Procurement Says No - Ask Rich & Ed

Written by: Richard Beattie / Ed Cross
  • Summary

  • All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

    Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics.

    So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn!

    Alternatively it's a way of reusing some old content!
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Episodes
  • Ask Rich & Ed Ep2 -Dealing with annoying salespeople
    Feb 18 2025
    All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

    Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics.

    So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn!

    In episode 2 we find out how to introduce procurement to new stakeholder groups; what to do when one supplier's price is sooooo much lower than others in a tender; which is best - keeping an annoying salesperson or a tricky transition to a new supplier; and whether you need CIPS qualifications to progress in procurement.
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    6 mins
  • Ask Rich & Ed Ep1 - Does Procurement ever say yes?
    Feb 17 2025
    All of the procurement questions, all of the time.

    Procurement Says No is probably the world's best procurement podcast - and we get lots of questions from our listeners all around the world, asking for our advice on a whole range of procurementy topics.

    So we thought, let's put all of those questions into a series of mini bite-sized podcasts so you can listen and learn!

    In episode 1 we learn how to negotiate an evergreen contract with annual RPI; whether it's ever right to punch a stakeholder; who is procurement's closest business ally; what advice would we give our graduate selves; and does procurement ever say yes?
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    7 mins

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