Performance measurement of indirect procurement for evalutating suppliers in order to achieve high quality of purchasing (case of Unilever Russia)

Abstract

Identified the need for research assessment models of evaluation suppliers in indirect procurement. Goal: to develop a supplier selection framework of making decision for managing suppliers. The thesis is designed to address the shortcomings of the existing framework for evaluating and selecting suppliers in indirect procurement in case of Unilever, Russia. In order to achieve the goal of the research following objectives were set: 1) To define key notions of indirect procurement 2) To identify supplier evaluation criteria that Unilever uses 3) To define goals for indirect procurement department and project engineers 4) To identify the relevant supplier evaluation criteria 5) To make a conclusion and develop supplier evaluation framework Research objectives were achieved. On the basis of results a framework was developed for the selection suppliers in order to improve the quality of indirect procurement.