The AI Native Platform for ‘Spec-to-Scale’ Sourcing
The AI Native Platform for ‘Spec-to-Scale’
Sourcing
LightSource manages your entire direct materials lifecycle, from initial design specifications through scaled production, replacing fragmented process with integrated workflows that unite engineering, buyers, suppliers, and finance.
Visibility
Master the item, control the BOM
LightSource delivers enterprise grade BOM management that transforms fragmented data into a strategic advantage.
Instantly ingest BOMs from any source, including PLM systems, flat file exports, or supplier quotes. Create a unified, always-accurate view of your direct materials structure.
Whether managing thousands of line items across multiple suppliers or optimizing a single assembly, LightSource captures the change with enterprise version control, enabling data-accurate re-sourcing as engineering revisions occur.
Visibility
Master the item, control the BOM
LightSource delivers enterprise grade BOM management that transforms fragmented data into a strategic advantage.
Instantly ingest BOMs from any source, including PLM systems, flat file exports, or supplier quotes. Create a unified, always-accurate view of your direct materials structure.
Whether managing thousands of line items across multiple suppliers or optimizing a single assembly, LightSource captures the change with enterprise version control, enabling data-accurate re-sourcing as engineering revisions occur.
Visibility
Master the item, control the BOM
LightSource delivers enterprise grade BOM management that transforms fragmented data into a strategic advantage.
Instantly ingest BOMs from any source, including PLM systems, flat file exports, or supplier quotes. Create a unified, always-accurate view of your direct materials structure.
Whether managing thousands of line items across multiple suppliers or optimizing a single assembly, LightSource captures the change with enterprise version control, enabling data-accurate re-sourcing as engineering revisions occur.
Agility
RFQs that adapt to the real world
Market conditions change, designs evolve, and requirements shift mid-sourcing.
LightSource is built for this volatility.
You can update RFQ details in real-time and notify suppliers instantly without a full re-launch. More importantly, we create a perfect forensic record: you can always reconstruct who quoted what, when, and on which revision.
If a price goes up or down, you'll know exactly why.
Agility
RFQs that adapt to the real world
Market conditions change, designs evolve, and requirements shift mid-sourcing.
LightSource is built for this volatility.
You can update RFQ details in real-time and notify suppliers instantly without a full re-launch. More importantly, we create a perfect forensic record: you can always reconstruct who quoted what, when, and on which revision.
If a price goes up or down, you'll know exactly why.
Agility
RFQs that adapt to the real world
Market conditions change, designs evolve, and requirements shift mid-sourcing.
LightSource is built for this volatility.
You can update RFQ details in real-time and notify suppliers instantly without a full re-launch. More importantly, we create a perfect forensic record: you can always reconstruct who quoted what, when, and on which revision.
If a price goes up or down, you'll know exactly why.
Clarity
Build stronger supplier relationships
LightSource centralizes your entire supplier ecosystem into a single intelligent database that automatically tracks every contact, location, document, and interaction throughout the sourcing process.
Get instant visibility for each supplier’s history including past awards, ongoing work, performance metrics, and contracts for full strategic oversight.
We make quoting fast and easy for your suppliers, which means you get your bids back sooner and with higher quality. LightSource provides free access, automatically catches common errors, and guides suppliers to submit accurate data, strengthening the partnership and guaranteeing governance.
Clarity
Build stronger supplier relationships
LightSource centralizes your entire supplier ecosystem into a single intelligent database that automatically tracks every contact, location, document, and interaction throughout the sourcing process.
Get instant visibility for each supplier’s history including past awards, ongoing work, performance metrics, and contracts for full strategic oversight.
We make quoting fast and easy for your suppliers, which means you get your bids back sooner and with higher quality. LightSource provides free access, automatically catches common errors, and guides suppliers to submit accurate data, strengthening the partnership and guaranteeing governance.
Clarity
Build stronger supplier relationships
LightSource centralizes your entire supplier ecosystem into a single intelligent database that automatically tracks every contact, location, document, and interaction throughout the sourcing process.
Get instant visibility for each supplier’s history including past awards, ongoing work, performance metrics, and contracts for full strategic oversight.
