Business Requirements
Procurement
This section provides Access Business Group (ABG) general procurement requirements for the European Office. Please note that this Supplier Portal Europe is your central location for all ABG supplier requirements. We require compliance to all of the requirements and guidelines in the ABG Terms and Conditions of Trading and those found on this portal. It is your responsibility, as our supplier, to understand and adhere to these requirements.
Terms and Conditions of Trading
European Strategic Procurement (ESP) is responsible to ensure all suppliers and potential suppliers abide by the Access Business Group Terms and Conditions of Trading.
All documentation provided must be signed off and returned to the respective ESP Buyer before order placement can commence.
See section ‘Specific Business Requirements’ for further details on the applicable Terms and Conditions documentation which needs to be signed and completed.
In addition to the signed ABG Terms and Conditions of Trading, all Purchase Orders will include terms applicable to these agreements. In any areas of conflict the signed ABG Terms and Conditions will prevail. For further information on the Purchase Order agreement please speak directly to your ESP Buyer.
Purchase Orders
The purchase order is the official document for the procurement of goods and services, forming part of the agreement between supplier and ABG.
ABG's preferred Purchase Order Transaction Process is Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
However in the absence of EDI, other options are available to the supplier, including e-mail, fax and ordinary mail. Each of these options sends official purchase order to the supplier base via the various transmittal options. The expectation is that suppliers will receive, review, and acknowledge the acceptance of the purchase order in writing within 24 hours of order placement.
Confidentiality Agreement
For information considered confidential such as product specifications and formulas, ABG will require a signed Confidential Disclosure Agreement, to maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality.
Publicity
Use of Alticor/ABG/Amway or any of AMWAY™ brand names is prohibited without prior written approval. Please contact the ESP Buyer with any queries.
Suppliers' Workplace Code of Conduct
Please read the attached document detailing Access Business Group's global stance on workplace code of conduct. Please inform any deviation to this document to your ESP Buyer.
Strategic Sourcing
Strategic Sourcing is a discipline embedded within Access Business Group (ABG) and founded on the concept of lowest total cost sourcing. This discipline is:
- Systematic – ABG has specific tools, processes, programs and a defined infrastructure to ensure we obtain the greatest value for our expenditures
- Assertive – ABG holds our sourcing teams and suppliers jointly accountable for success
- Cross-functional – ABG gathers individuals from functional areas within the supply chain to review, recommend and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies
Sourcing Strategy Teams
Sourcing Strategy Teams direct the sourcing activities for specific categories taking a global, category focused approach to procurement and driving toward lowest total cost in partnership with the supply base. Each cross-functional team considers, recommends and implements new sourcing strategies and supply management components that will optimize the supply base and drive global sourcing activities for the Alticor enterprise.
Sourcing Management
ABG assertively manages sourcing activities to maximize the value received for our annual expenditures. Focus is not only on price but also: quality, available capacity, service, access to technology, logistics, regulatory issues and replenishment lead times, when making sourcing decisions. By analysing our categories of expenditures, deploying cross functional teams to develop strategies, effectively sourcing and executing against the strategy, we are focusing our resources to achieve lowest total supply chain cost.
It is important to note that ABG views our suppliers not merely as an “extension” but an integral link within our supply chain. Having our suppliers clearly aligned and integrated with ABG’s business strategies and objectives will create on-going, mutual success.
eSourcing
ABG has adopted an internet-based approach to managing some areas of our sourcing functions. Frictionless Commerce is an eSourcing technology which allows suppliers to electronically submit and update information providing direct integration of supplier-based data with our eSourcing processes, at no cost to the supplier. The use of Frictionless Commerce will improve efficiency within our supply chain and for our suppliers in the following ways:
- Privacy – Information is securely stored for ABG use only
- Easy Access – Information can be accessed and updated easily via the internet
- Efficiency – Frictionless technology is used to respond to RFQ (request for quote), RFI (request for information), RFP (request for proposal) and participate in eAuctions.
- Data Storage Capability – Important data and documents can be scanned and uploaded, including insurance information, certifications, and safety information
- Visibility – ABG commodity categories can be selected by suppliers and used as search criteria by ABG Buyers in the sourcing process
Gifts and Gratuities
The Strategic procurement Buying staff should not accept gifts, gratuities or favors from any supplier, broker, agent or others in the buyer/supplier relationship.