Lesson 1 - Purchasing management - concepts 101 - Learn main concepts in corporate purchasing

Corporate purchasing is different from personal buying! Let’s break down the puzzle of how individuals decide, choose, and buy things. And then, trace a parallel with the corporate purchasing.

You’ve learned in the marketing classes that there is a buying process that most consumers follow. It starts with the need recognition. Then, usually, people search for information about products. They identify alternatives
and then make the decision which product they will buy. After using the product, they may like it or be frustrated with their choice.

The purchasing process and procedures intend help purchasing professionals to find the most suitable solution for the company.
Let’s next check the main activities of the corporate purchasing process.

The needs usually arise from sales forecast and production plan.
Then, there is a very critical step, to identify, sort, and define the requirements that will be fulfilled by the purchasing.

After, the purchasing department should look for and choose suppliers that can provide solutions to the requirements. Also, the purchasing team has to negotiate the technical and commercial terms.

The purchasing is placed, items are received, verified and put available for the company. After receiving the materials there is lots of work to be done.

Follow up with internal clients about deliveries, quality of the materials, and, if the contract terms are being followed.

Course info

This video is part of the online course Introduction to Procurement Management for university undergraduate programs. The videos were designed to be used as a preparatory activity before classes.

The course covers the following topics:

• Procurement, purchasing and supply management
• Strategic Supply chain and procurement
• Procurement processes and purchasing types
• Sourcing strategies
• Supplier and vendor selection
• Supplier and vendor risk assessment
• Contract, RFP, RFQ, SOW, and SLA administration

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Please watch: "RFP 101 - Request for proposal in Purchasing Management"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIOR7Dnm0Uk
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