I used to be an accountant, but suddenly I want to do shopping. What questions do I usually ask when interviewing for purchasing?
Why did you buy: summarize yourself. What is purchasing? It refers to the purchase of goods and services through exchange, so as to obtain resources of appropriate quality and quantity at appropriate time, place and price for enterprise operation. Necessary abilities of buyers: cost awareness and value analysis ability, forecasting ability, expression ability, good interpersonal communication and coordination ability, and professional knowledge. What is a good buyer? A buyer should have a reasonable purchasing plan, abide by the 5R principle, select a suitable supplier, and add it to the management to continuously improve. Reduce the procurement cost without affecting the normal production of enterprises. Responsibilities of the buyer: purchase plan and demand confirmation, supplier selection and management, purchase quantity control, purchase quality control, purchase price control, delivery time control, purchase cost control, purchase contract management and purchase record management. Procurement process: information collection, inquiry, price comparison, negotiation, evaluation, sample application, decision-making, purchase requisition, ordering, coordination and communication, expediting, incoming inspection and collection, and payment arrangement. Calculation of purchase quantity: quantity to be purchased in the current period = production demand in the current period+scheduled inventory at the end of the current period-estimated inventory in the previous period-purchased inventory in the previous period. How to reduce the procurement cost reasonably: make a reasonable procurement plan in advance, inquire about the current market situation, and master the factors and events that affect the cost. Find many qualified manufacturers to quote, make the bottom price or budget, and use bargaining skills. Afterwards, choose the manufacturer with the right price to sign the contract, and use the quantity or cash discount. The composition of purchase price: supplier's cost, specification and quality, supply and demand of purchased materials, production season and purchasing opportunity, delivery terms and payment terms. Cost composition of outsourced goods: engineering or manufacturing methods, required special tools and equipment, direct and indirect material costs, direct and indirect labor costs, manufacturing costs or outsourcing costs, marketing costs, taxes and profits. What is the right price: the highest goal of purchasing price should be to reach the right price. The buyer must analyze the quality and price changes of materials according to the purchasing demand and market conditions, and choose high-quality and cheap materials for purchasing. How to judge whether the purchase price is reasonable: conduct cost analysis, price analysis, market research, and quotations from many manufacturers. How to find suppliers: make use of existing information, solicit in public, introduce by peers, read professional publications, associations or procurement consulting companies, and participate in product exhibitions. Supplier classification: raw material suppliers, small service suppliers and temporary suppliers. Criteria for qualified suppliers: excellent enterprise leaders, high-quality managers, stable employees, good machinery and equipment, good technology and good management system. How to analyze suppliers: price, quality, service, location, inventory policy, flexibility. What is a good supplier? On the premise of ensuring 5R. You can provide technical support and market information. Can * * * take risks together. What is the procurement supply chain? The development process of deepening professional division of labor and reducing transaction costs. All links between supply and demand, demand-oriented value-added integration. 1, how do you do purchasing? 2. What qualities do you think a purchasing staff should have? Strong sense of responsibility, good professional ethics, strong communication and coordination skills, keen sense of numbers, etc. 3. How do you develop suppliers (the basic process of developing suppliers plus your own understanding) 4. Suppliers often delay delivery, how do you deal with it (subjective question, see your own understanding) 5. Will you use ERP or MRP (you won't die these days) 6. Tell me about your work in several companies. 8. How to reduce costs? Cost, this is too much, but it is not difficult. One of your colleagues is difficult to get along with, but has a close relationship with a leader. How do you deal with relationships when you work here? (This kind of question tests your communication and coordination skills. Just be flexible) 10, do you know the operation of the material control department and the warehousing department? (Be sure to understand, I don't know how to ask others or look up information) 1 1, the problem of "all the materials that should have come" often appears. How do you understand and deal with it? 12, how to prevent and treat sluggish materials? (I will post another article on this issue in this forum, please pay attention if necessary) 13, talk about your understanding of third-party logistics and how to manage third-party logistics companies. (Every prawn has an answer on Baidu. Search for it yourself, and don't make a detailed list. ) 14, customers often insert urgent orders. How to deal with this problem in a good procurement (this kind of problem is very common, needless to say) 15, some manufacturers will not only delay delivery, but also have a very bad attitude. What do you think and deal with it? This kind of factory is not the factory of the boss's new friend, but some "dirty" purchases. The result of monopoly is to develop new suppliers immediately, and it is time to change careers immediately. ) pay attention to the points in the interview ... you will succeed! ! ! ! !