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How to Be a Better Buyer
You can attend FREE with STAR12 membership - Get more info.
Program Description:
You’re expected to solicit bids ... negotiate for lower costs and better service ... know exactly what should be included in contracts ... and come up with innovative cost-cutting ideas.
Probably the toughest part of your job is trying to squeeze the hours you need out of your busy schedule to keep up with the changes in the purchasing industry.
There’s no question that it’s time-consuming to explore new avenues for finding the best vendors and suppliers ... to keep abreast of the most up-to-date value analysis (VA) techniques ... and to check out current cost-saving ideas.
But now you have the opportunity to learn all this — and more — by attending a unique one-day seminar that will help purchasers (and anyone who makes purchasing decisions) do their jobs better. You’ll return to the office the very next day with new confidence in yourself and your buying decisions.
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Cancellation Details:
If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment, see cancellation details below.
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 STAR12 Gives You Unlimited Access to Live Seminars & Webinars for a Full Year!
STAR12 is the premier training resource professionals go to for the answers they need. STAR12 offers the only complete learning center that combines unlimited, free access to live one- and two-day seminars, webinars, and online training.
When you register for the STAR12 All-Access Training Pass, you’ll get this event — and every event after this — for FREE!* And the best part is, you can get everything the STAR12 pass includes for only $299. Learn more
*You’ll have the option of registering for STAR12 during checkout.
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- The 2 most critical bargaining tools you can use with a supplier
- 3 tip-offs that a prospective supplier’s customer service may be substandard
- The secret to planning — and working within — a budget
- How to get what you need ASAP
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Purchasing agents, purchasing assistants, managers, supervisors, office managers ... anyone who wants to work more successfully with vendors and become even more skilled at buying goods.
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Getting What You Need From Suppliers
- Evaluating delivery, quality, price and service
- How to accurately calculate the Total Cost of Ownership
- Leveraging your suppliers’ product knowledge to your advantage
- 4 ways to evaluate prospective suppliers
- What to do when you must reject an item
- The secret to successful partnering with suppliers
- 2 things you should look for when touring a supplier’s facility
- How to find out if a potential supplier is financially sound
- How to be an even smarter, more confident buyer
Practical Techniques to Improve Your Negotiation Skills
- The universal ethics of purchasing ... do you abide by them?
- Improving your communication skills for working with internal and external customers and suppliers
- How to distinguish between a bargain and a rip-off
- Knowing the legal rights and obligations of both parties in any purchasing transaction
- Understanding warranties and the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code)
- Spotting, handling and stopping scam artists, hustlers and other swindlers
Skills and Techniques to Save You Money
- The secrets of cost reduction
- Obtaining higher quality at a lower price
- How to write quality requirements into a contract ... and why you should
- How to analyze unit prices to make sure you’re really getting the deal you think you are
- What every purchaser needs to know about Terms and Conditions
- Interpreting a salesperson’s lingo and how to counter hard and soft sells
- When it’s late, damaged or lost ... how to retrace your steps and find out what went wrong
- The pros and cons of blanket orders
- 21st-century purchasing: Keeping up with technology
Value Analysis: What It Is and How You Can Sse It to Get the Most for Your Money
- The procurement card: A low tech, common-sense solution to reduced costs
- How to contribute within the concept of a “purchasing team”
- The ins and outs of VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) — is it cost-effective for your company?
- Electronic commerce: Evaluating new technologies for purchasing
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"I find most seminars I attend do not tell me anything I do not already know. This was superb! I learned a lot and the day flew by."
Jun Monchak
Spectrum For Living
"A fast-moving, dynamic seminar with current information that [examines] purchasing 'where the rubber meets the road'."
Court Armstrong
Grant TFW Inc.
"The instructor was very informative and kept my attention well!"
Kevin Puckett
CUI, Inc.
"Everything was presented in a clear manner and easily understood."
Josh England
Utility Trailer Sales
Cole County Commission
"The best, most interesting & down-to-earth conference I've ever been attended."
Kathy Kelley
Secretary
AR-PERSCOM
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Cancellation Details: If circumstances arise that require you to cancel your enrollment in How to Be a Better Buyer, you may substitute another person in your place or receive a credit memo for a future seminar of equal value. Or, you may receive a refund, minus a $10 enrollment processing charge, provided you notify us at least five days before the training. At that time, any additional online training materials included in your registration will be deactivated.
Additionally, if your enrollment included a STAR12 membership, it will also be cancelled at that time. Once you attend How to Be a Better Buyer, or any other seminar through your STAR12 membership, no refunds will be granted.
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