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Presented by Volunteers of America – Greater New York BEGINS AT 1:45pm EST. Convincing Suppliers to pay for Punch-outs and e-Invoicing. Presented by: Andrew Lloyd Director of Risk Management, Purchasing & Property Control Volunteers of America – Greater New York, Inc. Bio.
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Presented by Volunteers of America – Greater New York BEGINS AT 1:45pm EST
Convincing Suppliers to pay for Punch-outs and e-Invoicing Presented by: Andrew Lloyd Director of Risk Management, Purchasing & Property Control Volunteers of America– Greater New York, Inc.
Bio • June, 2001 – Started at VOA • Risk Manager since 2004 • Added Purchasing in 2007 • Launched ProcureIt organization-wide on July 1, 2010
Punch-out & e-Invoicing • What are Punch-outs and e-invoicing?
Benefits for YOU Punch-out • Convenience of vendor’s native shopping environment for your purchasers • Managed pricing and product selection • No catalog refreshes or maintenance • Far fewer discrepant invoices e-Invoicing • No lost invoices • No MANUAL INVOICE ENTRY
Punch-out & e-Invoicing • There’s a cost…but there’s a huge benefit to the vendor • Here’s how vendors benefit…
Benefits for your VENDORS • Punch-out • Electronic ordering saves time, expense (no one has to manually key orders) • Item numbers/descriptions are more accurate, thus orders are more accurate — fewer returns • Pricing is always up to date, meaning less hassles and disputes with customer • Locking in your business
Punch-out & e-Invoicing • e-Invoicing • Eliminate cost of printing and mailing out invoices • Faster payment turnaround • Less paper to get lost in the shuffle • And…locking in your business
Punch-out & e-Invoicing • Vendor picks up the tab!
VOA-GNY Punch-outs • WB Mason (office supplies) • Part of RFP • Burke Supply (janitorial/cleaning) • Foot in the door • Dell Computer • An adventure VOA-GNY e-Invoicing • WB Mason (office supplies)
To Consider… • For you: the order volume must justify building the portal. • For the vendor: the dollar volume must justify paying for it. • Best time to get vendor buy-in is at contract inception/renewal when they’re hungry to earn your business…
Punch-out & e-Invoicing • If the vendor is on the fence about subsidizing the punch-out or e-invoicing, you can opt for an additional carrot… “We’ll pay you faster if you transact electronically with us…”
Punch-out & eInvoicing • …Or a stick “If you won’t pay to transact electronically, we know another vendor who will…”