Viewpoint: Purchasing Agent

Purchasing agents order materials and supplies, from pencils to inventory items. Other departments rely on them to get them what they need, when they need it, at the lowest possible cost without sacrificing quality. Routine tasks include getting quotes to internal and external customers, placing purchase orders, replenishing stock at specified levels, matching packing slips to orders, and following up on PO confirmations and partial receipts. Purchasing agents build strong relationships with suppliers and depend heavily on e-mail.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 provides a Role Center specifically designed to help purchasing agents handle their jobs with a single view of:

• Outlook e-mail
• Purchase orders, upcoming and outstanding
• Purchase quotes
• Purchase blanket orders
• Purchase invoices, due and partial
• Purchase return orders list
• Purchase credit memos list
• Sales orders, approved
• Vendor list
• Price lists
• Items list
• Non-stock items list
• Stock-keeping units list
• Analysis reports (purchase and inventory)
• Journal information (purchase, item, BOM)
• Worksheets (requisition, subcontracting, standard cost)

Role Centers provide employees with a comprehensive overview of the information and tasks most relevant to their jobs.

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