operations

strategic-sourcing

Sourcing strategy and supplier selection — spend analysis, Kraljic matrix, RFI/RFP/RFQ templates, TCO calculations, BATNA negotiation prep, and initial supplier…

Guides purchasing optimization from spend visibility through supplier relationship management. For business owners, procurement managers, and operations leads who manage ongoing vendor relationships and purchasing categories.

Difficulty: beginner
Input: conversation
Output: document
Needs: none
Used by: Operations Manager

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What you get

strategic-sourcing (markdown)

Ask it like this

Run a spend analysis on our IT services category
Classify our top 20 suppliers using the Kraljic matrix
Generate an RFP for cloud hosting migration
Calculate TCO for switching from Vendor A to Vendor B
Prepare a negotiation brief for our logistics contract renewal
Build a quarterly supplier scorecard for our three key vendors
Review this SaaS contract against standard terms
Create a full strategic sourcing plan for our marketing services spend