#procure to pay software

[prokraya]

Top 10 KPIs to track for Procurement performance

Over the last decade, significant changes in the business landscape have had a lasting influence on how companies operate. As a result, many organizations have turned to analytics as a means to achieve the necessary visibility for controlling and optimizing critical processes. One such area receiving particular attention is procurement, as companies strive to effectively navigate today's unpredictable fluctuations.

[shivittech1]

WHAT IS PROCURE TO PAY SOFTWARE ?

Procure to Pay (P2P) software automates and streamlines the procurement process, from requisition to supplier payment, improving efficiency, visibility, and compliance. It helps manage purchase orders, invoices, and supplier relationships. for more info

[elitemindz123]

What Is Procure To Pay Software And its Features?

Procure-to-pay software manages all processes of purchasing goods from start to end. You don't need to do paperwork and extra employees to do this. EM Procure is a Procure to Pay software you can manage all procure processes from this one.

Read More: https://www.elitemindz.co/procure-to-pay-process-sailing-smoothly-through-the-waves-of-efficiency/

[nimbles2pindia]

Best Procure to Pay Software Companies

In today's business world, the process of procuring goods and services from vendors and suppliers and then paying them for those goods and services is an integral part of any successful business. This process can be incredibly complex and time consuming, which is why so many companies are turning to Procure to Pay Software Companies to help streamline and automate the process. Procure to Pay Software Companies provide a range of services to help businesses manage the procurement process. By leveraging the latest technology and automation tools, these companies can help businesses save time, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. The first step in the process is to identify the vendors and suppliers that a business needs to procure goods and services from. Procure to Pay Software Companies can help businesses find, compare, and select vendors and suppliers that meet their specific needs. They can also help businesses create and manage the contracts necessary to ensure the best terms and conditions- Once the vendor and supplier have been identified, Procure to Pay Software Companies can help businesses manage the ordering and delivery process. This includes creating purchase orders, tracking the progress of orders, and verifying the receipt of goods and services. Finally, Procure to Pay Software Companies can help businesses manage the payment process. This includes creating invoices, processing payments, and tracking the status of payments. Overall, Procure-to-Pay Software Companies can help businesses streamline and automate the process of procuring goods and services from vendors and suppliers and paying them for those goods and services. By leveraging the latest technology and automation tools, these companies can help businesses save time, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.

[mjpro]

Is Your Procurement Strategy as Mature as You Think?

Most procurement teams believe they’re on the right track—until hidden inefficiencies begin to surface. From scattered supplier data to underused sourcing tools, your real gaps may be deeper than you expect.

Curious what a maturity assessment could uncover in your process?

Tap to explore what your current setup might be missing.

[valueweaver]

Replacement Solutions for SAP Ariba: Value Weaver Consulting’s Expertise

As the business landscape continues to evolve, enterprises face growing demands for seamless procurement, robust spend management, and comprehensive supplier collaboration. SAP Ariba has long been a trusted name in procurement solutions, but as technology advances and businesses require tailored solutions to meet specific needs, finding viable replacement options becomes a priority. Value Weaver Consulting specializes in providing effective, innovative, and strategic alternatives to SAP Ariba, enabling organizations to modernize their procurement processes while staying competitive.

Why Consider Replacing SAP Ariba?

While SAP Ariba offers an extensive suite of procurement and supply chain management tools, its one-size-fits-all approach may not suit every organization. Common reasons for seeking a Replacement Solutions for SAP Ariba include:

Cost Constraints: SAP Ariba’s licensing and subscription fees can strain budgets, especially for mid-sized organizations.

Complexity: The platform’s intricate features and configurations may require significant time and resources for implementation and maintenance.

Scalability: Businesses with unique or rapidly changing needs might find the system less flexible in adapting to their evolving requirements.

Integration Challenges: Integrating SAP Ariba with existing ERP or third-party systems can be complicated and costly.

Value Weaver Consulting: Your Trusted Partner for Tailored Solutions

At Value Weaver Consulting, we understand that no two businesses are alike. Our team is dedicated to helping clients transition smoothly from SAP Ariba to solutions that align better with their goals, budgets, and operational structures. Here’s how we deliver value:

1. Comprehensive Assessment

Our journey with you begins with a thorough evaluation of your current procurement processes, technology landscape, and pain points. This enables us to identify gaps and determine the best-fit replacement solutions that address your unique needs.

2. Customizable Solutions

Value Weaver Consulting partners with leading technology providers to offer a range of customizable procurement platforms. Whether you’re looking for an intuitive interface, advanced analytics, or enhanced supplier collaboration tools, we provide options tailored to your requirements.

