CIPS Related Exams
L4M5 Exam
Maria is a professional services category buyer within the National Health Service. Due to severe financial budget cutbacks the National Health Service is facing, the procurement team has been tasked with achieving cost savings so that funding available can be spent on patient care. Maria plans to achieve savings with one of her collaborative suppliers. Which negotiation approach should she undertake?
Which of the following are tools that help procurement visualise cost breakdowns of products and services purchased from supplier?
1. Spend candlesticks
2. Spend tree
3. Aggregate expenditure model
4. Spend waterfall
A skilled negotiator will use a range of questioning techniques. If they wish to explore options with the other party without making any formal commitment, which style would they use?