I will be in Las Vegas this week at the ISM Indirect Conference, and with Las Vegas also known as Sin City, I thought it would be fun to look back at some old Art of Procurement episodes and come up with a list of 10 sins of procurement!
Now, frankly, there are a lot more than 10! However, I had to stop somewhere! These are inspired by my own experiences, and the guests that we have had on the show. I kept them to what I think are our day to day dealings with suppliers and stakeholders rather than looking at it from an organizational design perspective.
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“How many times did you invite suppliers that you did not award the business to, and then inform them about it with a quick voicemail, or a standard 1 line email, or worse still not at all. This is the equivalent of a recruiter never getting back to you after an interview, and we know how frustrating that is, after the effort that goes into the interview process, and the decisions that you have put on hold waiting for an answer.”
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why I believe the following are ten procurement sins:
- Lack of alignment
- Price over cost and value
- Not providing feedback to down selected suppliers
- Not telling suppliers they are failing until you are past the point of no return
- Being a policeman, not a facilitator
- Thinking our job is done when the contract is signed
- Assessing risk based only on a financial health check
- Not helping suppliers resolve payment issues
- Using power dynamics and game theory to get what you want
- Procurement math
Links and Resources:
- Subscribe to The Art of Procurement.
- Philip Ideson on LinkedIn.
Thanks for Listening!
