A Good Purchaser is a Good Communicator
Add comment October 11th, 2006 David Bush - Iasta
The recent article Communication is Key in Product Development over at Purchasing.com, which starts off by noting Change is constant in manufacturing, and purchasing has to keep suppliers informed of new product requirements. PLM helps, reminds us of the importance of communication in a sourcing professional’s job.
You have to constantly communicate with your engineering team to collect the requirements, but then you also have to constantly communicate with your suppliers to ensure that they are received and understood. You have to constantly communicate with marketing to insure they formulate proper and correct promotional materials and you have to constantly communicate with sales to make sure they are selling from the right deck, and not before the company can deliver. You have to constantly communicate with legal to make sure the right contracts are cut and enforced and you have to constantly communicate with finance to ensure that invoices are correct and savings are captured and realized. You have to constantly promote your organization and it’s success to the management team and help align the entire company around the supply chain. You are great facilitator.
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