3. Seamless Integration

A key consideration when replacing SAP Ariba is ensuring seamless integration with your existing systems. Our experts specialize in creating a unified procurement ecosystem that streamlines data flow, enhances visibility, and reduces operational bottlenecks.

4. Cost Efficiency

We focus on cost-effective solutions that deliver maximum ROI. By offering flexible pricing models and scalable tools, we ensure that your procurement transformation remains within budget while driving measurable results.

5. Expert Guidance and Support

Switching procurement platforms can be daunting. Our team provides end-to-end support—from planning and implementation to training and post-go-live assistance—ensuring a smooth transition and long-term success.

Leading Replacement Solutions We Recommend

Value Weaver Consulting collaborates with a range of advanced procurement platforms, including:

Coupa: A user-friendly and comprehensive spend management platform designed for modern enterprises.

Jaggaer: Known for its robust supplier management and spend visibility features.

Ivalua: A flexible, cloud-based procurement solution offering extensive customization.

Each platform offers unique advantages, and our role is to help you select the one that aligns best with your objectives.

For more details, you can visit us:

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[sunsmartglobal-blog]

Top 5 benefit of procurement software management

Increased Efficiency:

Automation of repetitive tasks such as purchase order creation, supplier communication, and invoice processing leads to significant time savings.

Streamlined workflows reduce manual errors and delays, allowing procurement teams to focus on strategic tasks rather than administrative ones.

Centralized data storage and real-time tracking provide visibility into the procurement process, enabling faster decision-making and better resource allocation.

Cost Savings:

Negotiating better terms with suppliers and enforcing contract compliance become easier with procurement software, leading to cost reductions.

Improved spend visibility helps identify opportunities for cost optimization and eliminates unnecessary spending.

Automated approval workflows prevent maverick spending and ensure adherence to budgetary constraints.

Enhanced Supplier Management:

Procurement software enables better supplier selection through comprehensive supplier evaluation and performance monitoring.

Centralized supplier databases provide a holistic view of vendor relationships, facilitating strategic sourcing decisions.

Collaboration features foster stronger relationships with suppliers by facilitating communication, feedback, and resolution of issues in real-time.

Compliance and Risk Management:

Built-in regulatory compliance checks ensure adherence to legal requirements, industry standards, and internal policies.

Risk assessment tools help identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions, such as supplier bankruptcies or geopolitical issues.

Audit trails and documentation management capabilities aid in compliance reporting and reduce the risk of non-compliance penalties.

Data-driven Insights:

Procurement software generates actionable insights through advanced analytics and reporting capabilities.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) provide insights into procurement performance, supplier performance, and spending patterns.

Predictive analytics enable proactive decision-making by forecasting demand, identifying market trends, and optimizing inventory levels.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Why is this Canadian university scared of you seeing its Privacy Impact Assessment?

I'm coming to DEFCON! On Aug 9, I'm emceeing the EFF POKER TOURNAMENT (noon at the Horseshoe Poker Room), and appearing on the BRICKED AND ABANDONED panel (5PM, LVCC - L1 - HW1–11–01). On Aug 10, I'm giving a keynote called "DISENSHITTIFY OR DIE! How hackers can seize the means of computation and build a new, good internet that is hardened against our asshole bosses' insatiable horniness for enshittification" (noon, LVCC - L1 - HW1–11–01).

Barbra Streisand is famous for many things: her exciting performances on the big screen, the small screen, and the stage; her Grammy-winning career as a musician (she's a certified EGOT!); and for all the times she's had to correct people who've added an extra vowel to the spelling of her first name (I can relate!).

But a thousand years from now, her legacy is likely to be linguistic, rather than artistic. The "Streisand Effect" – coined by Mike Masnick – describes what happens when someone tries to suppress a piece of information, only to have that act of attempted suppression backfire by inciting vastly more interest in the subject:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

The term dates to 2003, when Streisand sued the website Pictopia and its proprietors for $50m for reproducing an image from the publicly available California Coastal Records Project (which produces a timeseries of photos of the California coastline in order to track coastal erosion). The image ("Image 3850") incidentally captured the roofs of Streisand's rather amazing coastal compound, which upset Streisand.

But here's the thing: before Streisand's lawsuit, Image 3850 had only been viewed six times. After she filed the case, another 420,000 people downloaded that image. Not only did Streisand lose her suit (disastrously so – she was ordered to pay the defendants' lawyers $177,000 in fees), but she catastrophically failed in her goal of keeping this boring, obscure photo from being seen:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Streisand has since called the suit "a mistake." On the one hand, that is very obviously true, but on the other hand, it's still admirable, given how many other failed litigants went to their graves insisting that their foolish and expensive legal gambit was, in fact, very smart and we are all very stupid for failing to understand that.

