SSF UK held the latest Purchase to Pay (P2P) network meeting this week at Lonza Biologics Shared Service Centre in Manchester, with Diane Bamford - Head of Accounts Payable at Lonza, as the host.
The day begin with round table introductions, followed by a "round robin", focusing on the following:
- Automation "How far do you go"? and "How do you get there"?
- New technology, RPA and supplier portals.
- Reporting - benchmarking insights.
After an engaging group discussion, there was a tour of the Lonza Shared Service Centre.
After a networking lunch, Diane provided an insightful presentation on "The life of an invoice". This included the history of the Manchester Shared Services, including its migration, stabilisation and harmonisation. The evolution, including the 3 stages to the peak. Team demographics, key facts and the invoice capture process.
The presentation is available to view and download from the resources section of the website.
Feedback from the event has been extremely positive, with 100% of our members clicking YES on the live Sli.do poll, when asked how useful the session was to them. There was also a comment posted on LinkedIn from our host Diane:
"Thankyou to everyone who attended, great participation, networking and discussion."
The results from the Sli.do poll are also available to view in the resources section.
We would also like to thank everyone that attended and presented and made the event a huge success.
Our next Purchase to Pay network event will take place on the 20th of November as part of day 1 of our annual conference at Aintree Racecourse. Details on agenda and registration to follow.
