Strategic Buyer
Technical Name: 0ROLE_0001
Task Field
Within the procurement process, the strategic buyer is responsible for negotiating and entering into agreements with suppliers of materials and providers of services.
He or she carries out analyses of requirements, selects suitable sources, negotiates prices and enters into longer-term purchase agreements with suppliers.
Detailed tasks:
Structure
Tasks in the Business Information Warehouse
The strategic buyer directs and controls the procurement process. In order to carry out this task properly, the strategic buyer needs to have a great deal of information at his or her fingertips: this information is made available through the BW Business Content.
Analyses of the enterprise's requirements and stock situation are available, providing information on which materials, supplies, and services are needed, and in which quantities. Such data enables the strategic buyer to determine the areas in which negotiations must be entered into with vendors and manufacturers.
Vendor evaluation and vendor comparison functionality is available to help the strategic buyer identify suitable vendors as sources of supply.
The following workbooks are available for the tasks of the strategic buyer:
Task (Cluster) |
Workbook |
Requirements |
Days’ Supply of Raw Materials - Value |
Days’ Supply of Finished Products - Value | |
Days’ Supply - Value | |
Days’ Supply of Raw Materials - Quantity | |
Days’ Supply of Finished Products - Quantity | |
Days’ Supply - Quantity | |
Order Quantities | |
Sales Orders: Material | |
Purchase orders |
Purchase Order Quantities |
| Average Delivery Time - Material | |
| Ordering Activities | |
Vendor evaluation |
Vendor Evaluation: Overall Scores |
| Vendor Evaluation: Main Criteria | |
| Vendor Evaluation: Subcriteria | |
| Vendor Evaluation Data/Semi-Automatic | |
Vendor Evaluation: Quality Score | |
Vendor Evaluation: Problem Frequency | |
Vendor Evaluation by Skip Rate | |
Vendor Evaluation: Proportion of Accepted Lots | |
Vendor Evaluation: Notifications | |
Vendor comparison |
Delivery Quantity Variances |
| Delivery Date Variances | |
| Vendor Service Level | |
| Fulfillment Rate - Deliveries | |
| Average Delivery Time - Vendor | |
External services |
Quantities of Purchased Services |
| Values of Purchased Services |
Integration
The strategic buyer reports to the
Purchasing Manager.