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Consultative Selling Tips: How to Sell to Procurement Managers

Brooks Group

Procurement managers have a reputation for focusing only on price. This post describes how you can use a consultative selling approach to understand the unique buying agenda of procurement managers and sell more effectively. Understanding Procurement Manager Challenges Procurement managers are in a unique position.

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8 Key Tips for Improving Your Small Business Procurement Process

Customer Think

What exactly is a procurement process? A procurement process is something a company does to acquire new stock. It can consist of several steps, such as: Defining criteria for potential vendors Researching and identifying customer needs Effectively communicating […].

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

Procurement and pricing Increasingly for global or public sector clients, procurement will have a major role in managing panels, framework agreements and tenders. We communicate differently with procurement professionals than other decision-makers and users of professional services.

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FROM EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP TO EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Strategic Account Management Association

It is about having the ability to see a future that others do not see; creating and communicating a clear vision, mission and, most importantly, purpose; and having an optimistic, yet pragmatic, outlook that is solution oriented. Empathy can be used to listen as well as communicate. Agile leadership. Caring must be embedded in both.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

Their choices directly shape the direction of the procurement process and determine which solutions are selected. Procurement managers : Professionals tasked with managing the procurement process, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies.

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Are You Letting Your Clients Slip Away? 12 Tips to Keep in Touch

Account Manager Tips

From procurement, to executives, to end users and everything in between. So here are some ideas to help you improve the quality and efficiency of your client communications. And tools like Zapier and Power Automate can connect separate applications to automate your communication processes and workflow.

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PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation, Employer Value Propositions (EVP), Storytelling and Client Feedback

Red Star Kim

Alan Gotto, chair of Consultancy Procurement Council. It was fascinating to hear a procurement expert talking so passionately about the need for strong relationships. He surprised us with: “Procurement hates tendering as they are busy so sole sourcing is attractive”.