Procurement
Rohan Deshpande · Head of ProcurementWhat is the biggest challenge in procurement right now?
Is that more about planning what to buy, coordinating suppliers, or forecasting demand?
How long does it take you to get a new supplier trading?SAP · Master data
When a plant needs something and the supplier is not set up yet, what actually happens, and roughly how much goes that way in a year?Master data · Contracts
How much of your indirect buying goes through a contracted rate, and where does that figure come from?Master data · Contracts
Could you share twelve months of goods-receipt rejections by supplier, and a spend extract by vendor?Data request · ask lastMaster data
Accounts payable
Anand Kulkarni · Accounts Payable LeadWhat is the biggest challenge in accounts payable right now?
Is that invoices arriving, invoices matching, or getting them paid on time?
What is your first-time match rate?SAP · 3-way match
When an invoice does not match, who picks it up and how long does it sit?SAP · 3-way match
Warehouse
Anand Kulkarni · Accounts Payable LeadWhat slows your team down most before an invoice even reaches you?
Is that goods arriving late, or the paperwork for them arriving late?
Are your goods receipts posted at the plant as goods arrive, or later?SAP · 3-way match
Finance
Meera Iyer · Chief Financial Officer · not metWhat is the biggest challenge in the payment cycle right now?
Is that about when the cash goes out, or about the terms you are on?
You have early-payment terms on the ingredient contracts. How often do you hit them?SAP · Contracts · Working capital
If we pulled payment forward to hit the 2% discount, what would that do to your working capital line, and what does that money cost you today?Working capital
Logistics
Vikram Rao · VP Supply Chain · not metWhat is the biggest challenge in moving product out right now?
Is that what the lorries cost, or getting one when you need it?
What do you pay per tonne-km on your main lanes, and when were those rates last tendered?Freight
Production
Vikram Rao · VP Supply Chain · not metWhat is the biggest challenge across the three plants right now?
Is that throughput, or material that goes in and does not come out?
What is your yield loss and giveaway across the three plants, and who watches it?Yield