What is purchasing and supply?
Emma Scott
Representation Manager
CIPS
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
A purchasing career
Buyer Purchasing Director Stores manager
Procurement Consultant
Value chain manager
Supply Chain Analyst Relationship Manager
Warehousing controller Strategic
Sourcing
There’s a role for everyone at all levels!
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Who could I work for?
Every company needs buyers!
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
What does procurement do?
Some people think its about this
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Really? Who buys this then?
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
So what’s it all about?
Increased complexity
Innovation and creativity
Managing supply chain risk
Ethics and sustainability
Managing demand
Reducing all supply
chains costs
Right price and
quality
Right stuff, right time, right place
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Right stuff, right place, right time
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Right stuff, right place, right time
Four Candles
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Right price, right quality
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Reducing all supply chain costs
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Managing demand
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Ethics and sustainability
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Managing supply chain risk
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Managing supply chain risk
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
Innovation and creativity
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply
The Pizza Puzzle
• You are a buyer working for a pizza manufacturer that
produces a wide range of pizzas for all the leading
supermarkets.
• You have been given the task of finding new suppliers
of tomato sauce, the base ingredient of all your
customer’s pizzas.
• Which supplier will you choose?
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The Pizza Puzzle
• Supplier A comes in with the lowest price but they’re based in
Kenya and there could be problems with reliability of supply
and there are questions over the pay and conditions for their
workers.
• Supplier B is East European, slightly more expensive but their
sauce is organic and they have positive environmental
credentials.
• Supplier C is British and a local cooperative. They are most
expensive but transport costs will be lower. They are also
dependant on a good summer.
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The Pizza Puzzle
• Working in teams take on the following roles to debate your
answer.
• You may have concerns about all of the suppliers so consider
what checks and assurances you would need to be confident
enough to buy from them.
• Team roles - Purchasing Manager, Finance Director, Head of
Quality Control, Head of Production, Marketing Manager. Think
about what these people’s opinions and priorities would be
within the organisation.
• The Purchasing Manager should report back to the group giving
reasons why your team chose that supplier.
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Thanks for listening!
Leading global excellence in procurement and supply