Global Leaders in Procurement & Negotiations (PSCMInstitute.com)
Something we focus very little on in negotiations is how to make the other party look and feel successful out of the deal. All of our focus is on how to make ourselves look, feel, and actually be successful in negotiations – and letting our management chain know. But the other party has a management […]
Writing the Other Party’s Negotiation Victory Speech Read More »
So many procurement professionals, and sales professionals for that matter, make the fatal flaw of making preemptive concessions in negotiations. It just happened to me last weekend. I was at a simple kiosk at a beach boardwalk. I told the proprietor that I wanted to buy 4 of a particular item. I knew the price
Preemptive Concessions in Negotiations Read More »
Are You Performing “Validation of Demand” With Your End Users? Ok, you’ve heard me say before that I prefer we not call anyone inside of our companies the “customer”. The only customer we have is the Board of Directors, Taxpayers (for public entities), Shareholders (for private companies), and Internal Audit (for all companies!). So the right
Purchasing Training ~ Validation of Demand Read More »
Watch this purchasing training that picks up where last weeks left off about why you need to STOP buying goods and services and instead, start buying PERFORMANCE RESULTS. Eliminate almost all of your procurement problems becoming a Specifications and Scope of Work Analyst. Email readers, click the video image below or Click Here to watch now.
Purchasing Training – Specifications and Scope of Work Analyst Read More »
After twenty years of doing thousands of hours of purchasing training and seminars and consulting in 15 different countries, I think I’ve seen it all. There are so many lingering opportunities in our profession to do things better. Purchasing pros are deeply disconnected with what’s not working however. How do I know? People only want
The #1 Deadly Mistake Purchasing Pros Make Read More »
One of the most misunderstood clauses in any contract is the warranty clause. Purchasing professionals everywhere get it wrong. And the reason why is really simple: the standard warranty language in your contract doesn’t know what you are buying, so it’s not written to help you. Think about it! Your standard contract template doesn’t know
Purchasing Training ~ Are You Killing Yourself with Your Own Warranty Clause? Read More »
I taught a full day public seminar this week on the topic of “Catapulting Your Cost Savings Results”. There are so many opportunities buyers leave on the table. It’s my job to get purchasing professionals past that and to help them see all the big TCO areas they’ve never even looked at. For instance, purchasing professionals
Is Asking Suppliers to Reduce Price All You’ve Got In Your Bag of Tricks? Read More »
I just recently had lunch with one of my business partners. He’s a sales executive for a major IT company. He was telling me that in his sales positions for the various companies he’s worked for, his customers (I’m not talking about purchasing mind you, I’m talking about the internal customer who is generating the
Are You Watching Your Customers? This Will Get Your Attention! Read More »
I was doing work for a client last week on the East Coast. Someone there asked me if today’s strategic sourcing strategies are here to stay. My answer caught her off guard. “Absolutely not” is what I said. In fact, I think we are mostly behind the curve. Before I get into why, I really
Purchasing TCO Strategies are Changing – Are You Ready? Read More »
I bought my wife a new tv for her recent graduation. She got her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. I’m really proud of her. I want her to become a purchasing professional. Unfortunately, she doesn’t, but I won’t tell anyone if you don’t. Anyways, when I was a kid, all you needed was an antenna
The Most Powerful Little Word In Purchasing Read More »