Which brings me to Ian Linkletter and the Canadian Privacy Library. Linkletter is the librarian and founder of the nonprofit Canadian Privacy Library, a newish online library that collects and organizes privacy-related documents from Canadian public institutions. Linkletter kicked off the project with the goal of collecting the Privacy Impact Assessments from every public university in Canada, starting in his home province of BC.

These PIAs are a legal requirement whenever a public university procures a piece of software, and they're no joke. Ed-tech vendors are pretty goddamned cavalier when it comes to student privacy, as Linkletter knows well. Back in 2020, Linkletter was an ed-tech specialist for the University of British Columbia, where he was called upon to assess Proctorio, a "remote invigilation" tool that monitored remote students while they sat exams.

This is a nightmare category of software, a mix of high-tech phrenology (vendors claim that they can tell when students are cheating by using "AI" to analyze their faces); arrogant techno-sadism (vendors requires students – including those sharing one-room apartments with "essential worker" parents on night shifts who sleep during the day – to pan their cameras around to prove that they are alone); digital racism (products are so bad at recognizing Black faces that some students have had to sit exams with multiple task-lights shining directly onto their faces); and bullshit (vendors routinely lie about their tools' capabilities and efficacy).

Worst: remote invigilation is grounded in the pedagogically bankrupt idea that learning is best (or even plausibly) assessed through high-stakes testing. The kind of person who wants to use these tools generally has no idea how learning works and thinks of students as presumptively guilty cheats. They monitor test-taking students in realtime, and have been known to jiggle test-takers' cursors impatiently when students think too long about their answers. Remote invigilation also captures the eye-movements of test-takers, flagging people who look away from the screen while thinking for potential cheating. No wonder that many students who sit exams under these conditions find themselves so anxious that they vomit or experience diarrhea, carefully staring directly into the camera as they shit themselves or vomit down their shirts, lest they be penalized for looking away or visiting the toilet.

Linkletter quickly realized that Proctorio is a worst-in-class example of a dreadful category. The public-facing materials the company provided about its products were flatly contradicted by the materials they provided to educators, where all the really nasty stuff was buried. The company – whose business exploded during the covid lockdowns – is helmed by CEO Mike Olsen, a nasty piece of work who once doxed a child who criticized him in an online forum:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/07/01/bossware/#moral-exemplar

Proctorio's products are shrouded in secrecy. In 2020, for reasons never explained, all the (terrible, outraged) reviews of its browser plugin disappeared from the Chrome store:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/09/04/hypervigilance/#radical-transparency

Linkletter tweeted his alarming findings, publishing links to the unlisted, but publicly available Youtube videos where Proctorio explained how its products really worked. Proctorio then sued Linkletter, for copyright infringement.

Proctorio's argument is that by linking to materials that they published on Youtube with permissions that let anyone with the link see them, Linkletter infringed upon their copyright. When Linkletter discovered that these videos already had publicly available links, indexed by Google, in the documentation produced by other Proctorio customers for students and teachers, Proctorio doubled down and argued that by collecting these publicly available links to publicly available videos, Linkletter had still somehow infringed on their copyright.

Luckily for Linkletter, BC has an anti-SLAPP law that is supposed to protect whistleblowers facing legal retaliation for publishing protected speech related to matters of public interest (like whether BC's flagship university has bought a defective and harmful product that its students will be forced to use). Unluckily for Linkletter, the law is brand new, lacks jurisprudence, and the courts have decided that he can't use a SLAPP defense and his case must go to trial:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/links-arent-performances/#free-ian-linkletter

Linkletter could have let that experience frighten him away from the kind of principled advocacy that riles up deep-pocketed, thin-skinned bullies. Instead, he doubled down, founding the Canadian Privacy Library, with the goal of using Freedom of Information requests to catalog all of Canada's post-secondary institutions' privacy assessments. Given how many bodies he found buried in Proctorio's back yard, this feels like the kind of thing that should be made more visible to Canadians.

There are 25 public universities in BC, and Linkletter FOI'ed them all. Eleven provided their PIAs. Eight sent him an estimate of what it would cost them (and thus what they would charge) to assemble these docs for him. Six requested extensions.

One of them threatened to sue.

Langara College is a 19,000-student spinout of Vancouver Community College whose motto is Eruditio Libertas Est ("Knowledge is Freedom"). Linkletter got their 2019 PIA for Microsoft's Office 365 when he FOI'ed the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (universities often recycle one another's privacy impact assessments, which is fine).

That's where the trouble started. In June, Langara sent Linkletter a letter demanding that he remove their Office 365 PIA; the letter CC'ed two partners in a law firm, and accused Linkletter of copyright infringement. But that's not how copyright – or public records – work. As Linkletter writes, the PIA is "a public record lawfully obtained through an FOI request" – it is neither exempted from disclosure, nor is it confidential:

https://www.privacylibrary.ca/legal-threat/

Langara claims that in making their mandatory Privacy Impact Assessment for Office 365 available, Linkletter has exposed them to "heightened risks of data breaches and privacy incidents," they provided no evidence to support this assertion.

