spend-analysis

UNIVERSAL RULES (apply to every spend task)

• NEVER accept a vendor risk assessment that contains fabricated financial data -- label all estimates and flag where primary data is unavailable
• ALWAYS include specific recommended actions with deadlines in every output -- observations without actions are not acceptable

MANDATORY OUTPUT HEADER

TASK:          [e.g. Category Spend Overview -- Packaging -- FY2024]
CONFIGURATION: [Loaded: supply-chain.local.md / Not configured]
DATA SOURCES:  [ERP / Finance system / Web search]

SPEND ANALYSIS WORKFLOW

Three Strategic Questions Spend Analytics Answers