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Buyer/Negotiator
A buyer or negotiator is responsible for sourcing purchased parts and raw material and for getting them at the best cost as well as for tracking spending on different commodities. The buyer/negotiator needs the following:
1 A display of the items or groups of items that have issues that require attention so that the buyer/negotiator can take appropriate action to negotiate sources, get quotes, establish a supply agreement, and so on.
2 Visibility to recent supplier performance to schedule, both in terms of order on-time and overdue performance in terms of orders and dollars, so that the company response time to react to problems can be reduced and so that the buyer/negotiator can work proactively with problem suppliers.
3 Projections of future spending by item or group of items so that these can be communicated as part of contract negotiations with potential suppliers.
4 Visibility into how much money is actually being spent for each commodity ranked by supplier to minimize the risk of sourcing all items with a single supplier.
5 A view of the quality of supplier or purchasing data so that errors or inconsistencies can be corrected before they affect sourcing or ordering.
The Buyer/Negotiator Dashboard includes the following panels in support of these objectives:

Buyer/Negotiator Dashboard Content
 
This Main Dashboard Panel
Contains this Data
Links to this Additional Data
Purchased Items - Items with Action Messages (Operational Metrics)
Planning Process Diagnostics tab with metrics for manufactured, purchased, DRP, and MPS items
Manufactured, Purchased, DRP, and MPS Item browses
Items with Action Messages
 
Supplier Performance - Last 30 days - Incomplete Shipment (Operational Metrics)
Supplier Performance tab with incomplete shipment data and supplier performance for yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days, and total supplier performance
Incomplete Shipment browse
Supplier Performance Yesterday, Last 7 Days, and Last 30 Days browses
 
Purchasing Scheduled Receipts:
• Past Due Orders (Operational Metrics)
• Past Due Values (Operational Metrics)
Purchasing tab with purchasing scheduled receipts data for past due orders and value and total purchasing scheduled receipts
Purchasing Scheduled Receipts browse
Past Due Orders browse
Past Due Value browse
Zero Cost Inventory Items (Operational Metrics)
Inventory Metrics tab with zero cost inventory item data, including data for nonzero usage, nonzero QOH, nonzero sales, inventory turns, inventory value by ABC code, total zero cost inventory items, total inventory turns, and total inventory value by ABC code
Zero Cost Inventory Item browse
Inventory Turn Less than 10 Days, Between 10 and 50, and More than 50 browses
A, B, and C Item Inventory browses
Blank ABC Code Items browse
Blank ABC and Other ABC Inventory Value browses
Supplier Data Setup (Operational Metrics)
Supplier Data tab with taxable suppliers, total taxable suppliers, suppler data setup, data setup not complete, total data setup, total suppler data
Supplier Type is Blank browse
Suppliers browse
Suppliers w/out Tax ID browse
Data Setup Not Complete browse
Supplier Data (Operational Metrics)
Supplier Data tab with supplier type is blank, taxable supplies, total taxable, supplier data setup, and total supplier data setup data
Suppliers browse
Supplier Type is Blank browse
 
On Time In Full Performance (BI Metrics)
Links to BI; refer to your Business Intelligence user documentation
 
Cash Requirements Forecast (BI Metrics)
Links to BI; refer to your Business Intelligence user documentation
 
The following graphic depicts the main display for the Buyer/Negotiator dashboard.

Buyer/Negotiator