I think they're full of shit, but you don't have to take my word for it. After initially removing the PIA, Linkletter restored it, and you can read it for yourself:

https://www.privacylibrary.ca/langara-college-privacy-impact-assessments/

I read it. It is pretty goddamned anodyne – about as exciting as looking at the roof of Barbra Streisand's mansion.

Sometimes, where there's smoke, there's only Streisand – a person who has foolishly decided to use the law to bully a weaker stranger out of disclosing some innocuous and publicly available fact about themselves. But sometimes, where there's smoke, there's fire. A lot of people who read my work are much more familiar with ed-tech, privacy, and pedagogy than I am. If that's you, maybe you want to peruse the Langara PIA to see if they are hiding something because they're exposing their students to privacy risks and don't want that fact to get out.

There are plenty of potential privacy risks in Office 365! The cloud version of Microsoft Office contains a "bossware" mode that allows bosses to monitor their workers' keystrokes for spelling, content, and accuracy, and produce neat charts of which employees are least "productive." The joke's on the boss, though: Office 365 also has a tool that lets you compare your department's usage of Office 365 to your competitors, which is another way of saying that Microsoft is gathering your trade secrets and handing it out to your direct competitors:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/02/24/gwb-rumsfeld-monsters/#bossware

So, yeah, there are lots of "features" in Office 365 that could give rise to privacy threats when it is used at a university. One hopes that Langara correctly assessed these risks and accounted for them in its PIA, which would mean that they are bullying Linkletter out of reflex, rather than to cover up wrongdoing. But there's only one way to find out: go through the doc that Linkletter has restored to public view.

Linkletter has excellent pro bono representation from Norton Rose Fulbright, a large and powerful law-firm that is handling his Proctorio case. Linkletter writes, "they have put this public college on notice that any proceeding is liable to be dismissed pursuant to the Protection of Public Participation Act, BC’s anti-SLAPP legislation."

Langara has now found themselves at the bottom of a hole, and if they're smart, they'll stop digging.

Support me this summer on the Clarion Write-A-Thon and help raise money for the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop!

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/01/eruditio-libertas-est/#streisand-v-linkletter

Image: Copyright (C) 2002 Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman, California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org (modified) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streisand_Estate.jpgbr>

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Fair use (parody) https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1104

Fair dealing (parody) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1468015

[prokraya]

Cost Savings in Procurement

The primary objective of procurement is to ensure the acquisition of products and services at the appropriate price. However, the challenge lies in showcasing the value provided by procurement. In the majority of organizations, the delivery of value is exemplified through cost savings.

[kosher-martian]

Jewish and Israeli Tumblr, I just can't deal with the USA anymore. We're on our tenth consecutive forever-year of stochastic politics. I feel like 2020 was 20 years ago at this point.

I'm tired.

I'll put all the justifications below the cut, but let me get right to my question: Olim & Natural-Born Israeli citizens: What can I expect from Aliyah? Is there a place for me? I want out of the USA.

I currently work as in IT asset management and procurement. Basically I just keep track of my employer's IT-related inventory (think paper, toner, laptops, and tablets), spec and purchase new devices as part of our IT lifecycle, prepare old assets for disposal through our e-waste vendor, and manage/deploy our new inventory when it comes in.

I know Israel has a booming tech sector, but I'm worried I won't make the cut. I'm not an impressive candidate. I have experience in IT but I'm not credentialed or anything. My academic background (Bachelor's) is in business.

Before my current job, I worked in QA software testing (APIs mostly), healthcare technology, and helpdesk (Tier 2). It's gotten me pretty far in the "firm handshake" economy of small town Texas, but I'm not sure it will get me far in the "real" IT world.

Does anyone have any advice for a prospective oleh who's coming from low-paying IT / IT-adjacent work in a low cost of living mid-sized Texan city? What are some good cities / towns to look at besides Jerusalem and Tel Aviv? Are there jobs for someone like me outside of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv?

I guess what I'm asking is whether Aliyah is a good economic decision for someone who doesn't already have money? Any olim here that could give me insights?

The ugly truth is this: The US is sliding into authoritarianism really quickly and I'm on the losing side. Sure there are supposed to be laws in place that will slow this down or mostly stop it, but the law only works if there's someone willing to enforce it and well... Can you name one person who has show the moral fortitude and is still in a position to do something?

To put it in more utilitarian terms: I'd rather be someplace where I'm unlikely to be scooped up and interrogated for being politically and ideologically incompatible with MAGA or whatever. They're already detaining Native Americans and Black Americans and trying to deport them. Bad things are coming, and I'd rather get out now while I still can.

It's not flattering for me to say, it reflects poorly on me, but it's honest: I'm no hero. I'm a coward and I'm not afraid to say it.

[mariacallous]

On Thursday, Stephen Ehikian, the acting administrator of the General Services Administration, hosted his first all-hands meeting with GSA staff since his appointment to the position by President Donald Trump. The auditorium was packed, with hundreds of employees attending the meeting in person and thousands more tuning in online. While the tone of the live event remained polite, the chat that accompanied the live stream was a different story.

“‘My door is always open’ but we’ve been told we can’t go to the floor you work on?” wrote one employee, according to Google Meet chat logs for the event obtained by WIRED. Employees used their real names to ask questions, but WIRED has chosen not to include those names to protect the privacy of the staffers. “We don’t want an AI demo, we want answers to what is going on with [reductions in force],” wrote another, as over 100 GSA staffers added a “thumbs up” emoji to the post.

But an AI demo is what they got. During the meeting, Ehikian and other high-ranking members of the GSA team showed off GSAi, a chatbot tool built by employees at the Technology Transformation Services. In its current form, the bot is meant to help employees with mundane tasks like writing emails. But Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been pushing for a more complex version that could eventually tap into government databases. Roughly 1,500 people have access to GSAi today, and by tomorrow, the bot will be deployed to more than 13,000 GSA employees, WIRED has learned.

Musk associates—including Ehikian and Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer who now runs the Technology Transformation Services within GSA—have put AI at the heart of their agenda. Yesterday, GSA hosted a media roundtable to show its AI tool to reporters. “All information shared during this event is on deep background—attributable to a ‘GSA official familiar with the development of the AI tool,’” an invite read. (Reporters from Bloomberg, The Atlantic, and Fox were invited. WIRED was not.)

GSA was one of the first federal agencies Musk’s allies took over in late January, WIRED reported. Ehikian, who is married to a former employee of Elon Musk’s X, works alongside Shedd and Nicole Hollander, who slept in Twitter HQ as an unofficial member of Musk’s transition team at the company. Hollander is married to Steve Davis, who has taken a leading role at DOGE. More than 1,835 GSA employees have taken a deferred resignation offer since the leadership change, as DOGE continues its push to reportedly “right-size” the federal workforce. Employees who remain have been told to return to the office five days a week. Their credit cards—used for everything from paying for software tools to buying equipment for work—have a spending limit of $1.

Employees at the all-hands meeting—anxious to hear about whether more people will lose their jobs and why they’ve lost access to critical software tools—were not pleased. "We are very busy after losing people and this is not [an] efficient use of time,” one employee wrote. “Literally who cares about this,” wrote another.

“When there are great tools out there, GSA’s job is to procure them, not make mediocre replacements,” a colleague added.

“Did you use this AI to organize the [reduction in force]?” asked another federal worker.

“When will the Adobe Pro be given back to us?” said another. “This is a critical program that we use daily. Please give this back or at least a date it will be back.”

Employees also pushed back against the return-to-office mandate. “How does [return to office] increase collaboration when none of our clients, contractors, or people on our [integrated product teams] are going to be in the same office?” a GSA worker asked. “We’ll still be conducting all work over email or Google meetings.”

One employee asked Ehikian who the DOGE team at GSA actually is. “There is no DOGE team at GSA,” Ehikian responded, according to two employees with direct knowledge of the events. Employees, many of whom have seen DOGE staff at GSA, didn’t buy it. “Like we didn’t notice a bunch of young kids working behind a secure area on the 6th floor,” one employee told WIRED. Luke Farritor, a young former SpaceX intern who has worked at DOGE since the organization’s earliest days, was seen wearing sunglasses inside the GSA office in recent weeks, as was Ethan Shaotran, another young DOGE worker who recently served as president of the Harvard mountaineering club. A GSA employee described Shaotran as “grinning in a blazer and T-shirt.”

GSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by WIRED.

During the meeting, Ehikian showed off a slide detailing GSA’s goals—right-sizing, streamline operations, deregulation, and IT innovation—alongside current cost-savings. “Overall costs avoided” were listed at $1.84 billion. The number of employees using generative AI tools built by GSA was listed at 1,383. The number of hours saved from automations was said to be 178,352. Ehikian also pointed out that the agency has canceled or reduced 35,354 credit cards used by government workers and terminated 683 leases. (WIRED cannot confirm any of these statistics. DOGE has been known to share misleading and inaccurate statistics regarding its cost saving efforts.)

“Any efficiency calculation needs a denominator,” a GSA employee wrote in the chat. “Cuts can reduce expenses, but they can also reduce the value delivered to the American public. How is that captured in the scorecard?”

