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Next Level Purchasing has launched the Next Level Purchasing Association Podcast to help you learn more about purchasing and supply management.

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    • Mar 13, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Procurement Strategy Do's & Don'ts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2012 29:44


    Procurement strategies often fail. This podcast contains tips for successful procurement strategies.

    What eSourcing Is & How To Get Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2011 29:44


    eSourcing, the process of obtaining bids from different suppliers via a single online portal, has many benefits. Learn the benefits of eSourcing and how to get started today.

    Supplier Management: Make It Strategic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2011 33:13


    If you are considering implementing a supplier management process at your organization, you may wonder where to start and what metrics to choose. It's critical to begin strategically because early decisions are the foundation for all future supplier management work.

    Supplier Insurance Best Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2011 40:03


    Supplier insurance requirements vary between companies, but there are two main reasons why companies require supplier insurance. Consider these points in determining supplier insurance requirements.

    Using A Should Cost Model In Negotiation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2011 17:26


    When buying custom items that only one supplier can make, using a should cost model is one way of determining fair pricing. This podcast gives tips for making accurate should cost models.

    T http://www.feedvalidator.org E Management: Procurement's Domain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2010 29:28


    Travel and expense (T http://www.feedvalidator.org E) management has traditionally been handled outside of the procurement department. Follow these tips for better T and E management.

    Sourcing Problems In A Slow Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2010 30:52


    Today's economy presents many sourcing problems for both purchasers and suppliers. Learn the sourcing problems many purchasers are experiencing in today's economy and how to handle them.

    The Finer Points Of Strategic Procurement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2009 30:52


    Top management is counting on you to deliver better procurement results, but do you really know the finer points of strategic procurement. Learn secrets for ensuring that your procurement activities are more successful.

    Are You Chief Procurement Officer Material?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2009 22:01


    If you think that simply doing a "good job" will get you promoted to higher and higher procurement positions until you reach the CPO level, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise. There are certain characteristics that make you "CPO material."

    Cost Reduction Ideas (Beyond Sourcing)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2008 34:01


    When companies seek to reduce their expenditures on goods, they often try to source new suppliers. There are several ideas for achieving cost reductions without switching suppliers.

    Procurement Technology Success Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2008 17:59


    Procurement technology helps accelerate business improvements. The key to convincing senior management to invest in procurement technology is showing them a return on investment.

    Global Strategic Sourcing Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2008 27:10


    Because of the differences between domestic and global strategic sourcing, you need the right skills, knowledge, and tools to successfully source globally. This podcast discusses some of the most important global strategic sourcing tools.

    Green Procurement: Let's Get Started!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2008 23:32


    Green procurement is quickly becoming a bigger focus in purchasing. Purchasing departments are looking for better green procurement processes in order to reduce their company's carbon footprint.

    Cost Savings: From Potential To Actual

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2008 22:35


    Many times, the cost savings estimated at the beginning of a contract exceeds the amount that you actually save. This failure to achieve cost savings potential is called "leakage" and poses a threat to the credibility of purchasing professionals and departments.

    Skillfully Managing Supplier Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2008 19:27


    One of the keys to maximizing the positive impact of a supplier relationship is "getting your own house in order." In other words, if your own systems, processes, and people are not up to par, you can adversely affect the supplier's performance.

    Purchasing Resume Perfection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2008 41:50


    Your resume (or CV) can either help you greatly increase your salary or hinder your career advancement. Here's how to achieve the former with your resume.

    Buyers Ask: What Is Market Intelligence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2008 25:32


    Conducting Market Intelligence can reduce risk, increase savings, improve decision-making, discover new suppliers, new capabilities of existing suppliers, and countries where capable suppliers can be found. Hargraves says it can also help you gather data on supplier financial viability and business continuity, build cost models for use in negotiations, and find early warnings for supply market changes.

    Doing Better Business With Small Suppliers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2007 23:13


    Small suppliers do have certain advantages such as fewer channels to go through to get responses and sometimes even lower cost due to less overhead. But you also need to understand that small suppliers can cause big problems when they perform poorly. Three precautions I recommend taking with a new, small supplier are: investigate the supplier's history, evaluate the supplier's capacity, and don't pay 100% up front.

    Purchasing, Social Responsibility, and Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2007 24:45


    Socially responsible purchasing is a hot trend these days but there's one topic that's been sorely missing from every set of socially responsible purchasing guidelines I've seen. I'll break new ground and give you a glimpse into the future of socially responsible purchasing by addressing the missing topic of animal welfare.

    What Is Supply Chain Optimization? - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2007 26:28


    When you encounter situations with lots of constraints and complexities, it becomes quite challenging to figure out the best supplier selection. For these types of situations, some purchasing departments utilize supply chain optimization technology to support their decisions.

    What Is Supply Chain Optimization? - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2007 31:11


    When you encounter situations with lots of constraints and complexities, it becomes quite challenging to figure out the best supplier selection. For these types of situations, some purchasing departments utilize supply chain optimization technology to support their decisions.

    Supplier Diversity Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2007 25:02


    As corporate social responsibility becomes more widely discussed, more organizations are asking purchasing departments to increase supplier diversity spend. But supplier diversity programs have unique challenges.

    Spend Analysis: Whatcha Looking For?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2007 5:02


    Simplified, spend analysis is the systematic review of historical purchase data. The output of a spend analysis is a summary of purchases by various variables, such as category, supplier, and/or business unit. The primary reason for conducting spend analysis is to identify opportunities for cost savings.

    Should Purchasing Manage The Warehouse?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2007 17:58


    Whether they are happy about it or not, it is becoming more and more common for purchasing professionals to be made responsible for management of the warehouse. Therefore, do not be surprised if warehouse management is added to your list of responsibilities in the near future. To prepare for this trend, we wil explore the similarities between purchasing and warehouse management.

    Office Supplies Sourcing Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2006 26:26


    We’ll be exploring best practices in sourcing something that just about every organization purchases and some organizations spend millions of dollars on – office supplies! We'll discuss some of the hidden challenges and secrets to success of office supplies sourcing.

    Is Contract Management A Critical Process?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2006 5:01


    A good contract management process ensures that both the buying organization and the supplier fulfill all of the obligations that they agreed to in signing a contract. It also helps the buying organization achieve all of the benefits it expected to when contracting with a supplier.

    Demystifying Group Purchasing Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2006 23:57


    Instead of a purchasing department sourcing for a category of goods or services to establish a favorable contract with a supplier, joining a GPO will give that purchasing department access to an existing contract with favorable pricing and terms. Purchasing departments join GPO’s primarily for savings. By combining its spend with that of other companies, a purchasing department gets the buying power and leverage of a much larger organization.

    Supply Chain Technology: What's Next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2006 32:45


    In the late ‘90’s, the field of supply chain technology exploded with new innovations such as eProcurement, reverse auctions, and more. The bursting of the dot-com bubble slowed the pace of innovation but, in 2006, we are seeing the return of innovative technology in the supply chain field as well as the Internet in general. We will explore three emerging supply chain technology innovations: software delivery, community intelligence, and buyer-supplier collaboration.

    Suppliers' Secrets For Negotiating With Purchasing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2006 41:06


    What do your suppliers think when negotiating with you? We identified several negotiating principles for purchasing managers.

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