Mike, this is Bill Simpson from engineering.
what's going on with the prices of the 541, 234, 567, and 876 capacitors this year?
At this rate, we're spending the department's budget twice as fast as we did last year.”
"Look, Bill, we got an excellent price on several solenoid parts from new supplier, but we had to accept higher prices for your components.
Overall, the company will save more than 60 percent on more expensive components.Thanks for the lesson in purchasing.For your information, we don't use solenoids. Furthermore, I can get better prices online.
I thought the purchasing department was supposed to save us money.
" Bill, you are correct. Purchasing must look at the overall budget, not just yours.’’
Mike Watkins is the director of purchasing for Swisher Systems Corporation. He is solely responsible for purchasing all material items throughout the company Mike has had various experiences in materials management prior to joining Swisher Systems. After earning a bachelor's degree in business management with an emphasis in retailing at Crawford State University in West Texas, Mike went on to gain more than 35 years of industrial purchasing experience.