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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Simon Frost
After 20 years of working across a range of businesses, I noticed that many procurement functions were lacking flair and not performing to their full potential.
My mission is to turbo- charge procurement and supply chain teams to unlock amazing sustainable value.
I saw first hand that the focus of procurement tended to be on short term tactical cost savings taking priority over building long term sustainable value. Basic skills, such as category management, were often lacking, procurement systems didn't always give the ROI they should and sustainability agendas were an afterthought.
As more people began to ask for my advice and help with their organisations, an idea for my own business began to form.
I love procurement. Apart from the thrill of new challenges and the opportunity to create something out of nothing, it’s also a fantastic way to have brilliant adventures, meet amazing people and work with great businesses – whether that’s in India, Tanzania, America or Leeds.
I knew that having my own business would also allow me to do some good in the world by influencing and driving a sustainability agenda within the businesses I help. So I decided to test the water with a day of consultancy for a mango producer. One day turned into 7 years and I’ve not looked back since.
Turbo-charging and training procurement teams to deliver excellent sustainable results is something I want to do for the rest of my working career and I very much hope to work with you on this mission.