eSourcing Software
Engage, select and negotiate with suppliers quickly and easily with Esker’s eSourcing software solutions. By automating key sourcing actions from start to finish, both Procurement professionals and occasional buyers save time and money while measurably improving supplier outcomes.
Why Esker’s sourcing automation solutions?
By centralizing and standardizing sourcing activities, Esker’s automated solutions provide professional buyers with deeper control, visibility and insights for strategic sourcing, while occasional buyers benefit from a simple, guided experience for managing quotes. For Esker users, it all equates to:
Significant savings
Benefit from competitive pricing and reduce costs associated with traditional eSourcing models.
Faster sourcing
Accelerate the process of gathering and formatting data and compliance by as much as 40%.
Happier suppliers
Engage and collaborate effectively, helping improve relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders.
Key data & reporting just a click away
Access powerful data-driven insights to create simple or complex reports via one user-friendly interface.
An empowered Procurement team
Positively transform Procurement from a reactive function to a strategic resource.
Peace of mind with spend compliance
Standardize sourcing to reduce off-contract purchases and maintain policy-aligned buying.
Sourcing tools that support your strategic & everyday buying needs
Professional buyers
Esker eSourcing is designed to support experienced Procurement professionals managing complex, high-value sourcing initiatives. These users benefit from advanced functionality such as multi-stage RFQs, weighted scoring, e-auctions and detailed analytics to drive cost savings, manage risk, ensure compliance and deliver long-term supplier value at scale.
Built for:
- Strategic Sourcing Managers
- Category Managers
- Procurement Directors
- Global Indirect or Direct Procurement Leaders
Occasional buyers
Esker Quote Request empowers occasional buyers with intuitive tools to confidently source goods and services while Procurement maintains visibility, consistency and control across the organization. Guided workflows, templates and automation make it easy for users outside of Procurement to run compliant sourcing events without specialized expertise.
Built for:
- Department Managers
- Project and Event Managers
- Operations and Facilities Leads
- Budget Owners
Key features of Esker's sourcing software
Explore the core capabilities that enable procurement teams to structure, manage and optimize sourcing events — from everyday quote requests to complex strategic RFx and auctions — within a single, connected platform.
Structured RFx & multi-stage sourcing
Run RFIs, RFPs and RFQs within a centralized platform designed for both simple and complex events. Configure multi-stage tenders, weighted scoring and collaborative evaluations to drive transparent, data-driven decisions.
Integrated eAuctions
Accelerate negotiations with forward and reverse auctions, including ranked and Japanese formats. Automate bidding processes and increase competitive pressure while maintaining full visibility and control.
AI-powered questionnaires & evaluation
Create dynamic, weighted questionnaires using generative AI to standardize supplier responses. Combine automated and manual scoring to ensure consistency, fairness and auditability across sourcing events.
Centralized collaboration & data control
Capture all supplier interactions, documents and bid data in one auditable environment. Enable real-time messaging, structured comparisons and a single source of truth for sourcing activities.
Advanced analytics & seamless integration
Transform sourcing data into actionable insights with built-in dashboards and reporting. Connect easily to ERP systems or leverage Esker’s full Source-to-Pay suite for end-to-end visibility.
AI-powered eSourcing means significant cost savings, happier suppliers, easier compliance and an empowered Procurement team.
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OPTIMIZE SUPPLIER NEGOTIATIONS WITH EAUCTION CAPABILITIES
Elevate your sourcing strategy with integrated eAuction software
Whether your company sources direct or indirect goods, Esker’s eSourcing platform offers integrated eAuction capabilities designed to help you unlock better value through real-time, competitive bidding and smarter supplier engagement. Struggling to create and manage RFIs, RFQs and reverse auctions? Esker’s centralized and intuitive interface makes it easy. Want to tailor auction events based on category complexity, supplier readiness and business objectives? Esker’s built-in configuration flexibility makes it possible — offering the perfect blend of power and adaptability to keep your Procurement team and Sourcing professionals in control every step of the way.
Benefits of Esker’s reverse auction tool
- Improved competitive pricing through real-time, dynamic bidding
- Greater supplier transparency and foster fair competition
- Reduced sourcing cycle time for high-volume or repeatable purchases
- Enhanced negotiation strategy with data-backed bidding history and audit trails
- Strengthened procurement governance with centralized control and reporting
Seamless sourcing integration across the source-to-pay suite
Esker Sourcing and Esker Quote Request solutions are designed with flexibility and scalability in mind. That’s why they seamlessly integrate with other solutions in our Source-to-Pay suite, allowing you to easily connect the people, processes and technology that drive measurable business outcomes.
Sourcing & Supplier Management
Connect sourcing activities to centralized supplier profiles, qualifications and performance data. Esker enables smarter supplier selection, standardized supplier interactions, improved response quality and stronger compliance through a unified, end-to-end supplier lifecycle.
Sourcing & Contract Management
Transform awarded sourcing events into structured contract inputs. Esker carries forward negotiated pricing, terms and documentation to support contract creation and updates, helping organizations enforce agreements, reduce risk, and maintain alignment between sourcing decisions and contracts.
Sourcing & Procurement
Convert sourcing events and quote requests into purchase-ready data without rekeying. Esker links supplier selection, pricing, items and documentation to Procurement workflows. From request to purchase, it all equates to compliant execution, faster cycle times and full process traceability.
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Frequently asked questions
What is eSourcing software and how does it work?
eSourcing software helps Procurement teams manage sourcing activities digitally, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs and supplier negotiations. Instead of relying on emails and spreadsheets, sourcing events are created, managed, and evaluated within a single platform.
With Esker’s eSourcing software, buyers can invite suppliers, collect responses, compare bids and document decisions in a structured, auditable environment. Automation and guided workflows help ensure consistency, compliance and faster sourcing cycles across the organization.
What are the key features of eSourcing software?
eSourcing features typically include sourcing event management (RFIs, RFPs and RFQs), bid comparison, scoring and supplier collaboration tools. More advanced solutions also support multi-stage events, auctions and analytics. Esker’s eSourcing software includes advanced RFx functionality, weighted scoring, multi-stage sourcing events, e-auctions, templates, and centralized data management.
How does eSourcing software improve procurement performance and cost savings?
eSourcing software improves Procurement performance by reducing manual work, shortening sourcing timelines and increasing competition among suppliers. Standardized processes and automation allow teams to run more sourcing events with fewer resources.
Esker’s eSourcing software helps organizations achieve cost savings through competitive bidding and auctions, while also improving productivity and consistency. By providing clear data and repeatable processes, Procurement teams can focus on strategic decision-making rather than administrative tasks.
How does eSourcing software support supplier evaluation and bid comparison?
eSourcing software enables structured supplier evaluation by standardizing how information is collected and assessed. Buyers can compare bids side by side, apply weighted scoring and evaluate both price and non-price criteria.
Esker’s eSourcing software allows procurement teams to use multi-scoring models, questionnaires, and automated ranking to evaluate suppliers fairly and transparently. All responses and scoring data are stored in a single system, streamlining the supplier evaluation process.
How does Esker’s eSourcing integrate with Esker’s Source-to-Pay suite?
Esker eSourcing is part of a fully integrated, end-to-end Source-to-Pay suite that connects every step of the S2P lifecycle. Built for native compatibility across the platform, Esker’s suite unifies Procurement and Finance processes, boosts efficiency, and delivers a single, reliable source of data across all solutions.