1 Is there any procedure which prevents purchasing department personnel from engaging in activities which may lead to a “conflict of interest” e.g. purchasing personnel sets up own company to sell goods to the Company?
2 Is there a written policy/procedure requiring regular purchases to be made only from suppliers listed in the “approved suppliers/vendors list”?
If yes, is the list subject to a periodical review e.g. every year?
4 Does the Company set up a separate Purchasing Department?
If yes, how many people work under this department?
5 Is Purchase Order (PO) raised for every major purchase?
6 How does Purchasing Department know when to purchase (e.g. by minimum stock mechanism or by purchase requisition)?
7 Who authorized the PO?
Does he/she have authority as stated in the “authority list”?
8 Are major and regularly purchased items made from suppliers in the approved supplier lists and subject to competitive bidding procedures (e.g. price quotation from at least two vendors)?
9 Is the executive signing cheque completely independent of the purchasing function?
10 Is account payable control account agreed or reconciled with the sub-ledgers on a monthly basis?
11 Does the Company has a policy of taking prompt/cash discounts wherever possible?