Christo Jacobs is the co-founder of Intellection and a specialist in financial supply chain optimisation. With global experience spanning simulation modelling, strategic planning, working capital optimisation, and supplier financing, he helps organisations unlock cash and drive measurable value. At Intellection, he has partnered with leading companies including Massmart, Dischem, Telkom, and Sasol to modernise and optimise their finance operations. Before Intellection, he worked in advanced supply chain design and optimisation. Off stage, he’s a mountain biker and passionate traveller.
Session Overview
Strengthening Cash Flow Without Damaging Supplier Relationships – Real-World Lessons from Supplier Financing Implementations
As highlighted in the Financials 2026 Community Hot Topics Report, Cash Flow & Working Capital Optimisation remains central for CFOs navigating currency volatility, supply chain disruption and ongoing liquidity pressure.
This session will take a panel discussion format, featuring Sasol and Telkom/BCX sharing real-world experience from their Dynamic Discounting (DD) and Supply Chain Finance (SCF) journeys. Rather than focusing on theory, the conversation will explore what triggered their initiatives, how they secured cross-functional alignment between finance, treasury and procurement, and what changed operationally after go-live.
Panellists will discuss supplier response, governance and control considerations, and how these programmes have strengthened predictability, resilience and collaboration — without damaging supplier relationships. The discussion will also connect to broader transformation themes such as automation, real-time visibility and disciplined data governance, demonstrating how working capital optimisation intersects with technology and finance modernisation.
Three Tangible Learnings
Working capital is an operational lever — Not just a finance KPI
Cross-functional alignment is the real success factor
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Christo Jacobs is the co-founder of Intellection and a specialist in financial supply chain optimisation. With global experience spanning simulation modelling, strategic planning, working capital optimisation, and supplier financing, he helps organisations unlock cash and drive measurable value. At Intellection, he has partnered with leading companies including Massmart, Dischem, Telkom, and Sasol to modernise and optimise their finance operations. Before Intellection, he worked in advanced supply chain design and optimisation. Off stage, he’s a mountain biker and passionate traveller.
