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Workstream · 05 · Procurement & purchase orders

Sourcing, POs and delivery — across every time zone.

We source, issue and track every international PO — keeping a clean audit trail and pushing for better terms on every renewal.

11%
average cost reduction at renewal
48h
from requirement to 3 quotes
0
auto-renewals slipped
How we hold the line

Three things we never compromise on.

Single PO ledger

Every PO — issued, in transit, partially received, closed — visible in one ledger with a clean audit trail your auditors will thank you for.

Sourcing that compounds

We keep a live panel of approved suppliers per category. New requirement → 3 quotes in 48 hours, not three weeks.

Renewals you actually win

Renewal calendar managed. We re-RFQ before every renewal and bring you a real comparison, not a rubber-stamp.

The flow

From inbound to closed, in four stages.

01
Source

Requirement intake → shortlist of approved suppliers → 3 comparable quotes inside 48 hours.

02
Issue

PO drafted on your template, GL-coded, approved by your spend authority, sent to supplier with delivery terms.

03
Track

Delivery dates monitored, ASN matched on receipt, partials handled cleanly, exceptions surfaced.

04
Renew

Renewal alerts at 90/60/30 days. We re-RFQ and present a renegotiated package before the auto-renew clock runs out.

What you actually see

A live ledger. Not a status email.

Every workstream Hampala runs surfaces back to your team as a clean, queryable ledger — not a fortnightly PDF. Below: a representative snapshot of procurement & purchase orders.

  • Sourcing & vendor selection
  • PO issuance
  • Delivery tracking
  • Term renegotiation
Open POs
Live · 38 open
Hampala
  • PO-2041 · Argyle Print
    £12,400In transit
  • PO-2039 · Meridian Freight
    €8,900Delivered
  • PO-2034 · Halton Studios
    £4,200Partial receipt
  • PO-2030 · Ashford Tech
    £18,000Awaiting ack
  • PO-2028 · Penrose Marine
    $22,400Closed
Live · how the work actually moves
Purchase order
PO-2419
Northbridge Logistics Ltd
London, UK · Net 30
Verified
Freight forwarding · Q2£8,420.00
Customs handling£1,180.00
Storage (30d)£2,260.00
Total£11,860.00
Vendor approvals
4 of 4
Argyle Print Co.
Print
Meridian Freight
Logistics
Halton Studios
Creative
Ashford Tech
IT services
Where the line is

What's not ours.

We're embedded, not all-encompassing. Here's what stays with your team — by design.

  • We don't approve spend — your authority matrix still governs sign-off.
  • We don't pick the supplier — we present the comparison; you choose.
Common questions

The questions every CFO asks first.

How do you push for better terms?

Every renewal is re-RFQ'd against the approved panel. We bring incumbent + 2 alternatives and the delta in writing — your team makes the call with real leverage.

What about category strategy?

We maintain a per-category supplier panel and rotate quoting volume to keep the panel competitive. Spend concentration is reviewed quarterly.

How clean is the audit trail?

Every PO links to: the RFQ that priced it, the quotes received, the approval chain, the goods receipt, the matched invoice and the payment. Auditors love it.

Spend gets cleaner. Renewals get cheaper.