How to be a buyer?

As a buyer, from the most basic starting point, you should have the following capabilities:

1. Cost awareness and value analysis capabilities

Purchasing Expenditure is the main part of the cost of goods sold, so purchasing personnel must be cost-conscious, be careful with calculations, and must not overdo it; secondly, they must be "cost-effective". As the saying goes, "you get what you pay for," you must not waste money. If you buy items that are of poor quality or unusable, you can compare the input (cost) and output (usage status - timeliness, loss rate, number of repairs, etc.) at any time. In addition, the content of the quotation should have analytical skills. It cannot be compared on a "total price" basis. It must be based on the same basis, based on raw materials, labor, tools, taxes, profits, delivery time, payment terms, etc., one by one. The items are analyzed and judged.

2. Forecasting ability

In a dynamic economic environment, the purchase price and supply quantity of items are often adjusted and changed. Purchasing personnel should be able to judge whether the supply of goods is sufficient based on various production and sales data. , and then contact the supplier, and from their "reluctant to sell" attitude, try to figure out whether the supply of the item may be running out. From the rise and fall in the price of raw materials, we can also infer the extent to which procurement costs will be affected. In short, purchasing personnel must expand their knowledge and have the ability to "observe what is happening" in order to plan countermeasures for the future supply trend of items.

3. Expression skills

Purchasing personnel must be able to correctly and clearly express the various conditions for purchase, such as price, quantity, and specifications, whether they use language or text to communicate with suppliers. , delivery date, payment method, etc., to avoid ambiguity and misunderstanding. Especially since it is a busy procurement work, procurement personnel must have the ability to "speak in short and concise terms" to avoid wasting time and use "reasonable explanations". , "Moving with emotion" to obtain preferential purchasing conditions is an expression skill that purchasing personnel must practice.

4. Good interpersonal communication and coordination skills

Since the procurement business involves a wide range and many related departments, the procurement business can be carried out smoothly and good work performance can be achieved. In addition to procurement, In addition to the efforts of personnel, it also requires close cooperation from relevant departments within the enterprise.