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Positive Purchasing has attained ISO accreditation for ISO9001 and ISO27001. Read More
Jonathan O’Brien shares negotiation tactics guaranteed to make you a more accomplished negotiator. Read More
We are exhibiting at eWorld Procurement and Supply taking place on 28 February 2023. The theme this year is 'Keeping Procurement Centre Stage: Building a Resilient & Sustainable Future.' Read More
Learn how continuing professional development (CPD) holds the key to individual and organizational success. Read More
Jonathan O’Brien considers a four-step sequence of tactics that procurement professionals can use to handle supplier's price increase demands, minimize their impact and stay in control. Read More
Jonathan O’Brien considers employing the decoy, one of a range of negotiation tactics at your disposal. Read More
Learn how to master negotiations through a mix of skills and knowledge, with an understanding of what happens at a subconscious level. Read More
Positive CEO, Jonathan O’Brien, considers the importance of language during a negotiation, and how tone of voice and phraseology can be used to help drive things in the direction you want. He explores the subtle ... Read More
Cost modelling can generate real advantage for procurement professionals. Antony Fisher of leading spend intelligence specialists Mintec explains how teams can benefit. Read More
Rapport building is a powerful tool in any negotiation, sales pitch or situation in life where we want to secure a positive outcome. It involves being intensely interested in the other party and becoming ... Read More