Negotiation Strategies: Beyond the Basics, Optimizing Value
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Seminar #4447
June 4 - 6, 2014
Nashville, TN
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Overview
Supply professionals must aggressively identify and capitalize on opportunities to meet executive management's rising expectations. Strong people skills and the ability to effectively negotiate are crucial requirements. This program starts with essential negotiation elements then builds rapidly to advanced strategies that will change the way you approach negotiations. Throughout, the major focus is on optimizing value through organizational supply chains.
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Who Should Attend
Individuals who would benefit from advanced value-focused negotiation skills and those needing to move beyond negotiation basics to the understanding and application of advanced techniques. This seminar supports negotiators who want the winning advantage within the realm of supply.
You Will Learn...
- Nine key influences on the decision to negotiate
- How to achieve "quantum-leap", "value-adding" results
- How to identify and prioritize the key issues
- Eight target areas when analyzing a critical purchase
- Six critical considerations when structuring a negotiations team
- Five important pre-negotiation checklists
- How to develop strategic negotiation objectives
- How to develop and implement a negotiation strategy
- Seven common sense negotiation tactics
- Advanced negotiation tools and techniques
- Six critical areas for negotiation when structuring a supply agreement
You Will Earn...
21 continuing education hours
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Course Outline
- Understanding the process of negotiation: Understanding the negotiation process; when negotiation is appropriate; and the key influences on whether to competitively bid or negotiate
- Current state analysis: Defining the interests of the parties; understanding the importance of relative buyer/supplier position strength; and how to determine a useful negotiation range
- Market and Industry analysis: Information sources; comparing supplier financials to identify areas for negotiation; evaluating potential suppliers; and reducing the supplier portfolio to the vital few
- Preparation strategies: Developing buyer needs and expectations with a focus on organizational competitive imperatives; when to use a negotiations team; and a useful pre-negotiation checklist
- Implementing negotiation strategy: Understanding supplier expectations; incorporating motivational theory; negotiation tactics and techniques; common rules; a follow-up checklist; and defining a "walk-away" point
- Situation-specific negotiation strategies: Legal issues; negotiating for economies-of-scale; price and cost analysis; understanding supplier costs; cost modeling; using cost behavior in negotiations; identifying hidden supplier profits; negotiating for supplier contribution to buyer organization strategic objectives
- A model for mutually beneficial negotiation
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In order to ensure maximum participation interaction and learning, enrollment is limited.
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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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| One-Day Seminars: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Half-Day Seminars (On-Point): 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
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$1,399.00 |
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