The quality of purchasing director.
Purchasing director is an enviable hot position in any company. Sitting in this position, I believe that people around you are staring at you, and the slightest mistake will be replaced by others. In fact, it is not difficult to become an excellent purchasing director as long as you grasp your own power and constantly enrich and improve some necessary qualities and abilities. Let me tell you what qualities and abilities you should have as an excellent purchasing director and how to cultivate them.
People with lofty ideals do not drink the water of greed.
The "purchase order" handled by the buyer is money, and the buyer itself is the representative of wealth. They are often surrounded by various suppliers. They will use all kinds of interpersonal relationships to throw sugar-coated shells, money, womanhood and rare treasures into the procurement. As a purchasing director with decision-making power, he is the prey pursued by various suppliers.
In the face of these temptations, we must keep clean and honest, and we must not exchange personal wealth at the expense of corporate interests. A gentleman loves money in a proper way, and the practice of violating legal ethics will eventually harm others and himself. Being able to withstand temptation is the most basic requirement for a purchasing director, and it is also the most difficult for many people. According to a survey, 85% of purchasing directors' frustration can be attributed to this. So don't sit in this position, you must keep a clear head, always be strict with yourself, put the interests of the enterprise and your long-term development first, and be unmoved by all kinds of temptations. Only in this way can you become an excellent supervisor. Greedy for money and quick success are human weaknesses. Resisting temptation is often easier said than done. You must always remember the old saying "People with lofty ideals don't drink the water of greed" to encourage yourself!
Balanced and coordinated spirit of cooperation
It has been found that successful executives have one thing in common, that is, they like to work with one or several collaborators and firmly believe in the power of collective cooperation. Whether intuitively or rationally, they seem to realize that the complexity of the company's growth requires all kinds of superb skills and close cooperation between departments. Generally speaking, the work of purchasing department is inseparable from the coordination and communication with production department, technical department, planning department and sales department. As the purchasing director, if he lacks the consciousness of communication and cooperation, the purchasing work will not be carried out smoothly, and it will also affect the good operation of the whole enterprise.
Therefore, interpersonal coordination is an obvious feature of a successful purchasing director. Just like in sports, superstars can decide the outcome, but they must never play a one-man show. The score always depends on the overall strength of the team on the court, so does the company. Success or failure depends on all departments and all employees. Therefore, in the annual reports of many large companies in the United States, the photos of senior managers are all group photos, not individual photos.
Accept the consequences, accept the punishment
As a department head, remember not to pass the buck.
Every supervisor should clearly realize that the first condition for becoming a supervisor is to have a strong sense of responsibility after summing up ten semesters of work. Department leaders must not neglect their responsibilities; Otherwise, you will lose the throne before long. Even if you don't want to, someone will always oust you, either replaced by your boss or crushed by your competitors.
No matter at any critical moment, you are responsible for your words and deeds, and you are responsible for all your actions and their consequences. Being loyal to one's responsibilities and obligations is a necessary condition to become a supervisor. The behavior of your subordinates and its consequences have nothing to do with you, but are closely related to you, because your department is doing things for you. But there are still many department managers who are picky or unwilling to take responsibility. This reckless behavior set a bad example to his subordinates.
They will see your behavior in their eyes, keep it in mind, follow suit automatically without taking responsibility, and they will also start to evade responsibility. As a department head, you can't allow subordinates to pass the buck, otherwise they will make the same mistake.
Deep-rooted affinity
Cultivating your affinity can make you easily enter each other's channels. More importantly, you can build an invisible bridge with employees, so that employees like you, respect you and trust you. Then as for the future management, you can be more handy.