I had the chance to have a drink with the president of Next Level Purchasing\u2019s IT vendor last night. We have an excellent working relationship.<\/p>\n
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He remarked how much of a pleasure it is to work with me and how pleased I communicate with him. I may have shocked him by stating that not every supplier I\u2019ve dealt with will share that view.<\/p>\n
I told him that I communicate as a partner because his company simply does a good job. When they do something and tell us it\u2019s done, it\u2019s really done! We don\u2019t have to QA it for them and tell them to come back to fix this and that. They are committed to getting the job done right the first time.<\/p>\n
Now other suppliers whose work is fraught with errors may not find me so cordial!<\/p>\n
But, fortunately, I\u2019ve gotten pretty good at supplier selection throughout my purchasing career, so I really don\u2019t have any problem suppliers anymore.<\/p>\n
So suppliers, take note: If your purchasing counterparts are less than cordial with you, maybe it\u2019s not because they are unseasoned purchasing professionals who don\u2019t know how to have productive supplier relationships. Maybe it\u2019s because you\u2019re just not good!<\/p>\n
Think about it\u2026<\/p>\n
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