Aaron Charles-Rhymes

Guided Buying, Without the Guesswork

A guided-buying assistant concept for enterprise procurement

MY ROLE

Product Designer (self-initiated)

TOOLS

Figma

FigJam

TIMELINE

2026 · Concept

DESCRIPTION

A concept for an AI guided-buying assistant that helps employees buy what they need quickly while staying in policy — clarifying the request, surfacing pre-approved options, previewing budget impact, and routing approvals automatically.

CONTEXT

In large companies, buying something simple rarely is. Employees face sprawling catalogs and fuzzy policy, so many give up and buy off-contract. This concept guides them toward in-policy options by default, previews budget and approval impact before they submit, and routes each request through the right approvals automatically.

Estimate

Estimated Business Impact

−40%
Request-to-PO cycle time
−25%
Off-contract maverick spend
~6%
Savings captured on managed spend
Guided Buying Assistant — UX case study, enterprise procurementGuided by an assistant — one front door, not five disconnected systemsImpact, framed honestly — compliance up, time-to-submit down, rework down
Consumer-grade buying — buy what you need in minutes, in policyValidation — framed against the metrics that matterIn-policy by default — approval path and budget previewed before you submit