Entire Agreement Clause in Procurement: Why It Matters and How It Links to Battle of Forms
An entire agreement clause defines what belongs in the contract. Learn how procurement can use it, where it fails, and how it connects to battle of forms.
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Explore advanced level procurement topics designed for buyers who have are past the basic level and are ready for more. Dive deep into complex sourcing strategies, supplier risk management, cost optimization techniques, and advanced contract negotiations to enhance procurement departments performance.
All advanced posts are an integrated part of the program Tactical Buyer role – Advanced level Certificate.
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Supplier Contract Termination: What Buyers Need to Know About Termination Clauses
Learn how buyers should manage supplier contract termination, including termination clauses, notice periods, cure periods, termination for cause, termination for convenience, and exit planning.
Competence Development for Buyers: How to Build an Individual Development Plan in Procurement
Learn how to create a development plan for a buyer using competence assessment, gap analysis, LHTS training roadmap, and the Input – Reflect – Act microlearning principle.
Make or Buy Decision in Procurement: How Buyers Support Strategic Business Choices
Learn how procurement supports make or buy decisions through strategy, risk assessment, supplier market analysis, TCO, and senior buyer judgment.
Liquidated Damages in Procurement: Remedies, Risk and Contract Clauses
Learn what liquidated damages mean in procurement, how they relate to remedies, supplier delay, risk mitigation and contract management.
Business Contingency Planning in Procurement: How Buyers Reduce Supplier Disruption Risk
Business Contingency Planning in procurement helps buyers reduce supplier disruption risk. Learn how BCP connects to RFQ, supplier qualification, contracts, supplier management and procurement policy.
Procurement Processes, Methods and Tools: How PMT Supports Procurement Strategy
In procurement, many problems are not caused by lack of effort. They are caused by missing, unclear, outdated, or poorly connected Processes, Methods and Tools. A buyer may know what needs to be done, but not have a clear process to follow. A tactical buyer may understand the category, but not have a structured method for…
Selecting an E-Sourcing Tool Provider: Why Adoption Matters More Than the Provider List
In procurement, selecting an e-sourcing tool provider often starts with the wrong question: “Which provider should we choose?” A better question is: “How will we get buyers, stakeholders, and suppliers to actually use the tool in real sourcing work?”
Procurement Transformation: Moving Up the Procurement Maturity Ladder
This article explains procurement transformation from an advanced procurement-management perspective. It connects Stéphane Morel’s practical transformation insights with procurement maturity thinking, including the maturity ladder often associated with Van Weele’s development of the purchasing function.
Risk Management Practices in Procurement: How to Keep Supplier Risk Under Control
A supplier may first look stable, but later show signs of capacity constraints, financial pressure, quality issues, weak delivery performance, technical limitations, compliance gaps, or dependency on fragile sub-suppliers. For a procurement manager, the challenge is not only to react when something goes wrong. The challenge is to keep track of supply chain risk in a structured way before the risk becomes a business problem.