Basics for Buyers

Designed for the Newly Appointed Buyer



Basics for Buyers - Purchasing for the Newly Appointed Buyer. Especially valuable for the Buyer with less than three years of experience. Chocked full of tips, sample letters to suppliers, internal forms and great ideas for buyers that want to work more successfully with suppliers. A one-day seminar designed to help the buyer perform his/her duties in a more efficient and cost saving manner. A major emphasis is placed on the importance of the purchasing function. The seminar manual includes purchasing tips, a large collection of sample letters and the best GLOSSARY of key purchasing terms available to buyers.

Our instructor, Mary Farrar, is well quilified to bring home the salient points which are imperative for new buyers to understand and use.


SEMINAR OUTLINE

· Getting the Most From Seminars
· Purchasing - What It Really Is
· The Importance of Purchasing
· An overview of the Purchasing Process
· What Can Go Wrong & What To Do About It
· Battle of the Forms
· How to Keep Deliveries From Being Late
· How to Reject Non-Conforming Goods
· Purchasing Department Records
· Locating New Suppliers
· Cost Reduction/Standardization
· Value Analysis
· How to Request a Quotation
· Terms & Conditions
· Discounts
· The "Returned Goods" Experience
· Legal Aspects
· How to Spot & Deal with Bogus Invoices
· Ethics, Principles & Standards
· NAPM, C.P.M. and A.P.P. certifications


ISM / N.A.P.M. CREDITS

This seminar is recognized by the ISM (formerly National Association of Purchasing Management) for one (1) C.P.M. Point.

SEMINAR INCLUDES

The seminar includes coffee, tea, pastries, group luncheon, the seminar reference manual, certificate of completion suitable for framing, a glossary of common purchasing terms, and one C.P.M. point.

The seminar begins at 8:00 a.m. and wraps up by 5:00 p.m.

IN-PLANT SEMINARS
All of our seminars are available for In-Plant Presentations. For more information or a formal proposal, please call us (512) 349-7977.

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Phone (512) 349-7977 Facsimile 512-349-7998
Email: info@nahabit.com Mailing Address:

9415 Burnet Road
Suite 104
Austin, Texas 78758-5245
United States of America



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Last Update: May 2005