Business Interviews
What If You Could Turn AP Days Into Hours?
Danny Jessop sits down with Mike Aller, President of Platinum Office Products, to explore an overlooked business problem: the amount of administrative time created by too many vendors, invoices, purchasing channels and workplace suppliers.
Watch Danny Jessop's conversation with Mike Aller of Platinum Office Products about vendor consolidation, accounts-payable efficiency, workplace purchasing and the value of responsive local service.
A Conversation About Much More Than Office Supplies
The real opportunity is not simply finding another place to buy products. It is examining whether the way your organization purchases those products is creating unnecessary work throughout the business.
Mike Aller
President of Platinum Office Products. Mike discusses how Platinum has expanded beyond traditional office supplies to help organizations consolidate more of their workplace purchasing through one responsive local relationship.
Danny Jessop
Business coach, sales trainer, keynote speaker and founder of DannySentMe.com. Danny explores how everyday business processes can hide opportunities to save time, simplify work and improve results.
The Hidden Cost May Not Be the Product.
Workplace purchasing can become complicated one vendor, one website, one credit card and one emergency purchase at a time.
Vendor Sprawl
Office supplies may come from one vendor, furniture from another, janitorial products somewhere else and printing from several more.
Invoice Complexity
More purchasing channels can mean more invoices, statements, receipts, approvals and vendor records for accounting to manage.
Administrative Time
Someone eventually has to determine what was purchased, who ordered it, where the receipt went and how the expense should be processed.
If You Work in Accounts Payable, This Conversation Is Worth Watching.
Purchasing can take only a few minutes for an employee while creating considerably more work downstream. A simpler purchasing model may help create a cleaner path from order to payment.
One Workplace Partner for More of What Your Business Already Buys
The goal is not to force every purchase through one company. The opportunity is to eliminate unnecessary fragmentation where it makes sense.
Curious Whether There Is an Easier Way to Buy?
Take Platinum's complimentary 30-Second Savings Check. It is a simple first step toward identifying whether vendor consolidation, cleaner purchasing or fewer invoices could give valuable time back to your team.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is vendor consolidation?
Vendor consolidation means reducing unnecessary supplier relationships by purchasing more compatible products or services through fewer trusted partners. The objective is often to simplify purchasing, billing, service and administration.
How can purchasing affect accounts payable?
Every additional purchasing channel can potentially create another invoice, receipt, statement, approval or reconciliation step. A more consistent purchasing process can make the handoff to accounts payable easier to manage.
Do I have to move all of my purchasing to Platinum?
No. The Platinum Savings Check is designed to identify where simplification may make sense. A company can begin with one category, one invoice or one purchasing problem rather than changing everything.
What does Platinum Office Products provide?
Platinum supports workplace needs including office supplies, breakroom and janitorial products, furniture, printing, promotional products and additional business solutions.
How do I request a Platinum Savings Check?
Complete the complimentary 30-Second Savings Check and provide basic contact information so the Platinum team can review your responses and identify potential next steps.
Learn More About Platinum Office Products
Visit PlatinumOfficeProducts.com to learn more about their workplace products and services.