{"id":2121,"date":"2006-02-06T19:58:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-06T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2006\/02\/06\/vendor-negotiations\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T08:15:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:15:24","slug":"vendor-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/vendor-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendor Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that you have enjoyed the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/news\/purchasing-articles\/vendor-negotiations\/\">Vendor Negotiations: Timing Is Everything<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was fun to be able to incorporate a Steeler Super Bowl moment into an edition of PurchTips within about a day of their victory. As I say, \u201ctiming is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a little behind on my work from reading all of the Super Bowl articles this morning, so I\u2019m not going to blog much to add to the article. I think that, by reading the article, it\u2019s clear that you always have to ask yourself \u201cIs this the right time?\u201d before utilizing any significant vendor negotiation tactic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/individuals\/membership\/\">Become a member<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0of one of the world\u2019s largest procurement associations today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Recommended Reading<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/products\/7-steps-for-negotiating-optional-procurements\"><span class=\"s4\">7 Steps for Negotiating Optional Procurements<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/products\/8-bad-negotiation-assumptions\"><span class=\"s4\">8 Bad Negotiation Assumptions<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/course\/view.php?id=41\"><span class=\"s4\">Championship-Caliber Negotiation Preparation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/course\/view.php?id=42\"><span class=\"s4\">Creative Negotiation for Buyers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><span class=\"s4\">Incorporating Value-Driven Procurement Into Negotiations<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/course\/view.php?id=44\"><span class=\"s4\">Making the Right Negotiation First Impression<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><span class=\"s4\">Negotiation Checklist<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/course\/view.php?id=32\"><span class=\"s4\">Negotiation No-No&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/course\/view.php?id=10\"><span class=\"s4\">Powerful Negotiation for Successful Buying<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lms.nextlevelpurchasing.com\/\"><b>NLPA Learning<\/b><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>:<\/b>\u00a0Looking for authoritative procurement templates, tools, webinars, and more? 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