1. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 1 What is purchasing and supply? Your name

2. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 2 A purchasing career There’s a role for everyone at all levels!

3. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 3 So what’s it all about? 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 Increased complexity

4. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 4 Right stuff, right place, right time

5. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 5 Right stuff, right place, right time

6. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 6 Right stuff, right place, right time

7. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 7 Right price, right quality

8. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 8 Right price, right quality

9. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 9 Reducing all supply chain costs

10. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 10 Reducing all supply chain costs

11. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 11 Managing demand

12. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 12 Managing demand

13. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 13 Ethics and sustainability PEOPLE PROFIT PLANET POLUTION

14. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 14 Ethics and sustainability

15. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 15 Managing supply chain risk

16. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 16 Managing supply chain risk

17. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 17 Innovation and creativity

18. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 18 Innovation and creativity

19. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 19 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?

20. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 20 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.

21. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 21 Working in teams take on different roles within an organisation 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.

22. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 22 Team roles: Purchasing Manager Finance Director Head of Quality Control 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. Head of Production Marketing Manager

23. Leading global excellence in procurement and supply 23 Visit www.beabuyer.orgwww.beabuyer.org