What is purchasing and supply?
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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!
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What does procurement do?
Some people think its about this
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Really? Who buys this then?
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Or these?
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Where will a job like this take me?
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About me
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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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Have I convinced you yet?
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Develop and use a wide range of business skills
International travel
Work for any organisation across the world
Work alongside all business departments
Purchasing jobs are generally more highly paid than
HR, marketing, finance, IT and sales
• Average starting salary of £30k
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So what next?
• You can start a career in purchasing and supply straight from
school and train on the job
• There are also degrees and post graduate qualifications
available
• The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), the
leading international body representing purchasing and supply
chain professionals provides the only professional qualification
in the field at a level equivalent to a university first degree.
• Members of CIPS can expect to earn up to £5k more
• To find out more visit www.cips.org
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