Procurement Magazine January 2023 | Page 108

PROCURE-TO-PAY

“ As we mature in our journey to automate , capacity release should be re-invested in upskilling and retraining the teams ”

ALEKSANDER HAJDAS , PROCURE-TO-PAY ( P2P ) PROGRAMME LEAD , JTI
be done differently and what excellence really looks like .”
In that regard , Hajdas observes that JTI ’ s P2P programme inspires the possibility of more complex decisions being made . Opportunities are not being greenlit based entirely on financials : “ Non-quantifiable benefits are increasingly more important as we come to appreciate the actual quality of outcomes . We are able to prove that with better quality , comes added value . This approach will eventually lead to efficiencies that might have been otherwise missed .”
How organisations are leveraging technology to gain a competitive advantage in their P2P processes The way JTI ’ s P2P programme gathers and leverages data is crucial . Hajdas says : “ We all saw poor data quality being recognised as a high risk for countless projects . Enterprises that are able to flip the quality of data to their advantage through leveraging technology
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