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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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Struggling With Procurement?

Whetstone

Unfortunately, Procurement doesn’t! This often results in your organization not being able to deliver the value you knew it could have delivered if you were paid fairly, which in turn, reinforces the buyer’s behavior to try to get the solution even cheaper the next time. You know how valuable your solutions are.

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How to negotiate with procurement, with Mike Lander

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I chat to Mike Lander, CEO of Piscari, a former procurement director who now assists sales teams in negotiating with procurement departments. We also dive into a five-step framework to help you negotiate more effectively and shed light on some questionable tactics employed by less experienced procurement professionals.

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Could Sales' Secret Weapon Be Procurement?

5600 Blue

Some of you know that I post quite a bit about working with procurement. We brought together sales and sales leaders, as well as a chief procurement officer and two of his buyers. The primary take-away is that we (sellers and procurement) have way more in common than we think. There are a couple reasons.

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Top Tactics for Selling to a Buying Committee

Brooks Group

These stakeholders typically fall into four primary categories: Decision Makers Decision makers hold the ultimate authority for the purchase. Their choices directly shape the direction of the procurement process and determine which solutions are selected. They play a crucial role in securing buy-in and consensus among stakeholders.

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Re-framing Procurement Negotiations: From Buying and Selling to Decision Making

5600 Blue

Over ten years ago, after having spent more than 20 years a salesperson, VP sales and sales consultant, we secured our first contract to provide negotiation training for the procurement arm of a major US airline. By Procurement Magazine Let the panic set in….clearly I felt like the proverbial fox in the hen house!

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Six Buyer Excuses and How to Respond

Revenue Storm

Therefore, your opportunity should stand out as the best choice for all stakeholders involved. #2: 5: “The procurement process will be easy.” – It never is! Understand that procurement has a job to do, and they need to show their value in the process. Many deals have been stalled and then defeated by procurement.