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Vendor Invoice Dispute

Invoice ≠ receipt or contract price. Drafts the dispute packet for AP.

Target KPI COGS recovery
Executes in ≤ 24 hours
System of record SAP · Coupa · Oracle Financials · NetSuite
Trigger condition

Invoice line ≠ receipt log, or invoiced cost ≠ contracted cost, beyond tolerance. Default $25 or 0.5%, whichever is greater.

Write-back

Dispute opened in Coupa / SAP VIM; credit memo expected line written; AP queue updated.

Every write is gated on an approver role you name. Nothing runs unattended.

Procedure
  1. Pull the matching PO, GRN, and contract clause.
  2. Compute the amount and classify the cause: over-billing, short-ship, off-contract pricing, freight.
  3. Assemble the evidence packet and draft the letter on the vendor template.
  4. Open a case, assign by vendor portfolio, gate the send on AP approval. 24-hour SLA.
  5. Track to credit memo or settlement. Close when recovered or written off.
Outcome metric

Dollars recovered as credit memo or short-pay. Positive at 80% of the disputed amount within 60 days.

The case closes on this number, not on the action being taken. A playbook without a close condition is a dashboard.

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