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Organisation Design, Business Consultancy

Growing Pains - Procurement's dilemma

In Chris Arnold’s post “Procurement in 2016 and its Perpetual Talent Challenge” one is reminded again that to evolve…
Process analysis, Contract Management

SME my EYE aka Traditional vs Strategic Procurement

I have previously stated that it is important to keep ones friends close and in our world of Procurement, that means…
Creative design, Business Consultancy

Fire Starters Unite

In his book Serious Creativity, Edward de Bono wrote “We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary…
Cost Savings, Contract Negotiation

Horses for Courses

In Procurement, when given a project, we need to have clearly defined with our managers, the budget holders and the…
Sales, Negotiation, Supplier Negotiation

What's in a name? A powerful negotiation tool

When it comes to negotiations, normally the preparation documentation lists the BATNA, LAA, MDO etc. All good and well,…
Sales, Customer Service, Supplier Negotiation

Bonjour, comment ca va?

It’s all Greek to me. Did you know that the Greek say it’s all Chinese to me? I wonder what the Chinese say.I am very…
Sales, Process analysis, Customer Service

A day in the Life of a Procurement Professional

Well, I should really term it 3-6 months in the life of… The day I am referring to is the time when I moved from being…
Data Analytics, System mapping, Customer Service

Does your Pond Think: Data Management Systems

My first year Philosophy lecturer posed this question to around 300 students. At the following day’s class only around…
Cost Savings, Supply Chain, Process analysis

Keep your friends close, the art of the supplier site visit

Adding to my discussion last week about the pitfalls of “unchallenged” Long Term Relationships, I believe that it is an…
Training, Project Management

How Sharp is your Saw : Continuously Improving Your Skills

Emeryst Ltd is offering a range of Procurement Training Courses which will give you and your organization the tools to…
Negotiation, Outsourcing, Strategic planning

What is your Back-Office; Strategic Outsourcing

For most people in Strategic Leadership positions this statement is a constant in their lives. Outsourcing has been…
Negotiation, Supply Chain, Contract Management

Bingo or Russian Roulette?

My girlfriends and I like to go play Bingo. We tell ourselves it is to have time away from husbands, partners and…

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