Purchasing school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

Negotiating is for some sheer misery. However, negotiation skills are critical whether selling products or services, purchasing supplies and materials, negotiating salary and job requirements or obtaining internal resources for project support. With skill and practice, facilitating a collaborative negotiation that leaves all participants victorious is achievable. This negotiation skills workshop develops the skills participants need to drive mutual victory.

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN.
First and foremost, learn how to select, engage and manage the best suppliers in the world.
You will learn the skills needed to avoid the two most common and expensive errors committed by far too many unaware buyers. You will also receive solid and practical advice on how to shop the world for the lowest overall cost, yet the best available sources of goods.

Many firms, using these techniques, have reduced material costs on an average of 20%. Even greater saving...

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You will learn what is the purchasers’ primary responsibility. Amazingly, most people are surprised by this. Learn the limits of your authority. You will learn what tools are available to the purchaser and the skills on how to use them most effectively. Learn to avoid the most common and expensive errors committed by far too many unaware buyers. You will also receive solid and practical advice on how to shop the market for the lowest overall cost (not price), yet how to find the best availa...

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This seminar shows the new Planner the steps each Planner needs to go through to be an effective Buyer-Planner. The seminar has three main objectives, which are:
1) To understand principals, concepts and definitions of terms that are employed by planners in the management and control of inventories.
2) To obtain a working knowledge of the processes employed in the control and management of inventories, enhanced by the instructor’s working experiences.
3) Application of the principl...

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Basics for Buyers - Purchasing for the Newly Appointed Buyer. Especially valuable for the Buyer with less than three years of experience. Chocked full of tips, sample letters to suppliers, internal forms and great ideas for buyers that want to work more successfully with suppliers. A one-day seminar designed to help the buyer perform his/her duties in a more efficient and cost saving manner. A major emphasis is placed on the importance of the purchasing function. The seminar manual includes purc...

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