Purchasing Health Check Diagnostic

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Check the health of your Purchasing function here...

As best practice purchasing specialists, we have developed a sophisticated audit methodology for assessing whether a Purchasing function is delivering value for money - indeed the National Audit Office are now using our Procurement Toolkit to support their financial auditors. Now you have the chance to use a much simplified version as a start point for assessing your own purchasing function. Simple click on the pdf file below to download the Purchasing Health Check Diagnostic Tool.

Download Purchasing Health Check Diagnostic Tool

Next Steps: Why not send us your results as a first step towards improving your Purchasing capabilities? Simply complete the Purchasing Health Check Diagnostic Tool, fill in your results in the form below then click "Submit". We will then make contact to discuss the findings with you, and perhaps support you in achieving significant profit improvement. Alternatively, contact us directly either by telephone (0845 555 3344) or by email (info@buyingsupport.co.uk) All fields are required.
1.	ORGANISATION: How well is the Purchasing function structured to achieve results?
2.	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING:To what extent have those involved in the Purchasing process obtained the required skills and knowledge?
3.	STRATEGY & TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP: How well are the purchasing strategies and action plans defined and implemented to address the Total Cost of Ownership?
4.	RISK MANAGEMENT: How well is a Purchasing Risk Assessment process implemented?
5.	SIX STEP SOURCING PROCESS: To what extent have Sourcing Techniques been effectively deployed?
6.	SOURCING TECHNIQUES: To what extent is a systematic process followed to assess purchasing requirements, identify opportunites and define sourcing?
7.	E-PURCHASING TOOLS & PROCESS: To what extent is e-purchasing implemented?
8.	INTERSITE SYNERGY: How effective is cooperation with other parts of the company that purchase similar goods and services to obtain maximum value?
9.	COMPLIANCE & ETHICS: To what extent are a Purchasing Policy & ethical standards defined, implemented and respected?
10.	KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: To what extent has a common set of measures been put in place that monitor performance and support continuous improvement?
Name
Organisation
Email Address
Number of employees
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Using the Buying Support Agency is easy: just call on: 0845 555 3344 or email us on: info@buyingsupport.co.uk