Procurement is a vital part of business operations, and practitioners face various challenges and professional pressures. Combined with the experience of several procurement practitioners, the following occupational diseases of procurement are listed. Come and see, how many of them have hit!
OneAnxiety
, logistics anxiety
Is the logistics to **?
How does the purchasing department do it? According to the plan, this set of equipment will be installed and commissioned at the end of this month".
I just confirmed with the shipping company. The cargo ship carrying the equipment departed on the 25th of last month. Last week, there was armed clashes in the Red Sea region, and the route that originally took the Panama Canal was forced to detour through the Cape of Good Hope, with a delay of about 9-10 days".
Unexpectedly, the regional conflict in the Red Sea would cause the procurement department to carry a small pot.
In addition, the goods are in transitTheft, accident damage, emergency requisitionetc., there is nothing to be done. From the moment the important materials were issued, the string in many people's heads was tightened.
, knowledge anxiety
If you can't finish learning, you can't finish learning at all!
The approval of procurement requirements of the XX department was pushed over from the ERP system.
What the hell is this!?
Are there any national standards or industry standards?
It won't be a non-standard product, right? ”
Immediately communicated with the demand department, only to know that it was the "gadget" in a certain process when developing a new product, and they also knew what the official name and standard wereI can't remember it for a while.
Next, the procurement staff searched the Internet in turn, consulted colleagues and friends with relevant knowledge, and finally consulted the relevant businessmen before answering the three questions they raised.
Purchase once, learn once,Procurement slowly developed naturalismBut with the expansion of the cognitive circle, more knowledge blind spots have gradually emerged.
, ** Stability anxiety
You can't let me down!
Mr. Wang, reading the news that those ore giants have stopped mining in several mining areas, will it have an impact on your products? ”
I was about to tell you this, but we can't help it......”
Stable, stable quality, and stable are only a qualified supplier for procurement.
However, the real world is rife with uncertainty. In particular, some niche raw materials and monopoly raw materials may fluctuate due to various strange reasons.
The stability of core materials is always a thorn in the heart of procurement.
, information anxiety
Hope to know before the news!
Got the news? XX City has a big flood, I can't imagine that a northern region can have such a big water, many factories are flooded! ”
No kidding, scare me! The ** business factory that was signed last week is there! ”
As soon as the voice fell, a few ** dialed out. Check the inventory! Ask the marketCondolencesThe affected business determines the actual situation. Contact:Alternative quotientSupply.
After that, he thought lonely: "In the past, the first business often chose this new factory in the northern inland because of the flood season, which caused instability, and the result was ......”
Since then, procurement has been paying more attention to the news than anyone else. For key raw materials, in addition to alternative suppliers, we have also prepared an emergency procurement plan to confirm the information of the impact and replenish the inventory as soon as possible.
, life shopping anxiety
Shopping is not a decompression
Help mom watch a range hood! ”
It's rare for the old man to make a request, how can you be careful about purchasing!
So switch toWorking mode
Check the informationto see if there are any new technological breakthroughs in range hoods now.
Look at the demandto match the kitchen area of the elderly's home and the matching wind pressure.
Selection and price comparison………Before you know it, a busy day off is over.
Shopping is a pleasant and relaxing process for many people, but for purchasing, the work already takes too much effort. Shopping in life not only does not bring pleasure, but will add additional pressure due to price inquiry, parameter review, implementation standards, etc., and involuntarily bring pressure into life.
Paranoia
Paranoia
Is this the lowest price in the market?
With the development of the market and the improvement of professional level, most enterprises and even the procurement of the first department no longer blindly pursue the lowest price, but from the quality of the matching, supporting service level and other multi-dimensional comprehensive evaluation.
However, it is still an important indicator, and it is also an indicator of the "level" and even "integrity" of procurement in the eyes of the public.
Leads to a lingering paranoia about procurement.
Collect all the information that can be collected, and try to calculate the cost of raw materials and the best business as much as possibleReasonable profits, from the sales network upstream directly to contact the manufacturer's .........
exhausted his strength, he replied weakly: "This is the lowest price we can find on xx month xx!" ”
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, data paranoia
Don't want to talk anymore, use data to speak.
At the beginning of each year, one of the most important tasks of procurement is to summarize and analyze the procurement data of all categories throughout the year. On the one hand, compared with the data of previous years, you can find the difference in data trends and formulate it in combination with the company's development strategyProcurement planMake a reference. On the other hand, it is convenient to adjust the ownership of raw materialsImportance leveland adjust accordinglyProcurement strategies and approaches, as wellSurveillance level
Every time the data on the purchase requisition is compared, it is to save unnecessary tongue.
People will be affected by emotions, emotions, and circumstances, deviate from the objective situation, and make irrational decisions. But data is like that, it exists objectively, it just presents facts.
, standard paranoia
The standard is the ruler, the measure is the object, and it is also the integrity.
x total! I'm a pork guy! Can you come here, no, your warehouse management won't let me into the warehouse."
It turned out to be a newly trained warehouse manager, and it was found that the pork belly sent was abnormally fattened, and there were a few pieces with mammalian organs, which were obviously eliminated female pork. If it does not meet the raw material standards, it will be refused to be put into storage.
Pork guy, Mao's braised pork is the signature dish of our restaurant. The fat-to-lean ratio, texture and meat quality of the eliminated female pork can't make that taste! You were there when the food was tasted and the standards were set!
Besides, the standard of the supply agreement for pork belly is very clear, three red and two white male pork, and female pork is prohibited! ”
The pork guy blushed and muttered, "The price of meat has risen too much recently, and I have mixed some of it, and I haven't found it in other places, I didn't expect you to be so serious!" ”
For standards, like an anthill on a dam, a little loosening may cause a loss of geometric multiples.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
, Obsessive-compulsive Inquiry Disorder
The boss gives a ** order
Next week, our company will organize employees to xx tour group building! ”
This is a food mecca, so let's eat a street first. ”
It is an ancient cultural city, so you have to plan to visit cultural monuments and take more photos. ”
However, what the procurement brain thinks is.
This is the stainless steel capital of China! Don't go by the wayRequest a quoteReservesIt's a pity for some ** businessmen! ”
, cost deconstruction obsessive-compulsive disorder
What is the profit margin of the quotient
Get a product, get the best, the brain is running rapidly, analyze its main materials, auxiliary materials, processes, logistics and other general costs, as close as possible to the real cost, so as to calculate the manufacturer'sProfit marginsto provide confidence for possible inquiry and bargaining.
, safety stock obsessive-compulsive disorder
After the epidemic, safety stock became a heart disease
Reality tells us:Black swan events, not far from us.
In the wake of the pandemic, there has been an increased emphasis on safety stocks. In order to obtain better or ensure the stability of the first grade, many procurement personnel will moderately increase the key raw materialsSafety stock。It may be due to concerns about market risk or in response to a potential emergency need.