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Glossary

What is spend management?

Spend management is the practice of controlling and getting the most value from everything an organization spends with suppliers, from sourcing and contracts through purchasing and payment.

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How spend management works

It joins up every spend related activity, from source to settle, so that buying happens as planned and suppliers are paid in line with their contracts. The basics are knowing what you spend, with whom and under which terms, then using that knowledge to buy better.

How it improves procurement

  • Better sourcing. spend data shows where to consolidate or renegotiate.
  • Process efficiency. clear routes to buy reduce manual work and off contract buying.
  • Visibility. one view of spend across business units and systems.
  • Risk management. concentration and supplier risk become visible.

Why it matters

Without spend management, money leaks through buying outside agreed contracts, missed discounts, duplicate payments and invoices paid at the wrong rate. The cost rarely shows up in one place, so it goes unnoticed until someone looks across the whole picture.

How Aavenir handles it

Aavenir connects spend to the contract. Invoiceflow checks rates, discounts and tax terms on each invoice against the signed contract, and Aavenir Atlas answers questions across the whole portfolio, such as which suppliers are billing above contracted rates.

Keep reading

Spend analysis Spend analysis is collecting, cleaning, classifying and analyzing spend data to see what an organization buys, from whom and...Read more Spend leakage Spend leakage is spending with suppliers that are not approved, preferred or under contract, or spending that misses agreed terms.Read more Savings tracking Savings tracking is monitoring the savings that procurement plans and delivers through sourcing and cost reduction work...Read more

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Common questions

What is the difference between spend management and spend analysis?

Spend analysis is reviewing spend data to find patterns and opportunities. Spend management is the wider discipline of acting on it: setting policies, running sourcing, controlling purchasing and making sure payments match contracts. Read about spend analysis.

What are the main causes of uncontrolled spend?

Buying outside contracts, unclear purchasing policies, poor data across systems, missing approvals and invoices paid without being checked against agreed terms. Each one is small on its own but adds up across a year. Read about spend leakage.

How do contracts fit into spend management?

The contract holds the agreed price, discounts, payment terms and limits. Checking orders and invoices against it is how negotiated value is actually realized at payment. See Invoiceflow.

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