We make quoting fast and easy for your suppliers, which means you get your bids back sooner and with higher quality. LightSource provides free access, automatically catches common errors, and guides suppliers to submit accurate data, strengthening the partnership and guaranteeing governance.
"LightSource has impressed us with a deep understanding of our needs paired with thoughtful proactivity. Now our procurement and engineering teams can work quickly with our suppliers - making sourcing faster, easier, and far more collaborative - while freeing us from manual processes, spreadsheet agony, and endless email threads."
Jorge Lopez-Vessena
Manager of Global Sourcing
"We at Canada Goose really needed something like LightSource. It’s an all-in-one sourcing engine that my team and suppliers actually adopted and use to drive efficiencies. The LightSource team behind it are incredibly responsive and eagerly develops new features at an unbelievable pace."
Danny Wang
SVP of Operations, Sourcing and Procuremnt
"HelloFresh insists on the best for its customers. We recognize this can only be achieved with world-class suppliers supported by a remarkable procurement team using superior technology - that's LightSource. My team loves using LightSource and candidly, so do our vendors. LightSource is an invaluable tool for any Procurement leader."
Elena Bernardo
SVP of Operations
"LightSource has impressed us with a deep understanding of our needs paired with thoughtful proactivity. Now our procurement and engineering teams can work quickly with our suppliers - making sourcing faster, easier, and far more collaborative - while freeing us from manual processes, spreadsheet agony, and endless email threads."
Jorge Lopez-Vessena
Manager of Global Sourcing
"We at Canada Goose really needed something like LightSource. It’s an all-in-one sourcing engine that my team and suppliers actually adopted and use to drive efficiencies. The LightSource team behind it are incredibly responsive and eagerly develops new features at an unbelievable pace."
Danny Wang
SVP of Operations, Sourcing and Procuremnt
"HelloFresh insists on the best for its customers. We recognize this can only be achieved with world-class suppliers supported by a remarkable procurement team using superior technology - that's LightSource. My team loves using LightSource and candidly, so do our vendors. LightSource is an invaluable tool for any Procurement leader."
Elena Bernardo
SVP of Operations
Sourcing
Analysis
Collaboration
AI
Integration
Customization
Run your complete sourcing process from RFI through RFQ and final negotiation in one unified system.
Compare bids instantly with AI-powered analysis that highlights the best value and backs every decision with data.
Manage your item master and complex BOMs with real-time cost tracking and breakdowns into every cost component.
Execute iterative sourcing rounds and streamline new product introduction (NPI) from prototype quotes through production awards.
Build credible should-cost models and benchmark against your supply base to validate pricing and identify savings.
Design custom quote formats that capture exactly the structured data you need without technical expertise.
Maintain a complete pricing system of record for every item to track changes, analyze trends, and manage supplier updates.
Sourcing
Analysis
Collaboration
AI
Integration
Customization
Run your complete sourcing process from RFI through RFQ and final negotiation in one unified system.
Compare bids instantly with AI-powered analysis that highlights the best value and backs every decision with data.
Manage your item master and complex BOMs with real-time cost tracking and breakdowns into every cost component.
Execute iterative sourcing rounds and streamline new product introduction (NPI) from prototype quotes through production awards.
Build credible should-cost models and benchmark against your supply base to validate pricing and identify savings.
Design custom quote formats that capture exactly the structured data you need without technical expertise.
Maintain a complete pricing system of record for every item to track changes, analyze trends, and manage supplier updates.
Sourcing
Analysis
Collaboration
AI
Integration
Customization
Run your complete sourcing process from RFI through RFQ and final negotiation in one unified system.
Compare bids instantly with AI-powered analysis that highlights the best value and backs every decision with data.
Manage your item master and complex BOMs with real-time cost tracking and breakdowns into every cost component.
Execute iterative sourcing rounds and streamline new product introduction (NPI) from prototype quotes through production awards.
Build credible should-cost models and benchmark against your supply base to validate pricing and identify savings.
Design custom quote formats that capture exactly the structured data you need without technical expertise.
Maintain a complete pricing system of record for every item to track changes, analyze trends, and manage supplier updates.
