Training - Contract Management
Let’s be frank – contract management isn’t the most exciting aspect of procurement. After all, who likes paperwork and minutia? Most people don’t. For those in the earlier stage of their career understanding legal jargon can be daunting and negotiating the contract with the supplier, harder still. More experienced professionals might not have even been taught this core skill properly and, with a desire to focus on more exciting activities, try to steer clear of contracts whenever possible.
Robust contracts are a key tool to manage your suppliers and minimise risk. So, like them or loathe them, you need to be good at them. Following some simple steps and with a bit of practice, I’ll show you that contract management isn’t nearly as arduous as you might think.
If you’re a Head of Procurement or Procurement Director you might have different needs. Perhaps you’re unhappy with the low level of spend under contract, the poor accessibility of contracts or that the full contract value isn’t derived. As a Procurement Director I’ve had this challenge myself and have some god ideas of how to help you.
Training - Contract Management
Let’s be frank – contract management isn’t the most exciting aspect of procurement. After all, who likes paperwork and minutia? Most people don’t. For those in the earlier stage of their career understanding legal jargon can be daunting and negotiating the contract with the supplier, harder still. More experienced professionals might not have even been taught this core skill properly and, with a desire to focus on more exciting activities, try to steer clear of contracts whenever possible.
Robust contracts are a key tool to manage your suppliers and minimise risk. So, like them or loathe them, you need to be good at them. Following some simple steps and with a bit of practice, I’ll show you that contract management isn’t nearly as arduous as you might think.
If you’re a Head of Procurement or Procurement Director you might have different needs. Perhaps you’re unhappy with the low level of spend under contract, the poor accessibility of contracts or that the full contract value isn’t derived. As a Procurement Director I’ve had this challenge myself and have some god ideas of how to help you.
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Procurement can add incredible value to your business
but there are a number of fundamental issues...
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Procurement is seen as a poor relation to revenue generating functions like Sales & Marketing
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Procurement savings are seldom great enough
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Sustainability falls to Procurement with insufficient support
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Procurement is bought in too late to the NPD process
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Supply risks aren't fully understood by your business
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Procurement hasn't found the right balance between traditional techniques and digitisation
As a result of this, many procurement teams feel over-whelmed and under-appreciated
The great news is that it doesn't need to be like this
With 20 years procurement experience I can empathise with how you feel. I’ve helped many businesses use breakthrough techniques to deliver sustainable procurement – putting procurement at the heart of your business, delivering amazing value year after year whilst simultaneously being good for the planet.
And now I'm ready to help you
Hello,
I'm Simon Frost, founder of Frost Procurement Adventurer
When it comes to the way I work, my ethos is simple. I don’t just deliver the fish - I also teach people how to catch them. In this way I’ll lock the skills we learn into the DNA of your business ensuring continued benefits well into the future.
I don’t do dull. I don’t use complex jargon or claim phoney cost savings.
I do energy, adventure, hard work and excellent results.
Now I’m ready to help you with your adventure: