The document highlights that 17% of indirect spend is related to telecom and discusses strategies to reduce costs through sourcing and invoice management. It references various sources, including reports and estimates, emphasizing the benefits of automation in invoice processing. Key cost reduction levers in telecom are also mentioned.

1. 17% of indirect spend is Telecom and IT
Telecom & IT
Other indirects
Source: Hackett Group, Closing the Gap Between Claimed and Real Savings on Indirect Spending
Benchmark indirect spend

2. How can you
influence spend?
ePurchasing
Sourcetopayment

3. Source:
1. TEMIA etimate
2. Aberdeen Group, Report 'Reap the Benefits of Invoice Excellence with AP Automation' 2016
SourcingSpendInventory
-50%
Processing Cost
per Invoice2
$10.55
$5.13
AutomatedManual
-30%
CompetitiveSingle
Source
Cost reduction %
of total spend1
-15%
CompetitiveSingle
Source
Cost reduction %
of total spend1
Telecom cost reduction levers

4. Kansoly delivers telecom sourcing and
invoice management
Inventory
$
Spend Sourcing