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When Procurement Bear Fruit

Procurement Templates

Pineapple Procurement Manager: Imagine this person as the pineapple of the procurement team—sweet on the outside but with a tough core when it comes to negotiations. Durian Procurement Specialist: This individual is like the durian of negotiations—bold, intense, and unyielding.

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Tropic: Vendor Analysis — SaaS procurement solution overview, roadmap, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Tropic’s business model helps Finance, Procurement and Operations teams overcome software sourcing challenges by facilitating negotiations, ensuring compliance, automating the purchase experience and managing contracts with its combined offering of its platform and service layer in the shape of its team of procurement experts.

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Decoding the Procurement Department: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles and Responsibilities

SCMDOJO

The procurement department encompasses all steps in acquiring goods, services, and works from external suppliers and performs various functions such as managing the procurement process, developing strong relationships with internal stakeholders, and negotiating contracts.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

Procurement specialists can use eAuctions to engage and negotiate with more vendors utilizing an organized approach which thus eliminates any need for cumbersome one-on-one meetings. Digital bidding, or eAuctions, are a more efficient way of negotiating with vendors in the international market.

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Top 20 Skills Procurement Pros Need to Master

World of Procurement blog

Below are the top 20 skills they need to master: Negotiation Skills : The ability to negotiate favorable terms, conditions, and prices is essential. Market Knowledge : Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and market conditions that affect procurement.

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Top 20 Skills Procurement Pros Need to Master

World of Procurement blog

Below are the top 20 skills they need to master: Negotiation Skills : The ability to negotiate favorable terms, conditions, and prices is essential. Market Knowledge : Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and market conditions that affect procurement.

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Make Freight Sourcing More Efficient!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Market Knowledge. For your freight sourcing team to be efficient and effective, it is important that they have a strong knowledge of the market that your business is in. Negotiation Skills. In order to achieve maximum efficiency in freight sourcing and procurement, you need a strong team to handle the requirements.