Professional Purchasing

Achieve maximum purchasing benefits by being a smart conversation director

  • 4 days (2×2 days).
  • Personal support

* This training is also provided in an open format upon request and with sufficient participation (from 4 participants). 

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Professional Purchasing
€ 840,00 pppd

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Professional Purchasing

4-day training
€ 840,00 pppd

About this training

Smart Leading, Maximum Negotiation: Training for Strategic Purchasing Advantage

Achieve maximum purchasing benefits by being a smart conversation director

Good buyers give their conversation partner the idea that he or she is leading the conversation, but in the meantime they keep a tight rein on themselves. This way they go straight to their goal. During this four-day practice-oriented training you will learn step-by-step how to strengthen your strategic position as a buyer within the company. You will receive immediately applicable skills to manage a purchasing conversation and to complete it with maximum results. You will learn various negotiation strategies and gain insight into the smart conversation techniques of salespeople. This way you know how to refute arguments and turn them to your advantage. The result is a faster, more effective purchasing conversation with maximum benefit for you. By using the right techniques you strengthen your position, authority and power, without jeopardizing the relationship with the supplier.

The training for companies that want to tighten their purchasing policy and maximize their purchasing benefits. 

 

This practice-oriented training, based on decades of experience and proven insights into (behavioral) psychology, will help you to be extra successful in purchasing conversations.

 

For Whom

Minimum 4, maximum 8 participants.

Length of time

This training consists of four training days, divided into 2 two-day sessions with an interval of approximately 6 to 8 weeks.

Support

After completing the training, the trainer is available for online personal support. For example, to briefly discuss practical situations by telephone or email. So nice!

Continue to grow

Upon successful completion of the training, the participant will receive proof of participation in the form of a certificate.

What does this training yield?

After following the training, you will know how to tighten your purchasing policy and maximize your purchasing benefits.

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Provided by the experts at Kenneth Smit

Our trainers and experts bring together knowledge, experience and courage to lead your team to success. With expertise in sales and management, they are fully committed to the growth of your organization. Be inspired and guided by the best in the field.

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Capgemini

Adwin Ploeger

General manager ploughman logistics

"Kenneth Smit's trainer takes our people out of their comfort zone. This has allowed them to develop further in sales, management and communication.”

Pascal Alberts

Head of Akkodis Academy

“The sales training has increased the quality of our customer conversations. This has definitely contributed to achieving our growth ambition.”

Will van Hamersveld

Vice President Sales Capgemini

“As a result of the training program, almost every team member has achieved or even exceeded their sales goals and now works with greatly increased self-confidence.”

  • 4 days (2×2 days).
  • Personal support

* This training is also provided in an open format upon request and with sufficient participation (from 4 participants). 

View open offer
€ 840,00 pppd

Reservations are only possible for companies. Are you a private individual? Please feel free to call us +31 40 251 1337.

Professional Purchasing

Achieve maximum purchasing benefits by being a smart conversation director

Description

Achieve maximum purchasing benefits by being a smart conversation director

Good buyers give their conversation partner the idea that he or she is leading the conversation, but in the meantime they keep a tight rein on themselves. This way they go straight to their goal. During this four-day practice-oriented training you will learn step-by-step how to strengthen your strategic position as a buyer within the company. You will receive immediately applicable skills to manage a purchasing conversation and to complete it with maximum results. You will learn various negotiation strategies and gain insight into the smart conversation techniques of salespeople. This way you know how to refute arguments and turn them to your advantage. The result is a faster, more effective purchasing conversation with maximum benefit for you. By using the right techniques you strengthen your position, authority and power, without jeopardizing the relationship with the supplier.

The training for companies that want to tighten their purchasing policy and maximize their purchasing benefits. 

 

Desired result

As a buyer you want:

  • Buy more confidently, purposefully and with maximum benefit!
  • Stay in control during the purchasing conversation!
  • Have shorter conversations, with faster and better results!
  • A method to immediately reverse manipulative sales techniques!
  • Satisfied internal and external relationships through systematic thinking and action!

This practice-oriented training, based on decades of experience and proven insights into (behavioral) psychology, will help you to be extra successful in purchasing conversations.

 

Learning objectives and topics

The following topics are covered during the training:

  • Recent developments
    Are you aware of the latest purchasing and sales conditions?
  • Behavioral insight
    How do professional salespeople think and act?
  • Ethics
    Do you see through the manipulative conversation techniques of trained salespeople?
  • Questioning and interview techniques
    Are you in charge during the purchasing conversation?
  • Purchasing strategy
    Do you know how you can use the ABC analysis as a management tool in practice?
  • Negotiation strategy
    Which strategy is best to apply with which supplier?

Personal support
After completing the training, the trainer is available for online personal support. For example, to briefly discuss practical situations by telephone or email. So nice!

Length of time
This training consists of four training days, divided into 2 two-day sessions with an interval of approximately 6 to 8 weeks.

Attendees
Minimum 4, maximum 8 participants.

Certificate
Upon successful completion of the training, the participant will receive proof of participation in the form of a certificate.

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