Managing and winning tough purchasing negotiations

Blended learningMost of your purchasing negotiations prove successful but you are aiming for 100% success.
You know attitude and method are pivotal in negotiation meetings.
Situational intelligence and emotional management will take you to the next level, even in the toughest conflicts!

Course objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

 

  • identify and use purchasing negotiation best practices in all circumstances 
  • succeed with their purchasing negotiations by using the entire register of emotions 
  • identify suitable behaviours and put them into practice

Programme

The training programme:

 

Context-type 1 — every day (basic negotiation situation)

  • The impact of emotions 
  • A simple situational audit to define your negotiation strategies 
  • Organising the negotiation process — the 6 Cs principle 
  • Identifying perception modes

 

Context-type 2 — ongoing negotiation

  • Reducing the influence of beliefs and judgements that limit the buyer’s behaviour 
  • Using informal exchanges 
  • Asking questions and making cases effectively 
  • Using verbal, para-verbal and non-verbal communication

 

Context-type 3 — functioning under pressure

  • Mentally preparing for a meeting with high stakes
  • Assessing the situation objectively 
  • Cementing your arguments 
  • Developing assertive reflexes

 

Context-type 4 — conflict

  • Controlling emotions associated with sudden reactions 
  • Investigating the motivations and actual intentions of those involved 
  • The tools to unlock a difficult negotiation meeting 
  • Defusing an aggressive situation

 

Context-type 5 — international environment

  • Identifying and taking account of the place of emotions in a culture 
  • Analysing the major components of a culture 
  • Taking account of the methodological details of international negotiation 
  • Developing your flexibility and moving your markers

e-Learning modules

e-Learning modules you will receive with this course:

 

  • Impact of emotion in purchasing 
  • Structuring your argument 
  • Buying negotiation: analysing the situation 
  • Understanding the salesman 
  • Conflict in purchasing

Course duration

2 days + 5 e-learning modules

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at:

 

Purchasing portfolio managers and purchasing team members



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    Cegos have provided us with an experiential framework that we are successfully using to further develop and enhance the capabilities of our Quality Professionals around the world....

 

20/05/2011
Global Quality & Risk Director