In a slide titled “The Road Ahead,” Ehikian laid out his vision for the future. “Optmize federal real estate portfolio,” read one pillar. “Centralize procurement,” read another. Sub categories included “reduce compliance burden to increase competition,” “centralize our data to be accessible across teams,” and “Optimize GSA’s cloud and software spending.”

Online, employees seemed leery. “So, is Stephen going to restrict himself from working on any federal contracts after his term as GSA administrator, especially with regard to AI and IT software?” asked one employee in the chat. There was no answer.

[misc-obeyme]

I'm doing a lot of job searching right now and oh my Diavolo does it suck. I hate that most companies don't seem to at least give you a courtesy email saying they're passing on you.

How do you think job searches in the Devildom would be? How's the job market there? Is it better or worse than here?

I feel like they have an okay job market but I really don't know for sure. Are they gonna count job experience from the human world or only from the Devildom? There's just so many questions I have.

Honestly, I should just ask Solomon to help find a spell to make a literal money tree 🥲

~ Solomon🤍

I can tell you right now that I would be going the money tree route, if that's at all an option.

Job hunting is the absolute worst. You have to apply for hundreds of jobs and then you might get like a handful of responses. It's because they have those stupid software programs now that filter out resumes that don't contain the correct terms they're looking for. Not to be old, but I remember the days when you had to go in person and fill out an application on a piece of paper that you then brought back to someone lol. Okay, that does make me sound super old. Moving on!

As with the human world, I think having connections is likely going to be helpful in the Devildom. If we're considering an MC looking for a job, I can guarantee they are likely to get just about any job they apply for. Because everybody knows MC and nobody wants to get on the bad side of Diavolo or Lucifer or any of the others.

Similarly, I would suspect that if MC wanted a job, all they'd have to do is ask one of those demons and that demon will be able to find them something pretty easily.

But if we're looking at it without MC privilege, then I think it's probably easier to get a job in the Devildom.

This is going to depend on what you imagine their population to be. But I've always headcanoned that while there are a decent amount of demons in the Devildom, there are far less of them than there are humans. Less competition means more available jobs. Less candidates means less of a need to filter out hundreds of resumes a day. Your resume might actually be looked at by an actual demon, rather than tossed out by the software, you know?

If you're a human, I definitely think human world experience would count. Say you're looking for a job as a barista. I imagine the methods of making coffee in the Devildom are similar to how it's made in the human world. You might need to learn to make little tweaks here and there, but if you know the basics of how to make coffee, that's going to help you perform your job. Any hiring demon should be able to see that!

There might be a bit of prejudice involved in hiring a human, though. If you aren't protected as MC, then demons might not want to hire some random human. I doubt there are equal opportunity employers for humans in the Devildom. I just don't think they ever needed to make laws about that.

For a demon, it might be a little different. Like if prejudice against humans is a thing, they won't have to worry about it. And all of their experience would be from the Devildom, so they might have that as an advantage.

However this is the Devildom. And I don't think you'd necessarily need to settle for the same kind of job that you might get in the human world. By this I mean, you could decide to put your magical skills to use and sell potions or something. Maybe you're really good at procuring unusual ancient scrolls and then make a tidy profit off of selling them. You wouldn't need to apply for jobs like that, you'd be working for yourself. And I guarantee no demon is gonna look twice if you're not paying taxes and instead selling them stuff under the table. (I feel like Mammon is rubbing off on me now.)

But anyway, those are my general thoughts! Job hunting really does suck, but I hope you find something soon! Good luck!!

[mjpro]

mjPRO: The Best Procurement System in India Empowering Smarter Business Decisions

In an era where efficiency, transparency, and speed define competitive advantage, procurement has become a key strategic function. Companies across India are now turning to digital transformation to optimize their procurement processes. But not just any software will do. The need of the hour is a comprehensive, intelligent, and scalable solution.

That’s where mjPRO, a leading procurement software company in India, comes in. Whether you're looking to reduce procurement costs, improve supplier compliance, or automate your source-to-pay cycle, mjPRO delivers it all—intelligently, efficiently, and reliably.

Why mjPRO is the Best Procurement Software in India

mjPRO is not just a tool—it's a robust, AI-powered platform that digitizes the entire procurement lifecycle. It has emerged as the best procurement software in India due to its unique capabilities and future-ready infrastructure.

Here’s what makes mjPRO stand out from other procurement software companies in India:

1. Pay-Per-Use Cloud-Based Model

Unlike traditional systems that require heavy upfront investments, mjPRO offers a cloud-based, pay-per-use solution, allowing businesses of any size to scale effortlessly. This flexible model ensures lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and a significantly faster ROI.

