Essential Elements Of An Effective Purchasing Program

 1.    Understanding the district’s Vision, Values and Beliefs and how the purchasing function aligns with this vision.

2.    Understanding the principles of Continuous Quality Improvement and how they can be applied to the purchasing process.

3.    Strive to obtain the maximum value for each dollar spent

4.    Utilizing Continuous Quality Improvement tools to perfect processes and procedures to better serve customers.

5.    Working cooperatively to reach consensus on major issues which impact stakeholders.

6.    Familiarity with the latest forms of technology, products or services available in the marketplace and the ability to communicate this information to stakeholders in order to cooperatively assist them in the procurement process.

7.    The knowledge to determine the appropriate method of purchase to acquire goods and services required.