Profiles in AP: AP–Procurement Friction with Jess Scheer

We spoke with Jess Scheer, IOFM’s Executive Editor, to get his take on the relationship between procurement and accounts payable—the typical disconnects—and what can be done to improve communication and collaboration between the two groups. Q. One thing we hear at IOFM is that accounts payable and procurement don’t get along—or at least, don’t communicate much. Can you talk about that? A. I do hear a lot about this. This is a highly charged issue about which there are many…