Purchasing principles and law.

Brief
You are purchasing manager for a UK based manufacturer seeking a new supplier for a complex assembly. Manufacture of the assembly is being located to support a new business unit currently being built in a country of your choice.
The assembly is already being produced in the UK, but shipping costs are too great to send it abroad due to size and weight, hence the need for a local supplier. The assembly is a high value, medium volume product.

As the purchasing manager in charge of the sourcing project, you have evaluated a range of possible suppliers and have narrowed your choice down to two possibilities through desk-based research. Your job is to design the appraisal criteria and plan the negotiation processes which will aid your decision of which supplier is best suited to the job.

Please complete both parts of the task.

1. Define how you will determine which is the most suitable supplier.
Construct an appraisal questionnaire. Design and justify the criteria and measurements you will use to appraise the suppliers.

2. Consider the planning stage of the negotiation process. Please collate all of the information you think is necessary for conducting an effective negotiation and securing the most desirable terms and conditions of supply.

3. To address this brief successfully, you must consider both purchasing principles and the legal aspects associated with supply of the assembly.

Presentation format/instructions

• You are required to produce the work in report format. Graphs, tables and charts are to be used as appropriate and are not included in the word count. The executive summary and table of contents not included in the word count.
• Evidence you wish to present in support of your work should be appended and referenced in the main body of work. Appendix are not included in the word count.
• A sans serif font type such as Calibri or Verdana, font size 11, with 1.5 spacing.
• A coursework report could be structured as follows:

Title page,
Abstract,
Table of Contents,
Introduction,
Analysis of the organisation /model/academic paper/or other criteria identified in assessment brief using the literature,
Conclusion,
Recommendations, (if appropriate)
References,
Appendices ‘