Tag: Procurement Management
Procurement: The Unsung Hero of Project Success
The Vendor That Almost Sank Us Picture this: a tight deadline, a critical hardware delivery, and a vendor who swore they’d deliver. Two days before go-live, they ghosted us. No parts, no answers—just panic. We scrambled, found a backup supplier, and pulled it off, but the stress shaved years off my life. That day, I…
The Art of Negotiation in Project Procurement: Building Bridges, Not Barriers
The Day I Almost Lost a Vendor (and Learned to Negotiate) It was a high-stakes project with a tight budget, and I needed a key vendor to cut their rates—by a lot. I went in hard, pushing for the lowest price. They pushed back, threatening to walk. Panic set in. Then, I shifted gears: instead…
