Source-to-Pay

Full control and insights with Business Spend Management.

Source-to-Pay is the process from sourcing  to payment. This process is crucial for every organisation. Optimize your profitability and gain full insights as needs arise for different products from various departments. The entire purchasing process is often not digitized, causing unnecessary delays. Many errors occur, documents disappear, and this method frustrates employees and is not sustainable.

Why Automate the Source-to-Pay process?

A digitized Source-to-Pay process enhances efficiency by significantly reducing processing times, enabling organizations to capitalize on payment discounts and focus more on strategic, value-adding activities. A digital approach provides precise insights into spending, ensuring compliance with supplier agreements and contracts. Real-time budget updates improve control and visibility across the entire procurement cycle, from request to payment, supporting better risk management and informed decision-making. Moreover, integrating sustainability criteria into the process helps organizations align their spend management with environmental and social responsibility goals.

Coupa’s capabilities

Coupa’s BSM platform is designed to address these trends and more, providing businesses with the tools they need to manage spend effectively. Here are some of the key capabilities of Coupa Software:

Comprehensive Spend Visibility

Gain real-time insights into all spend categories, access detailed reports and dashboards to monitor spending patterns and compliance.

Procure-to-Pay Automation

Automate the entire procurement process, from requisition to payment while reducing manual errors to ensure timely processing of purchase orders and invoices.

Supplier Management

Centralize supplier information and track performance. Foster better collaboration and communication with suppliers.

Expense Management

Streamline employee expense reporting and approval workflows. Ensure policy compliance and reduce processing times.

Contract Management

Manage the entire contract lifecycle, from creation to renewal and ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions.

Budget and Forecasting

Align procurement activities with budgetary constraints. Improve financial planning and predict future spend.

Source-to-Pay automation grants full control and insights, transforming the purchasing process from request to payment.

Advantages of an optimal Source-to-Pay process:

  1. A clear approval flow, which takes place entirely digitally. Control on who the users are and what their authorization is.
  2. High contract compliance with all suppliers in 1 platform and quickly compare the best deal.
  3. Easily prevent the creation of new suppliers and promote business with regular suppliers, making it possible to achieve better conditions.
  4. Easier comparison of prices with existing suppliers through access to a digital platform.
  5. Receive digital documents and have them processed automatically in the system, without manual work involved.
  6. A digital process helps your organization to achieve your green goals.
  7. As a company, you can respond adequately to the market, and you are better able to serve the customer faster.
  8. As a result, the company maintains its competitive position, and the organization can focus on expanding this market position.

Source-to-Pay software

With Coupa’s Total Spend Management solution, you have the opportunity to professionalize your organization further. With Coupa, the all in one AI driven platform, you use one of the smartest Source-to-Pay platforms in the market. Contact us for the possibilities within your organization.

Frequently asked

Source-to-Pay is the end-to-end process from sourcing request to payment. It involves identifying needs within an organization, requesting and approving purchases, selecting suppliers, ordering, confirming receipt of goods, and processing billing and payments. Automating this process can reduce errors, save time, and provide better financial insights.

Automating the Source-to-Pay process speeds up transaction times, helps take advantage of payment discounts, and improves budget control. It also provides real-time insights into expenses, ensures easy access to agreements and contracts, and reduces manual errors, ultimately leading to increased efficiency and cost savings.

An optimized Source-to-Pay process offers a digital approval flow, high contract compliance, and efficient supplier management. It facilitates easy price comparisons, automatic document processing, and helps achieve sustainability goals by reducing paper usage. Overall, it enhances responsiveness to market demands and supports maintaining and expanding a company’s competitive position.

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