Buyer's Toolkit

An Easy-To-Use Approach for Effective Buying
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-7494-7981-7
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 445 g

In order to buy well it is important to understand a few basic principles and apply a series of tools and approaches in given situations. The Buyer's Toolkit distills all the best practice tools for professional buying and negotiating into a simple, jargon-free framework that can be picked up and applied by anyone who buys. The book seeks to transform how individuals view and practise buying so they know when to influence a situation and what to do to buy well. The Buyer's Toolkit has a simple chapter layout, contains graphics and models, and a simple flow of tools through the book with an overarching framework, that glues them together. Covering different buying scenarios, understanding and defining the requirements, choosing the right deal and supplier, negotiation, managing the contract and the suppliers, fixing problems and sustainable buying, this comprehensive guide will help you boost your advantage as a buyer.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Brien, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Einkauf, Logistik, Supply-Chain-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• • Chapter - 01: How to Buy Really Well;
  • Chapter - 02: The Size of the Prize;
  • Chapter - 03: What Stops Us Being Good;
  • Chapter - 04: The 5D Power Buying Process;
  • Chapter - 05: Step 1: Define the Need;
  • Chapter - 06: Step 2: Discover Our Position;
  • Chapter - 07: Step 3: Determine How to Buy;
  • Chapter - 08: Step 4: Securing the Best Deal;
  • Chapter - 09: Step 5: Delivery - Ensuring We Get What We Agreed;
  • Chapter - 10: Getting Good at Power Buying;

Über Autor(innen)

O'Brien, Jonathan
Jonathan O'Brien is the CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd, based in Plymouth, UK. With over 30 years of experience, he has helped equip global organizations to increase their purchasing capability through digital platforms, training, education and working directly with practitioners and executive teams. He is the author of Supplier Relationship Management, Negotiation for Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals, The Buyer's Toolkit, and Sustainable Procurement, all published by Kogan Page.

Jonathan O'Brien is the CEO of the international purchasing consultancy and training provider, Positive Purchasing Ltd. With over 27 years' experience working in purchasing, he has worked all over the world to help global organizations increase their purchasing capability through training, education and working directly with practitioners and executive teams to drive in the adoption of category management and other strategic purchasing methodologies. He is also author of Category Management in Purchasing, Supplier Relationship Managementand Negotiation for Procurement Professionals, all published by Kogan Page.