Chapter 138 What does the leader mean by “fair and just opportunity”?

Author: Rabbit who loves drinking black tea

Chapter 138 What does the leader mean by “fair and just opportunity”?

There are no eternal suppliers, only eternal interests.

Although Schuler and Ford have a long-term cooperation, it is because Ford has not found a better press manufacturer with QCD.

For Chris, it's not a bad thing that Cao Yang wants to grab Schuler's order.

Procurement is better when there is competition among suppliers.

Otherwise, if one company is the only one, wouldn’t purchasing just become a merchandiser?

"I heard that once the press in Ford's stamping shop breaks down and requires Schuler's cooperation in repairs, the other party often comes to the scene slowly."

"The cost of maintenance not only includes the high price of spare parts, but also requires payment of daily labor fees and other items."

"These maintenance staff left immediately when they got off work, regardless of whether Ford was in a hurry or not."

"In this regard, people in Ford's stamping shop must have complained to the procurement department, right?"

Although I want to build relationships and grab orders, I also need to lay some groundwork.

How can Chris better support himself without mentioning Schuler's past evil deeds?

"You are right, Schuler's performance in this area is indeed not very good."

"But our local press manufacturers in the United States have not done better, otherwise Ford would not choose to cooperate with Schuler."

What Chris said is very true.

"The suppliers of Schuler and American Honda naturally perform at similar levels."

"But if Ford chooses another supplier, the situation will be completely different."

"For example, the press solution we jointly developed with Ji'er Machine Tool Factory this time has very obvious advantages in QCD."

"I won't go into details about the selling price and delivery time. You must know it very well."

"In terms of quality and technology, we are not inferior to Schuler at all."

"Some time ago, we even won a press order from a Honda supplier from Aida in Japan, including several 2,500-ton and 3,000-ton multi-station presses."

"As for the Ji'er Machine Tool Factory that we cooperate with, they also exported a multi-link multi-station 2,000-ton press to the American MTD Company this year."

"They also passed Det Norske Veritas (DNV) ISO9001 quality system certification last year."

"Ford's relevant purchasing and technical personnel should also have some contact with them."

"Chris, if you keep using Schuler, the other person will take everything for granted and won't feel any gratitude."

"If we let them place an order for Changan Ford's stamping equipment, it may have unexpected effects."

"It can indirectly encourage them to improve their service attitude towards Ford of America factories."

It was clear that he wanted to grab the order, but Cao Yang made it sound like he was helping Chris.

However, Chris did not stand up to object.

Because what Cao Yang said is true.

So far, no one from Schuler has come to communicate with him about Changan Ford's press order.

This obviously made Chris a little uncomfortable.

I don’t have to accept any gifts from you, and I don’t have to have dinner with you, but you can’t just say nothing.

"Cao, we are friends."

"It's okay to help friends within the rules."

Thinking that he might need Cao Yang's help at some point in the future, Chris happily agreed to Cao Yang's request this time.

I just want to take this opportunity to give Schuler a shout out.

"Thank you so much. We actually just hope to have a fair chance to compete."

"As long as Changan Ford gives us this opportunity, we will be confident to win the order."

Cao Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

This matter is finally settled.

The rest depends on whether Ji Er can live up to his expectations.

…

Thomas is the purchasing director of Changan Ford.

Although he always sticks to his word in China, he is very high-spirited in front of many suppliers.

But in fact, he is just a manager of the purchasing center at the Ford Motor Company headquarters in America.

Not only is there a level gap with Chris, the purchasing director, but he is not at the same level as Chris' direct reports.

This is also a common practice for foreign companies when sending personnel to China.

Whether it is an American company or a Japanese company, an ordinary employee in his country will become a section chief or manager in China.

A leader at the lowest level in his country may become a minister in China.

Even so, many people are still unwilling to come to China.

In addition to wages and benefits that are in line with those in your home country, there will also be various benefits and subsidies.

Assigning a car and a house are just the most basic operations, except for assigning a girlfriend.

Now Thomas received a call from Chris, asking him to treat Schuler and local press manufacturers in China fairly and impartially in the competition for press orders from Changan Ford's stamping workshop.

Thomas couldn't help but think more about it.

Just like in Huaxia, the leader tells you: "Xiao Wang, this is my niece. During this recruitment, you just need to treat her fairly and fairly."

What do you think it means?

"Tang, please briefly explain to me the bidding situation for the presses of the stamping line."

After thinking about the meaning of Chris' words all night, Thomas immediately called Tang Jiguo, the manager in charge of the project, after he went to work the next day.

"That's right, this time we have a total of 2 stamping lines and a total of 8 presses that need to go through the first round of bidding."

"Combined with the company's launch speed of new models, it is expected that two more stamping lines will be tendered next year."

“This was put forward by the stamping workshop based on the overall needs.”

Tang Jiguo was a little confused as to why Thomas asked him alone about the bidding for the stamping line today.

Normally, Thomas would not particularly ask about these matters. The following will be a step-by-step report and evaluation.

"How many manufacturers currently meet the bidding requirements?"

Thomas only cares about the press manufacturers participating in the tender and who Chris wants him to support.

He doesn't want to worry about other content right now.

Changan Ford was just established this year, and the purchasing department is also very busy.

Not to mention that Schuler's people didn't ask him for public relations. Even if they did, he could change his position when faced with the future.

There are so many opportunities anyway, so you don’t have to deal with your boss’s boss at the press.

He will work in China for a few years, and sooner or later he will return to work at the Ford Purchasing Center in the United States.

When the time comes, whether he will be transferred back on a regular basis, or promoted or raised, is all a matter of Chris's words.

"There were five manufacturers participating in the bidding, but only three met our technical requirements in all aspects."

"They are Deutsche Schuler, Japan Huitian and China's Jier and Nanshan..."

Before Tang Ji finished speaking in Chinese, he was interrupted by Thomas.

"Didn't you say three families? Why did it become four families again?"

"Toms, China's Ji'er Machine Tool Factory and Nanshan Technology Co., Ltd. have jointly established a project, so they are considered one company."

When Tang Jiguo explained this, Thomas immediately understood.

Schuler is the traditional press manufacturer for Ford Motor Company, so he naturally knows about it.

Now Chris called him specifically and asked him to give Chinese press manufacturers a fair and just chance to compete.

That meaning is obviously very obvious.

Do you want to carry out the boss's instructions?

Is there anything to hesitate about?
Chapter completed!