Strategies, tactics and tricks of the trade

Look through the purchase!

Two days, live training (off- or online)

  • From corporate strategy to purchasing strategy
  • Importance of costs, savings and ROI in purchasing
  • The purchasing strategy in the daily work of buyers
  • How are successful buyers measured?
  • Preparation for negotiations and discussions in purchasing
  • The → EVEREST-Methode® for purchasing and sales
  • Interaction between purchasing and the specialist department
  • Back Door Selling and Maverick Buying
  • The question of power: who has more to lose?
  • Situation and risk assessment before the negotiation
  • Positioning and classification of suppliers
  • Reading the buyers: From body language and demeanour to goals and tactics
  • The different types in purchasing
  • Type-appropriate selling
  • Something is wrong: gaps in the argumentation
  • Bargaining chips and compromises: Where does a deal make sense?
  • Understanding the purchasing department’s reasoning
  • Dealing correctly with knock-down arguments
  • Classical argumentation techniques
  • Manipulation techniques: From well poisoning to the ‘former’ technique
  • The buyers’ bag of tricks
  • Aggressiveness and arrogance
  • Old school tricks
  • Dealing with threats
  • Lessons learnt: what does this mean for sales?

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