Sourcing ELECTRONICS
on-linE tools for all
The internet is in equalmeasure a blessing and a curse for the purchasing department. Distributors like RS Components are using it tomake the kind of automated electronic purchasing tools previously offered to only the largest customers available to all, saving time and driving down the cost of acquisition. At the same time, the internet also opens the way to any employee with a company credit card to place orders on-line, undermining the buyer’s ability tomanage budgets, stocks and deliveries.
As a high service catalogue distributor, RS Components has built
a number of on-line services thatminimise the cost of acquisition for all customers large and small. ThroughMy Account on the RSwebsite, buyers canmanage their entire relationshipwith RS Components, fromquote to delivery to invoice. Lists of parts can be uploaded, priced automatically, reviewed and redeemed. Current and historical invoices can be accessed and reviewed.Where special pricing terms have been agreed, they are applied automatically. The company's free DesignSpark PCB design tool adds RS Components part numbers to the design as engineerswork,making the quoting process even quicker andmore seamless.
With everyone able to
search the web in an instant, emails pointing out how XYZ electronics has a desired and scarce part in stock at two per cent less than the approved vendor have become the bane of the buyer's life. RS Components' On-line Quotes service helpsmake it easier to get themost competitive price available. Prices are checked for each quote and target prices can be set to give assurance that RS is competitive now and will stay that
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Adding RS Components' on-line store to an existing eProcurement engine gives instant access to over 500,000 products
Automated electronic purchasing toolswere previously reserved for only the largest customers. RS Components makes themavailable to all, cutting the cost of acquisition for buyers big and small
way. Prices offered on a quotation can be fixed for 30 days and redeemed at any time in that period. Added to this, RS offers its competitive own-brand range, plus regular clearance sales, to offer further opportunities to reduce costs.
Empowering purchasers
In today’s always-on 24/7 business environment, it is often essential to empower staff tomake quick purchases without the purchasing department losing control of the budget. RS Components PurchasingManager provides an end-to-end solution. Itmakes it possible to set the spend controls, creating and assigning budgets, cost centres, blanket orders and general ledger codes if required at a department or user level. If a user places an order that falls within the controls set, that order is submitted directly to RS. If it exceeds the controls, it
is emailed to an approver. The approver then simply logs in and checks and approves or rejects the order. We create order forms for user staff, featuring a customer's preferred layout and terminology and
RS can train users on the process. For customers with an existing eProcurement tool,
RS eProcurement can be integrated seamlessly into an existing system. Adding RS Components' on-line store to an existing eProcurement engine gives instant access to over 500,000 products, with live stock availability and the latest pricing information.
When buyers work with a supplier such as
RS Components, the internet is a win win. Customers buy at the best price froma supplier that delivers the product, the invoice and the documentation on time. That puts the purchasingmanager in complete control while still allowing colleagues the flexibility to order what they need, when they need it.
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