At UEMF, the Purchasing and Logistics Department's main objective is to satisfy the needs of internal customers, by obtaining the best performance from suppliers (Quality / Cost / Delays / Services) in compliance with the regulations in force and in relation with the general strategy of the UEMF. 

Generally speaking, the purchasing and logistics function has the mission of: 

• - conduct regular market monitoring; 
• - collect the needs of internal customers while avoiding overconsumption at the end of the financial year; 
• - launch consultations, carry out sourcing and choice of suppliers; 
• - negotiate prices and purchasing conditions; 
• - order ; 
• - ensure all logistics operations; 
• - ensure compliance with the rules, procedures and laws in force; 
• - ensure compliance with the standards and ethics of the profession: fairness, transparency, equal opportunities and absence of conflicts of interest;
• - integrate criteria relating to sustainable development into market rating rules;
• - to encourage the pooling of equipment, particularly printing equipment (installation of floor copiers). 

The UEMF aims to: 

• - rationalize purchases and educate users about responsible consumption;
• - include respect for the environment and the end of life of products in procurement clauses ;
• -give priority in your purchases to the following criteria: cost, quality, availability delivery conditions, after-sales service, product guarantee and the good reputation of the supplier. 

The purchasing procedure is described in detail in the UEMF quality assurance manual. 

The UEMF is aware of the challenges of the purchasing professions and their role in protecting the environment (characteristics of the goods and services requested, energy efficiency of products, carbon footprint linked to their manufacturing, distances traveled and mode of transport used and their impact on energy consumption and climate change, etc.).

A responsible purchasing policy requires a significant investment in training and an additional burden for buyers. That said, a drafting effort is underway. A part was presented.