2-Minute Tutorials

2) BUILDING A NEGOTIATOR’S SHOULD COST MODEL

     Focus on Metal products and components

This “2-minute tutorial” explains how to build a Negotiator’s Should Cost Model and then deploy it to your advantage at the negotiating table.

Watch the video and then download the 8-Point Summary (PDF)

3) BUILDING A NEGOTIATOR’S SHOULD COST MODEL

     Focus on Plastic products and components

This “2-minute tutorial” explains how to build a Negotiator’s Should Cost Model and then deploy it to your advantage at the negotiating table.

Watch the video and then download the 8-Point Summary (PDF)

4) PRICE CREEP – How to Stop It for Good

5) The Negotiating Tactic Every Procurement Professional Should Know

The next time you receive a “We are writing to inform you” letter announcing a price increase, push back with this ingenious response invented by our colleague, Mike Brown. You may be pleasantly surprised by the results.

Watch the video and then download the PDF Anti Foo Foo Template

6) Outstanding Procurement Pros Prioritize this Practice

They’ve learned how to use plant tours to find best-fit (aka low-cost) suppliers. The struggle to find “good fit” suppliers never ends. And finding the right suppliers has never been more important than it is right now – so you gotta go look.

Watch the video and then read more: Plant Tours Worth Every Minute

7) Simple Works Best – Should Cost Models with only one raw material

Negotiators’ Should Cost Models built with only one raw material are surprisingly effective and easy to build.
This ‘2-Minute Tutorial’ that explains why the best 1st-pass models often contain only one material.

8) Turn Sales Reps into Champions for Your Cause – lower pricing

Sales Reps are natural allies – they want to sell; and you want to buy. And so, if price is an obstacle, they will be keen to remove it too. Arming them to help you achieve lower pricing is the subject of this presentation.

Watch the video and then download the PDF: Arm Your Sales Rep Help Your Cause

9) Forecasting Purchase Costs – How to navigate this career minefield.

Are you asked to budget or forecast purchase costs? If so, you know how tough it is: predicting prices can be like tossing a coin. Which is a huge problem – being wrong half the time is never a good career move!

Watch the video and then Download the Forecasting – Tips for Navigating this Career Minefield TMT Handout (PDF)

10) How I Learned to Look Forward to Price Increase Notices

Suppliers constantly justify raising prices by pointing to higher production costs (usually raw materials or labor).

It may seem counterintuitive, but this approach actually creates a negotiating opening.

This short tutorial explains how to exploit this opening to build a lower-cost, more robust supply chain.

11) How to Boost Your Negotiating Leverage Using ProPurchaser

Rod Sherkin explains how to use ProPurchaser to push back price increases with the authority that comes from data-backed authority.

Twenty minutes well spent, we think you’ll agree.

12) These 3 Practices Will Boost Your Career- the power of data-driven negotiating

Rod Sherkin describes three Procurement Practices that will drive down purchase costs; strengthen your supply chain; and advance your career, by quantifying the value you create.

Thirty minutes well spent, we think you will agree.

13) Land the promotion you want. The core of a compelling resumé

There are two things a break-through resumé needs to shout out – accomplishments and capabilities.

This webinar focuses on building and writing a resumé that propels you to the front of the line.

14) Automated Push-Back Letters – aka Price Creep Prevention

Automated Push-Back letters stop Price Creep, saving both time and money.

Easy to set up, they are especially useful for handling high-volume; low-value purchases.

This webinar describes how to create an effective letter and then implement it successfully.

15) The 1 Thing Suppliers Will Never Say – because you would demand lower prices

The 1 Thing Suppliers Will Never Say is:

“We now make more money on the products we sell to you.”

But successful companies continuously strive to improve profit margins – it is usually true!

The real question is not whether your suppliers are making more money but how they are doing it.

Knowing the ‘how’ really matters, if you want more success at the negotiating table.