Posts Tagged ‘automotive’
Analytical, principled negotiations
Analytical, principled negotiations Author: Szymon Tochowicz Power of data in negotiations Negotiations, because there is a conflict of interest, are always connected with a certain level of stress. Especially if negotiators have difficulties with justifying their positions and their reasoning is based on opinions rather than facts. What is better: I need from you 5%…
Read MoreProcurement & Sales together on the training? Why not?!
Procurement & Sales together on the training? Why not?! Author: Szymon Tochowicz Joint Procurement & Sales traning The solution for sustainable results Industry: manufacturing Objectives: train teams in the latest negotiation techniques and tactics, improve collaboration, focus on increased value generation to the final customer Participants: Managers, Directors and VPs Functions: Procurement, Sales, Technology, Quality Length…
Read MoreThe purchasing strategy and supplier dependency
How to address supplier dependency in purchasing strategy? In the book „The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” written by Brad Stone, Amazon’s employees compare trade on the company website to addiction to heroin. When product sales gains momentum sellers fall into euphoria, then into addiction but when Amazon starts to reduce…
Read MoreOptimization of purchasing processes – trends for 2019 part 1
A well-organized and efficient purchasing department has an unquestionably positive effect on the organization’s financial results. Daily work of buyers is strongly connected to minimization of costs and risks in the supply chain. However, over the last years we can observe transformation of the function that will impact work of buyers and managers. Those changes…
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