If you have a small, but growing business, you will ask yourself this question at some point, "Do I need a Purchasing department."
Only you can can answer that question, but I'm a little biased towards you answering affirmatively.
You'll probably start out with someone doing administrative buying tasks. You're really talking about creating a Buying Assistant position. When volume and or expenditures reach a certain point, you will need to think about looking for a Buyer.
Here are some signs you should consider specialized Purchasing personnel.
- You or other employees are spending too much time on Purchasing tasks instead of in your area of expertise.
- Volume of orders / spend amounts increase constantly.
- Vendors constantly approach you promising savings, but you're not sure or don't have time how to evaluate them and compare to the competition.
Send your Purchasing related questions to: PurchaseRealm@ComprehensiveAdvice.com
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