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

Understanding the immediate impact of the recently announced Trump tariffs has many business leaders globally scrambling to see how it is going to affect them.

Australia has not been spared with a 10% tariff across the board for all Australian products imported into the US. As if businesses don't have enough to already deal with – from global trade policies, geopolitical tensions, rising costs, supply chain bottlenecks and sourcing dilemmas.

The ability to identify, quantify, and react to these risks is essential for maximising the time organisations 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 Optimisation Report - Supply Chains Edition believe process optimisation is essential to meet supply chain objectives.

Celonis enables businesses 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 centre for your supply chain, giving you end-to-end visibility and helping you contain costs, optimise 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 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 AL-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.

Organisations 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. Organisations 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 minimises risk and maximises resilience. Tariffs may come and go, but Process Intelligence is the constant that keeps supply chains running smoothly - because when processes work, supply chains work.