Celonis for tariff management: Navigating supply chain disruptions with Process Intelligence

Tariffs have dominated recent headlines. As global trade policies shift, enterprises face rising costs, supply chain bottlenecks, and strategic sourcing dilemmas. But tariffs are just one of many disruptions, from inflation to geopolitical tensions in the Red Sea, that are increasing volatility and uncertainty across today’s supply chains.

The ability to identify, quantify, and react to these risks is essential for maximizing the time organizations have to formulate and implement the right response. This is where Celonis comes in. Our Process Intelligence Platform provides real-time, cross-functional insights, enabling businesses to navigate supply chain volatility with data-driven decisions, breaking up functional, system and process silos. And 99% of senior supply chain leaders surveyed for the 2025 Process Optimization Report - Supply Chains Edition believe process optimization is essential to meet supply chain objectives.

Now, with Celonis, companies have a powerful new way to quantify tariff exposure, simulate impacts, and proactively adjust sourcing strategies.

The power of Process Intelligence in supply chains

Supply chains are complex, interconnected systems spanning multiple functions, IT systems and processes. Traditional supply chain management tools often fall short in providing real-time visibility across these networks, leaving enterprises reactive rather than proactive.

Celonis transforms supply chain management. The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform, powered by process mining and AI, combines process data and business context to create a living digital twin of business operations. Celonis acts as a command center for your supply chain, giving you end-to-end visibility and helping you contain costs, optimize cash, and improve service levels in a balanced way, without unintended consequences.

And Celonis enables AI across the supply chain. For example, the Commodity Purchasing AI Assistant lets you scan technical drawings, supplier info and previous negotiations with Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) to present negotiation options to commodity buyers. The Material Availability Co-Pilot helps reduce excess inventory by enabling plant technicians to easily find nearby warehouses with spare parts they can use. The Credit Block Assistant uses an LLM to provide AI-driven credit block recommendations to accelerate cash flow and reduce delays.

Celonis for tariff management: A Game-Changer

Using Celonis for tariff management enables enterprises to proactively manage the financial and operational impact of tariffs.

Organizations can:

1. Quantify tariff-induced costs

Celonis provides a clear view of a company’s import and export transactions, assessing tariff exposure and financial risk. Organizations can quantify additional costs related to purchasing and selling goods, helping finance and procurement teams adjust pricing models and cost structures in real time​.

2. Reduce risk in the supply chain

With Celonis, enterprises can:

• Identify materials, suppliers, and customers impacted by critical tariffs.

• Highlight at-risk materials that lack alternative suppliers.

• Receive recommendations for alternative sourcing options.

• Notify procurement teams to begin negotiations proactively.

This proactive approach ensures that supply chains do not grind to a halt when tariff policies shift​.

3. Simulate scenarios and safeguard margins

Celonis empowers businesses to model different tariff scenarios, allowing them to:

• Assess how a sudden increase in tariffs affects their cost structure.

• Evaluate the impact on margins to adjust sales prices.

• Adjust supplier contracts and logistics strategies accordingly.

As such, companies can support cross-functional teams consisting of procurement, supply chain and sales to identify the critical areas for action, helping to formulate the right response

Driving resilience in an uncertain trade landscape

As companies face an increasingly complex and unpredictable trade environment, agility and adaptability are paramount. With Celonis, enterprises can move beyond reactive supply chain management to a proactive, data-driven strategy that minimizes risk and maximizes resilience. Tariffs will come and go, but Process Intelligence is the constant that keeps supply chains running smoothly, today and tomorrow—because when processes work, supply chains work.

Want to see how Celonis can help your business manage tariffs and optimize supply chain efficiency? Contact us for a demo today.

Bill Detwiler

Senior Communications Strategist and Editor Celonis Blog

Bill Detwiler is Senior Communications Strategist and Editor of the Celonis blog. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic, where he hosted the Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET’s popular online show. Bill is an award-winning journalist, who’s covered the tech industry for more than two decades. Prior to his career in the software industry and tech media, he was an IT professional in the social research and energy industries.