Details
The enterprise grade platform you can trust
Here's how LightSource meets the critical requirements of modern enterprise procurement technology:
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type 2 certified with with continuous observation and industry-leading security controls.
Trusted by aerospace, defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to protect sensitive sourcing data and intellectual property with enterprise grade security infrastructure. Connect existing identity access management (IDP) platforms like Okta, Azure AD, or multiple systems, with SAML SSO and SCIM for automated, secure user provisioning.
Reliability & Support
LightSource delivers enterprise-grade reliability through a modern AWS-hosted architecture with high-performance RUST backend, robust fault-tolerant systems, and best-in-class dynamic scaling that ensures consistent global accessibility.
Expert support from former McKinsey procurement consultants enables buyers launching their first RFQs to dramatically accelerating time-to-value compared to legacy systems.
Rapid Implementation
LightSource’s deployment can be completed in days compared to 6-18 months for legacy systems.
Customers can start within hours using flat file uploads, and scale into full integrations at any pace. Our team guides you through onboarding to ensure fast time-to-value.
Global Scalability & Accessibility
Built for enterprise organizations operating worldwide.
The only procurement platform with native accessibility in mainland China, using the lightsource.cn domain to ensure reliable access and collaboration for users, suppliers, and buyers in mainland China without VPN requirements.
Details
The enterprise grade platform you can trust
Here's how LightSource meets the critical requirements of modern enterprise procurement technology:
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type 2 certified with with continuous observation and industry-leading security controls.
Trusted by aerospace, defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to protect sensitive sourcing data and intellectual property with enterprise grade security infrastructure. Connect existing identity access management (IDP) platforms like Okta, Azure AD, or multiple systems, with SAML SSO and SCIM for automated, secure user provisioning.
Reliability & Support
LightSource delivers enterprise-grade reliability through a modern AWS-hosted architecture with high-performance RUST backend, robust fault-tolerant systems, and best-in-class dynamic scaling that ensures consistent global accessibility.
Expert support from former McKinsey procurement consultants enables buyers launching their first RFQs to dramatically accelerating time-to-value compared to legacy systems.
Rapid Implementation
LightSource’s deployment can be completed in days compared to 6-18 months for legacy systems.
Customers can start within hours using flat file uploads, and scale into full integrations at any pace. Our team guides you through onboarding to ensure fast time-to-value.
Global Scalability & Accessibility
Built for enterprise organizations operating worldwide.
The only procurement platform with native accessibility in mainland China, using the lightsource.cn domain to ensure reliable access and collaboration for users, suppliers, and buyers in mainland China without VPN requirements.
Details
The enterprise grade platform you can trust
Here's how LightSource meets the critical requirements of modern enterprise procurement technology:
Security & Compliance
SOC 2 Type 2 certified with with continuous observation and industry-leading security controls.
Trusted by aerospace, defense, and Fortune 500 manufacturers to protect sensitive sourcing data and intellectual property with enterprise grade security infrastructure. Connect existing identity access management (IDP) platforms like Okta, Azure AD, or multiple systems, with SAML SSO and SCIM for automated, secure user provisioning.
Reliability & Support
LightSource delivers enterprise-grade reliability through a modern AWS-hosted architecture with high-performance RUST backend, robust fault-tolerant systems, and best-in-class dynamic scaling that ensures consistent global accessibility.
Expert support from former McKinsey procurement consultants enables buyers launching their first RFQs to dramatically accelerating time-to-value compared to legacy systems.
Rapid Implementation
LightSource’s deployment can be completed in days compared to 6-18 months for legacy systems.
Customers can start within hours using flat file uploads, and scale into full integrations at any pace. Our team guides you through onboarding to ensure fast time-to-value.
Global Scalability & Accessibility
Built for enterprise organizations operating worldwide.
The only procurement platform with native accessibility in mainland China, using the lightsource.cn domain to ensure reliable access and collaboration for users, suppliers, and buyers in mainland China without VPN requirements.
Ready to change the way you source?
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
Ready to change the way you source?
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
Ready to change the way you source?
Try out LightSource and you’ll never go back to Excel and email.
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