Q&A with Jürgen Obergfell
 
Joint procurement, shared benefits 
采訪尤爾根•奧博菲爾
聯合采購、益處共享
 
The “ProFit for Future” project has laid a sound foundation for creating a central strategic procurement organization for our Coatings Group. The task now is to define a common procurement strategy for its member companies and then implement this in a sustainable way. It’s a process that’s being headed by Jürgen Obergfell, our new Supply Chain Manager, a team-minded individual with a passion for procurement.
 
(Foto von Jürgen Obergfell)
我們創建了中央戰略采購組織，并且利用未來的“利潤”項目為我們的涂料集團公司的發展，奠定了良好的基礎。現在的任務是為其會員公司定義常見的采購策略,然后可以用持續的方式實現該策略。這一過程由尤爾根•奧博菲爾領導,他是我們新供應鏈連鎖公司的經理,一位具有團隊意識的領導，對采購行業擁有熱情。
(Foto von Jürgen Obergfell)
 
 
Jürgen Obergfell, what is it about procurement that you find so fascinating?
Jürgen Obergfell: The variety! On the one hand you have close collaborations with almost every part of an organization – with all our coatings companies, in my particular case. At the same time it’s tremendously exciting to forge connections between these companies and their sales and procurement markets, identify the improvement potential and then work together on exploiting it.
請問：”尤爾根•奧博菲爾,采購業是什么,你為何對此如此著迷?”
尤爾根•奧博菲爾說:”在各種情況下，一方面你要與組織的幾乎每一部門密切合作——例如對于我具體情況是，與我們所有的涂料公司合作!同時，建立這些公司和他們的銷售和采購市場之間的聯系是非常令人激動的,發現可能的改進潛力,然后加以共同利用。
 
Why does supply chain management make so much sense?
Because it lets us better harmonize our procurement, production and distribution planning at all their various levels. And this in turn makes us all better able to cope with any disruptions. SCM is a challenge for everyone: customers, suppliers, product management, sales, R&D, production, logistics and more. But it does promote reciprocal awareness and appreciation, and it does create clarity. And this in its turn has a positive impact on all the parties involved, on the final product and on our customers’ satisfaction.
為什么供應鏈管理如此有意義?
因為它可以讓我們在各自不同層次，更好的協調采購、生產和銷售規劃。這也使得我們能夠更好地應對任何鏈條斷裂的情況。供應鏈管理對每個人來說都是挑戰:客戶、供應商、產品管理、銷售、產品研發、生產和物流等等。但它確實能夠促進互惠意識和彼此理解,它確實可以幫助我們創建清晰的思路。而且她也確實對所有當事人、終極產品和客戶的滿意度都具有積極的影響。
 
 
What’s the difference between strategic and operational procurement?
Our Strategic Procurement is responsible for market research and finding suitable suppliers. It’s also where we devise overall strategies for particular goods groups, suppliers and volumes. And it looks after our risk management. Operational Procurement, by contrast, takes care of the planning, coordination and ordering of specific goods volumes. It also monitors all delivery deadlines and stock levels. And it does all this in close collaboration with Distribution, Production and the Strategic Procurement team.
戰略采購和運營采購有什么區別?
我們的戰略采購是負責市場研究和尋找合適的供應商。也是我們為生產特定商品的商業組織、供應商和大宗產品供應商，制定總體戰略。而且它看起來會伴隨我們的風險管理全過程。相比之下,操作性采購負責規劃、協調和訂購特定數量的商品。同時監控所有產品交付期限和庫存水平。并且，它通過與銷售、生產和戰略采購團隊密切合作，來達到目標。
 