2. End-to-End Procurement Automation

mjPRO automates the entire procure-to-pay process, eliminating manual intervention, reducing human error, and enhancing compliance. From planning and sourcing to procurement and payment, mjPRO centralizes operations into one cohesive platform.

3. Intelligent Recommendations Through AI

This isn't just software; it’s smart software. mjPRO leverages artificial intelligence to offer supplier and category recommendations based on historical data, buying patterns, and real-time market trends. It’s the best source to pay procurement software in India for companies seeking actionable intelligence.

4. A Continuously Expanding Supplier Base

mjPRO is embedded within a dynamic B2B ecosystem that includes a vast and growing supplier base. With over 70,000 supplier data points, organizations gain immediate access to qualified vendors, making sourcing more efficient and reliable.

Unlocking the Full Potential of e-Procurement

mjPRO is widely regarded as the best e procurement software in India, and for good reason. It simplifies and digitizes the full procurement cycle—from Plan to Pay—by connecting stakeholders and data across departments.

Integration and Flexibility

mjPRO integrates seamlessly with any ERP system but can also operate independently, making it a truly versatile e procurement software company in India. Its modular architecture means businesses can adopt what they need, when they need it.

Breakdown of mjPRO’s Procurement Lifecycle

mjPRO’s eProcurement suite can be categorized into four core modules: Plan, Source, Procure, and Pay.

1. Plan: Strategic Planning and Budgeting

Planning is the backbone of any procurement strategy. mjPRO supports this with:

Indent / PR consolidation

Aggregation and splitting

Item hierarchy (up to 4 levels)

eBriefcase for documentation

Budget planning and allocation

Category and supply insights

The platform enables effective decision-making and ensures your plans align with organizational budgets and goals.

2. Source: Smart Supplier Management

Sourcing involves more than sending out RFQs. mjPRO elevates this function by automating and enhancing every step:

Supplier empanelment and surveys

Supplier rating and profiling

Automated RFQs

RPA-based bidding

Smart comparisons and QCBS evaluations

Negotiation tools

Final approvals with audit trail

These features make mjPRO a go-to procurement software company India businesses rely on for strategic sourcing.

3. Procure: Purchase Order to Goods Receipt

Post-approval, mjPRO manages the entire procurement operation with precision:

Sanction note generation

PO display and digital acceptance

Repeat order facilitation

Advanced Shipping Notification (ASN), Proforma Invoice (PI), and Goods Receipt Note (GRN)

Integration with eCatalogues for easier item selection

This ensures all procurements are timely, trackable, and compliant.

4. Pay: Invoice and Payment

mjPRO closes the procurement loop by ensuring seamless invoice processing and payment through:

Three-way invoice matching

Automated service entry sheets

Integrated payment gateway

Payment advice generation

Vendor payment status tracking

No bottlenecks, no delays—just smart, secure, and timely payments.

Governance, Compliance, and Performance

One of mjPRO’s strongest value propositions lies in its ability to enhance compliance and governance:

Reduces procurement costs by up to 7%

Speeds up procurement cycle by 40%

Limits supply risk with near 100% delivery compliance

Ensures zero frauds and process deviations

These statistics underline why mjPRO is the best e procurement software company in India when it comes to performance and reliability.

mjPRO Solutions by Process Modules

mjPRO offers multiple solutions tailored for various procurement challenges:

RA Suite

13 Auction strategies

Live auction dashboard

Multiple concurrent auctions

Quick set-up and relaunch

Auto-reporting and analytics

Zero manual intervention

RFx with RA

Integrated RFQ and RA suite

Item aggregation and hierarchy

Dynamic workflow and eBriefcase

QCBS evaluation and automated CS

Smart negotiation tools

Pre-built sanction note templates

Full analytics and supplier insights

Procure-to-Pay Suite

One unified platform for all spend

Dynamic budgeting and order management

ASN, PI, GRN / SES integration

eCatalogues and invoice reconciliation

3-way matching for payments

Real-time dashboards and reports

mjPRO truly delivers on the promise of a procurement management software that helps enterprises stay competitive and compliant.

Built for Procurement Professionals, Trusted Across Industries

From manufacturing and infrastructure to BFSI and public sector units, mjPRO’s solutions are designed to fit diverse industry needs. Procurement professionals rely on mjPRO not just to cut costs, but to create value through better supplier relationships, smarter sourcing, and risk reduction.

Why mjPRO is the Future of Procurement in India

As one of the leading procurement software companies in India, mjPRO is continuously evolving with cutting-edge features:

AI-powered supplier connect

NLP-based analytics

Mobile app support

Comprehensive supplier profiling

Continuous feature enhancements

This future-proof mindset ensures that your procurement system evolves with your business and industry demands.

