jährlich beeinflussbare

English translation: annual variable

19:17 Oct 13, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Manufacturing
German term or phrase: jährlich beeinflussbare
Im Durchschnitt liegt das jährlich beeinflussbare Einkaufsvolumen für direkte Materialien in Produktionsunternehmen bei ca. 6% des Umsatzes.

This appears in a report on ROI.

Would this be the "annual controllable purchasing volume"?
arum
Local time: 18:01
English translation:annual variable
Explanation:
Im Durchschnitt liegt das jährlich beeinflussbare Einkaufsvolumen für direkte Materialien in Produktionsunternehmen bei ca. 6% des Umsatzes.

On average, the annual variable purchasing volume for primary materials stands at approximately 6% of turnover.

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or: procurement volume

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and "manufacturing companies" for Produkionsunternehen" of course

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and ... for/in manufacturing companies

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didn't see the wood for the trees

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du kannst natürlich draus machen was du willst, aber das ist mehr oder weniger die Bedeutung
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David Hollywood
Local time: 13:01
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4controlable / independant
Madeleine van Zanten
3annual variable
David Hollywood


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
annual variable


Explanation:
Im Durchschnitt liegt das jährlich beeinflussbare Einkaufsvolumen für direkte Materialien in Produktionsunternehmen bei ca. 6% des Umsatzes.

On average, the annual variable purchasing volume for primary materials stands at approximately 6% of turnover.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-10-13 23:48:08 GMT)
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or: procurement volume

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-10-13 23:52:37 GMT)
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and "manufacturing companies" for Produkionsunternehen" of course

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-10-13 23:55:13 GMT)
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and ... for/in manufacturing companies

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-10-13 23:55:55 GMT)
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didn't see the wood for the trees

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-10-14 01:37:13 GMT)
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du kannst natürlich draus machen was du willst, aber das ist mehr oder weniger die Bedeutung

David Hollywood
Local time: 13:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Apologies for the delay in rating this. The customer wanted me to use "spend", so I went for "influenceable spend", and am waiting for feedback.

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
controlable / independant


Explanation:
Proportion of the procurement volume that the company purchaser can control/decide, as opposed to the part that is predetermined by products, client, regulations, etc.

Madeleine van Zanten
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Local time: 17:01
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