And what are your overall objectives here?
Our prime goal for this year is to cultivate an awareness and appreciation of the close collaborations in our intercompany teams. At the same time, we’re striving to establish, develop and train our new procurement team. We’ve also set ourselves more quantifiable goals, of course – like reducing our procurement prices by at least one per cent, revising any payment terms that aren’t in line with general market conditions, and enhancing our stock control, which should deliver a direct benefit in current-asset terms.
那么你的總體目標是什么?
今年，我們的主要目標是培養我們公司團隊間的密切合作，增進彼此了解和認可。同時,我們努力建立、開發和培養我們新的采購團隊。我們還設置了更加量化的目標,當然,例如減少我們至少百分之一的采購價格,修改所有不符合一般的市場環境的付款條件,和提高我們的存貨控制能力,還應該提供一個從當前資產直接受益的條款。
 
 
How can we get a better grip on our costs?
Through procurement controlling. This will show us what each coatings company is obtaining from whom and at what prices. It also gives us a picture of the general pricing trends for all our raw materials. We need a better insight, too, into how the various formulas, raw materials and packagings are priced, so we can incorporate any changes to their prices into our procurement strategy. All of which should put us in a better position when we negotiate with our suppliers.
我們如何能更好的控制成本?
通過控制采購成本。這將告訴我們每家涂料公司是以什么價格從哪家公司獲得的產品。它也給我們描繪出所有原材料的價格趨勢。我們也需要對此有更好的了解,各種配料、原材料和包裝材料的價格如何,以便我們可以在采購策略里，更改其價格。所有這些都會讓我們與供應商協商時，占據有利位置。
 
 
What do we need to change in our procurement in the present market environment?
More than anything else, we need to promote and consolidate the cooperation and the communications – and thus the reciprocal trust – between Procurement and our various units, and also between Procurement and our suppliers. The priorities for everyone should be: reliability first, quality second and price third. Also, and just as vitally, we need to be always open to new ways and approaches.
在當前的市場環境中，我們需要如何改變我們的采購措施?
比其他事情更為重要的是,我們需要促進和鞏固采購商和我們公司各單位，以及采購商和供應商之間的合作與交流,因此,要建立互信。每個人都應該按下列順序優先考慮問題:可靠性第一,質量第二和價格第三。也正因為其極其重要,我們總是需要建立新的方式和方法。
 
 
So what do you expect of your people?
I expect them to be keen to explore new procurement options, to tackle the whole procurement issue, and to show us all what can be done, not only in Switzerland and Germany but also farther afield. I want them to develop a true team spirit and set themselves ambitious objectives. And – most importantly – I want our purchasers to cultivate their relations with our suppliers.
那么你希望你的員工如何努力?
我希望他們熱衷于探索新的采購項目,應對整個采購問題,并且展示給我們他們是如何做的,不僅在瑞士和德國，以及更遠地區的公司也要如此。我希望他們開發真正合作的團隊精神和設立雄心勃勃的目標。而且，最重要的是，我希望培養我們產品的購買者自己與我們的供應商的友好關系。
 
 
And what can they expect from you?
To be working with a team player who is always looking ahead, who loves to develop and refine a well-functioning supply chain and who intends to achieve this with the active collaboration of every part of our Coatings Group. Because if we think and act like this, we’ll deliver tangible benefits to all our coatings companies.
 
 
他們對你有什么期望?
與一個團隊的積極分子一起工作，總是能夠展望未來,熱愛開發和完善運轉良好的供應鏈,也期望與我們的涂料集團每一部門實現積極協作，以便達到這一目標。因為如果我們這樣思考和采取行動,我們將給自己的所有涂料企業，提供實實在在的利益。
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Box:
What is supply chain management?
 
知識框:
什么是供應鏈管理?
The supply chain is the entire process of obtaining the goods and materials a company needs for its activities, from sourcing to purchasing, transport and stock management and control. Within the Looser Coatings Group supply chain management covers both strategic and operational procurement and the transport, delivery and warehousing of all the goods and materials obtained. It also covers indirect material, from purchase to delivery.
 
供應鏈是公司為從事所需要的活動，而獲得物資和材料的整個過程，包括尋找產品貨源和采購、運輸和庫存管理和控制。總體來說，涂料集團公司供應鏈管理涵蓋戰略和運營采購。以及運輸、交付、倉庫庫存和所有貨物和材料的獲得。它還包括間接的購買到交付材料的過程。

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