Final Thoughts

If you're looking for the best procurement system in India, mjPRO is the name that stands tall. Its intelligent automation, deep supplier intelligence, flexible pricing model, and seamless integration capabilities make it the most advanced e procurement software company in India.

Whether you’re a mid-sized company or a large enterprise, mjPRO is your one-stop solution for digitizing procurement, reducing costs, enhancing compliance, and driving business value.

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Professional Procurement Cost Savings Services: Unlocking Efficiency and Value

In today’s competitive business landscape, organizations are increasingly turning to professional procurement cost savings services to enhance their operational efficiency and drive financial performance. These services play a crucial role in optimizing procurement processes, reducing costs, and ensuring that businesses get the best value from their suppliers. Here’s a comprehensive look at how professional procurement cost savings services can transform your business.

Understanding Procurement Cost Savings Services

Professional Procurement Cost Savings Services are specialized solutions designed to help organizations streamline their procurement processes, negotiate better terms with suppliers, and achieve significant cost reductions. These services are offered by experts with deep industry knowledge and expertise in procurement strategies. They typically involve a range of activities, including spend analysis, supplier management, and contract negotiation.

Key Components of Procurement Cost Savings Services

Spend Analysis Spend analysis is the foundation of effective procurement cost savings. It involves examining an organization’s expenditure patterns to identify opportunities for savings. By analyzing spending data, procurement professionals can uncover areas where costs can be reduced, suppliers can be consolidated, and more competitive pricing can be negotiated.

Supplier Management Effective supplier management is essential for achieving cost savings. Procurement cost savings services often include supplier evaluation and selection, performance monitoring, and relationship management. By working closely with suppliers, procurement professionals can negotiate better terms, improve service levels, and ensure that suppliers meet their commitments.

Contract Negotiation Negotiating favorable contract terms is a critical aspect of procurement cost savings. Professional procurement services leverage their expertise and market knowledge to negotiate contracts that deliver better pricing, improved terms, and enhanced value. This includes negotiating bulk discounts, extended payment terms, and other cost-saving measures.

Process Optimization Streamlining procurement processes can lead to significant cost savings. Procurement experts assess existing workflows, identify inefficiencies, and implement best practices to improve procurement operations. This might involve automating procurement processes, standardizing procedures, and enhancing data management.

Risk Management Managing procurement risks is crucial for maintaining cost savings. Professional procurement services help organizations identify potential risks in their supply chain, such as price volatility, supplier instability, or regulatory changes. By implementing risk mitigation strategies, businesses can protect themselves from unexpected cost increases and disruptions.

Benefits of Professional Procurement Cost Savings Services

Reduced Costs The primary benefit of procurement cost savings services is the reduction in costs. By optimizing procurement processes, negotiating better terms, and managing suppliers effectively, organizations can achieve substantial cost savings and improve their bottom line.

Improved Efficiency Streamlining procurement processes leads to greater operational efficiency. By eliminating inefficiencies and automating tasks, businesses can reduce the time and resources spent on procurement activities, allowing them to focus on core operations.

Enhanced Supplier Relationships Professional procurement services foster stronger relationships with suppliers. Through effective supplier management and negotiation, businesses can build mutually beneficial partnerships that lead to better service, reliability, and value.

Increased Transparency Procurement cost savings services provide greater transparency into spending patterns and supplier performance. This transparency enables organizations to make informed decisions, monitor compliance, and ensure that procurement activities align with their strategic goals.

Strategic Insights Leveraging the expertise of procurement professionals provides organizations with valuable insights into market trends, pricing strategies, and industry best practices. These insights can inform strategic decisions and drive long-term success.

Implementing Procurement Cost Savings Services

To successfully implement procurement cost savings services, organizations should consider the following steps:

Assess Needs and Goals Identify the specific needs and objectives of your procurement function. Determine the areas where cost savings are most needed and set clear goals for what you hope to achieve.

Engage Experts Partner with experienced procurement professionals who have a proven track record in delivering cost savings. Look for firms with expertise in your industry and a strong reputation for results.

Collaborate and Communicate Work closely with procurement experts to ensure that their strategies align with your organizational goals. Maintain open communication and provide necessary data and insights to support their efforts.

Monitor and Evaluate Regularly review the performance of procurement cost savings services to ensure that they are delivering the desired results. Monitor key performance indicators, track savings, and evaluate the impact on your procurement operations.

Conclusion

Professional procurement cost savings services offer a valuable opportunity for organizations to enhance their procurement operations, reduce costs, and drive overall efficiency. By leveraging the expertise of procurement professionals, businesses can achieve significant cost savings, build stronger supplier relationships, and gain strategic insights that contribute to long-term success. As the business landscape continues to evolve, investing in procurement cost savings services will remain a critical component of achieving operational excellence and financial performance.

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