Purchasing

تعلم اللغة الإنجليزية للأعمال لشراء المنتجات وتحديد مصادرها. تبحث هذه الدروس في كيفية الحصول على المنتجات والبائعين كجزء من عملية الشراء في الشركة.

BEP 358 – اللغة الإنجليزية للمشتريات 4: شروط التفاوض

اللغة الإنجليزية للأعمال BEP 358 - Purchasing 4: التفاوض على الأسعار والشروط

Welcome back to Business English جرب درس اليوم English for purchasing and negotiating price and terms.

We’ve talked a lot about how important it is to find the right vendor. They can make or break your business. That’s why we put so much work into meeting, interviewing, screening, and qualifying potential vendors. But once you’ve found the right vendor, you still need to actually make a deal. Specifically, you need to agree on price and terms.

To set yourself up for success, it’s a good idea to do some research and preparation. If you know what things should cost, and you know what you need from a deal, and you can anticipate what the vendor needs, then you’ll be in a good position to negotiate.

In your discussion, you’ll likely make price comparisons in your efforts to get a deal. You’ll have to propose terms to the vendor, and show consideration for their position in the negotiation. Because things like delivery and quality are so important, you’ll also want to discuss penalties. و, like any negotiation, at some point you’ll probably suggest a compromise. With these skills, you should be able to get a price and terms that work for you.

في اليوم business English conversation, we’ll hear Adam, a purchasing manager who works for a company that makes fitness equipment called XFit. He’s been talking with Jenny, a sales rep for a manufacturer that can make pulleys for XFit’s equipment. XFit has chosen Jenny’s company as a vendor, so Adam now has to negotiate the price and terms.

أسئلة الاستماع

1. What is the first issue that Adam brings up in the negotiation?
2. What does Adam first propose for delivery terms?
3. What is Adam willing to agree to if Jenny agrees to his suggestion about penalties?

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BEP 357 – اللغة الإنجليزية للمشتريات 3: تأهيل البائع

BEP 357 - اللغة الإنجليزية للأعمال للشراء 3: تأهيل البائع

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on English for purchasing and qualifying vendors.

Whether you’re buying raw materials, equipment, or services, purchasing decisions are high stakes. Make a bad decision, and it’ll cost you time, money, and goodwill. Make the right decision, and you can increase your revenue, improve operations, and gain more customers.

Because purchasing decisions are so important, companies invest a lot of energy into the process of vendor selection. In previous lessons, we’ve looked at sourcing suppliers and discussing vendor criteria. Once you’ve got a clear idea of what you need and you’ve had some discussions with possible vendors, then you need to qualify them.

Basically, vendor qualification is about talking to a vendor to make sure they’re the right fit. And that’s best done during a visit to their facilities. Vendor qualification includes asking for documentation and getting samples, as proof of quality and a clean track record. As you talk, you may try to identify any inconsistencies between what you have heard and what you see. It’s also important to ensure comprehensive quality management and to probe for proof of consistency.

In today’s dialog, we’ll hear Adam, a purchasing manager who works for xFit, a company that makes fitness equipment. Adam has just taken a tour of a potential vendor’s factory. He’s talking with the manufacturer’s representative Jenny, and asking questions to see if her company is a good fit to supply parts for xFit’s exercise equipment.

أسئلة الاستماع

1. Why does Adam want product samples?
2. Why does Adam mention that he didn’t see the equipment or a set-up for the “powder coating” process?
3. What does Adam want Jenny to provide in order to show proof of consistency?

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BEP 349 – Purchasing 2: متطلبات المنتج والبائعين

BEP 349 - اللغة الإنجليزية للمشتريات 2 - Product Requirements and Vendor Criteria

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on English for purchasing and discussing product requirements.

For purchasing managers, choosing the right vendor can be like choosing a business partner. After all, your company’s reputation is tied directly to the performance of your vendors. People judge you by the goods you use to run your business or build your products. If something goes wrong, your customers blame you, not your vendors.

But what makes the “right” vendor? Well, that discussion begins with your needs. If you’re in manufacturing or product development, you’ll be talking about design requirements. These design requirements, or product specifications, are going to help you determine whether a vendor can do the job. And the engineers or merchandizers in the room are going to have some strict technical requirements.

Once you have a sense of what you need, then you can discuss vendor criteria and qualifications. And because purchasing relationships are ongoing, you may also want to establish performance indicators to ensure everything goes well once you’ve selected a vendor.

In today’s dialog, we’ll hear a meeting in a company called xFit, which makes fitness equipment. Adam is a purchasing manager in Asia who has been looking for a new manufacturer of an important component. He’s on the phone with Crystal, another manager who is leading the meeting, and Jason, an engineer. The team is talking about the product requirements and vendor criteria.

Listening Questions

1. What does Jason emphasize as a “must” in terms of design requirements?
2. What does Crystal say is the most important criteria for evaluating potential vendors?
3. What other criteria does Adam want to discuss?

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BEP 348 – اللغة الإنجليزية للمشتريات 1: مصادر التوريد

BEP 348 - اللغة الإنجليزية للمشتريات 1: مصادر التوريد

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on English for purchasing وتوريد الموردين.

كل شركة تعمل في مجال بيع شيء ما. ولكن لا يمكنك أن تكون بائعًا للسلع أو الخدمات دون أن تكون مشترًا للسلع والخدمات أيضًا. تتطلب جميع الشركات خدمات احترافية, equipment, واللوازم من أجل العمل. وإذا قاموا ببيع البضائع, كما أنهم بحاجة إلى المواد الخام وقطع الغيار لبناء تلك السلع.

ويطلق على شراء كل هذه السلع والخدمات شراء. يعمل مديرو المشتريات بجد للعثور على المنتجات والموردين المناسبين, والتفاوض على أسعار جيدة. يمكن أن تؤثر قرارات الشراء السيئة على هوامش الربح, كفاءة, و الجودة. يمكن للقرارات الجيدة أن تجعل الشركة أكثر تنافسية وربحية. بينما يمكن لمديري المشتريات العثور على الموردين بطرق متنوعة, إحدى الطرق الشائعة هي البحث عن الموردين في المعارض التجارية.

وما أنواع الأسئلة التي يحتاج مديرو المشتريات إلى طرحها عند التحدث مع الموردين المحتملين في المعرض التجاري? Well, للمبتدئين, يمكنك بدء المحادثة بالتعليق على منتجات العرض. Next, يمكنك أن تسأل عن تجربتهم, قدراتهم, ووقت الاستجابة. وأخيرًا, ستريد أيضًا أن تسأل عن أولويات أعمال الشركة. After all, يعمل المورد العادي قليلاً مثل شريك الأعمال, وتريد مباراة عامة جيدة.

In today’s dialog, we’ll hear Adam, a purchasing manager who works for xFit, a company that makes fitness equipment. آدم في عرض تجاري تبحث عن مورد جديد لجزء مهم لأحد أجهزة اللياقة البدنية الخاصة بهم. يتحدث مع جيني, الذي يمثل الشركة الفيتنامية. يحاول آدم معرفة ما إذا كانت شركة جيني مناسبة تمامًا.

Listening Questions

1. ما الذي يعلق عليه آدم لبدء المحادثة?
2. ماذا يقترح آدم قد يسبب تحديات لشركة في فيتنام?
3. بعد أن تحدثت جيني عن التعريفات, ما هي القضية المحددة التي يسأل آدم عنها?

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