customs brokers and last-mile — all in one inbox
Every message tied to a shipment, so nothing gets lost in WhatsApp
A single point of truth on what's happening, for your whole team
app.meridian.africa/reports
Procurement report — Q1 2026
Generated in 1 click · just now
PDFExcel
Total spend
$1.42M
↓ 14% vs Q4
Cost savings
$214K
↑ 22%
Spend by category
Raw materials 42%
MRO & spares 28%
Logistics 18%
Other 12%
Supplier OTIF
Jan
Feb
Mar
On-time, in-full94%

Board-ready reports in one click

Spend, savings, lead time and supplier performance — always current
Export to PDF or Excel the moment your MD asks
No more month-end scramble pulling numbers from five places
Everything in the box

Built for how Africa actually buys

From the first requisition to the final delivery, one system handles it — with the savings guaranteed.

AI sourcing automation

Every requisition benchmarked against vetted India & China suppliers, with the cheapest reliable source surfaced automatically — no more list-price guesswork.

Live shipment tracking

Door-to-door visibility on every container, with automatic delay alerts and revised ETAs before they hit your production line.

Single-point portal

Freight, customs and last-mile partners in one inbox, every message tied to a shipment.

One-click reports

Spend, savings and supplier performance exported to PDF or Excel in seconds.

Vendor consolidation

Rate contracts and volume agreements that replace 50 vendors with a handful of strong ones.

How it works

From audit to autopilot in three steps

We start with service to earn trust, then become your platform and your supply partner.

1
2–3 weeks

Audit & diagnose

A full procurement diagnostic — we map your vendors, analyse spend, and deliver your top cost-leakage opportunities. Free to start.

2
3–6 weeks

Deploy the platform

We roll out Meridian across your team — suppliers loaded, rate contracts set, logistics partners connected, reports live.

3
Ongoing

Source & scale

We become your MRO, spares and raw-material supplier — sourced direct from India & China through our global hub network.

Where we operate

Focused on East Africa's fastest movers

Strategic presence across the region's most dynamic manufacturing economies.

🇺🇬

Uganda

High priority
ManufacturingConstructionAgri-processing
🇪🇹

Ethiopia

High priority
Agri-processingConstructionLight mfg
🇰🇪

Kenya

High priority
ManufacturingConstructionFMCG
🇹🇿

Tanzania

Medium priority
MiningAgri-processingConstruction
The global backbone

A three-entity network connecting Africa to the world

Direct supplier relationships, no middlemen — from the source to your floor.

Active now

Meridian Procurement Co.

India base

Client consulting, platform delivery and supply coordination, with on-the-ground presence and direct access to manufacturers.

Phase 2

Meridian India Pvt. Ltd.

Haryana / NCR, India

Sourcing, trading and export of Indian goods to Africa through direct supplier relationships — no middlemen.

Phase 3

Meridian FZCO

Jebel Ali / DAFZA, Dubai

China sourcing hub and re-export centre to Africa, strategically positioned for global supply chains.

Find your top 3 cost leakages — free

Most manufacturers we meet are overpaying on MRO and raw materials by 15–25%. Get a free one-hour procurement audit. No pitch, just a diagnostic — then see the platform live.

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Savings guarantee

We identify a minimum 15% cost reduction in your procurement — or we extend the engagement free until we do.