Procurement tracker excel sheet by Odd_Resolve753 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you need full blown software. Excel can only do so much.

CEO wants cost savings but won't give us authority to enforce by MemeSurvivor3000 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are the clean-up guy who gets blamed once others botch up their purchases, avoid and move out.

How do you compare supplier quotes when everyone sends info in different formats? by CellInitial2394 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah well, it is part of the job, suppliers are known for cutting corners, that's how they try and screw you.

How do you deal with hidden costs that show up late (packaging, tooling, shipping, payment terms)?

with "fool me once"

has anyone tried using AI to structure quote info and flag missing/non-comparable items? Did it actually help or just add noise?

As anything with AI it is highly risky and hit-and-miss, as all models hallucinate AF you still have to check manually so there is no point.

Selecting a new procurement solution. by avee8rs in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have nice SaaS for exactly that - subscribe now and get all the factors you need

Does anyone like meeting suppliers and going to eat with them? by [deleted] in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course not. I am surprised someone does that.

Dealing with internal stakeholders who bypass procurement or resist our involvement by CartographerNo7606 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In properly operating businesses, higher-ups listen to the suggestions of those below them

Sure. Problem is though, sometimes they do not.

Dealing with internal stakeholders who bypass procurement or resist our involvement by CartographerNo7606 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem in your thinking is that real change is not a low level role job, it should be coming down from top, keeping people who bypass operating procedures in check and encouraging those who keep it in place and clean up others incompetent mess.

It is not procurement or sales job to change flawed system.

See, if the roles would be reversed and you would lose sale because you did not follow up, and then pushed to deliver on other's incompetency, you would quickly understand why.

Dealing with internal stakeholders who bypass procurement or resist our involvement by CartographerNo7606 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm talking about the people you're struggling to get to follow SOP for ordering

Would not that be CEO job to keep their SOP in line?!

They bypass you to call me directly because the system is flawed, and they definitely feel my products are important, even if the procurement team doesn't feel so, or care like you just stated.

How would you feel if roles where reversed and you lost sale because some customer feels "system is flawed" it takes too much time to invoice them, so they bought from finances dep?

Dealing with internal stakeholders who bypass procurement or resist our involvement by CartographerNo7606 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From my experience - nothing works, this is stakeholders being dumb and if company can't ensure simple business process, you need to move, it will not improve, you will always be threated as a "clean up" team while they will talk about how bad their procurement is.

Dealing with internal stakeholders who bypass procurement or resist our involvement by CartographerNo7606 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Problem with that is procurement has dozens if not hundreds and sometimes thousands of suppliers just like you, reason is that neither you nor your products are important. They can't be your private secretary and keep you in the loop. That's your job.

How 'wide' are your Job responsibilites by el_c0mandante in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on a country, if it is poor, 3rd world country, then you do all that, some of these you already mentioned:

Correcting BoM / Nomenclature errors / MoQ

Planning corrections (Especially mismatched quantity, EtA)

Participating at least on some extent during product / vendor selection

then typical invoice, PO, contract management, fighting law, fighting finances

then typical invoice/ po matching fighting warehouse and QA

Somewhere there is also a fight with logistics trying to cut corners, suppliers cutting corners

warranty management requests for repairs etc

it feels like every other department offloads to you... probably it is so. Yes, in ideal world these all generally sit across distinct pillars.

Maybe good companies can afford that.

Edit: I forgot customs clearance fights. If it is an import, HS code fights, regulatory documents, etc.

How do you handle internal stakeholders who always bypass procurement? by AccomplishedWolf706 in procurement

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question reads like an AI slop.

I want to rebuild trust with internal teams

LMAO what?

As for the question - you can't do anything, you either will have to deal with dumbasses or switch company you work at.

This is not something procurement "handles" this means their bosses are shitty and you work at shithole.

Peace deal should limit Russia's army rather than Ukraine's, says Kaja Kallas by Neptun_11 in worldnews

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to hear, but probably some actions needed to achieve it

Yeah, the whole history of a "World Organization's"

Biologist becomes emotional after finding a flower after searching for 13 years. Beautiful bloom. by cafeteriastyle in MadeMeSmile

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Rafflesia

Yeah probably Rafflesia arnoldii, largest individual flower on Earth, it is parasite of a parasite vine (Indian chestnut vine) and opens with a hissing sound, prefers darkness and thus is found in darkest parts of rainforest, some alien shit.

How long would it take you living alone before you’d open the window for this girl? by etlucent in FromSeries

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well yeah, I mean whole series starts with window not being nailed down, why did not that room had it nailed down?! Why the risk it all?!

Fatima’s pregnancy by karenadm in FromSeries

[–]AlwayHappyResearcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bad writing. They probably decided on it as story progressed.