Supplier risk management has become an important activity for a purchasing department. Indeed, the stakes are high, the environments uncertain and variable, the complexity increasing…

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Supplier risk management has become an important activity for a purchasing department. Indeed, the stakes are high, the environments uncertain and variable, the complexity increasing…

What is a responsible purchase? A responsible (or sustainable) purchase integrates economic, environmental, and social performance criteria. It is the application of Sustainable Development and CSR…

Every buyer faces extreme complexity due to the diversity of supplier relationships, stakeholders, events, and so on. To avoid getting overwhelmed, it’s important to manage your suppliers…

Negotiation is obviously a key skill for the Buyer, which is where all the preliminary steps will lead them, such as setting up the strategy and an associated organization, segmentation, gathering…

Your tender is launched, you have selected the most interesting suppliers for your company… now you need to analyze the feedback and choose your future partner. Price differences, cost structures:…

The needs assessment phase allows for the qualitative and quantitative determination of the nature of the need. The purpose of this assessment is to establish a set of specifications that will be…

To fulfill the missions assigned to the purchasing department (buying products, services, or solutions under the best market conditions…), a purchasing strategy must be established. Without a…

How do you manage your purchases? Have you defined a specific policy and strategies? Have you selected the right suppliers, and do you maintain relationships with them? Are you skilled at…