Getting a commodity booking through council and CFO approval
Approvals stall when the case is unclear. Give approvers the money at risk, the recommendation and the alternatives on one page.
Lead with the risk
State the unhedged upside risk versus budget in money terms.
Show the options
Recommended, alternative and not recommended — with why.
Make sign-off easy
Name each approver, their threshold and the date needed.
- Category Manager: strategy
- Procurement Director: supplier and price
- CFO: commitments over USD 1M
- CPO: conditional structures
Decision support for procurement, not investment or trading advice. Market conditions change; check current data before booking.