Purchasing manager's Survival Guide

-- Purchasing, 12/26/2007

The purchasing function has changed dramatically in recent years. There are new pressures and new responsibilities. The Purchasing.com Purchasing Manager’s Survival Guide is the only online resource center that provides buyers with the right information to survive in the ever more complicated procurement jungle. 

Blackbelt Negotiators
Test your negotiating skills by guessing buyers’ strategies in these true negotiations case histories—and then seeing if you’re right.  

Purchasing magazine Salary Survey
The ultimate guide for procurement managers looking to benchmark their salary against their peers. The 2007 update includes links to historical data from years past.
Also see: Purchasing compensation: How to negotiate a higher salary

Strategic Sourcing Case Histories
Do your benchmarking and get best practice examples here in Purchasing.com’s online archive of strategic sourcing or “how they buy” case studies.

Purchasing magazine Medal of Professional Excellence
Learn from the best. Read detailed case studies on best practices by the winners of this one of a kind award for procurement excellence.

How To: Series
Purchasing professionals explain how they implement each of the seven steps in the strategic sourcing process in this series of How To stories based on interviews with working procurement professionals in a variety of industries.  

Supply Chain Manager of the Year
For three years, Purchasing has identified the best supply chain gurus in the business. Read their stories in the online archive.

World Tour
Taking a trip or recruiting suppliers from a new country? Check the World Tour page for a list of practical “Dos and Don’ts” to doing business in overseas markets like China, Brazil or India.

Top CPOs Audiocast Series
The perfect benchmarking tool for the CPO on the go. Download and listen to MP3s of interviews with CPOs from companies in a variety of industries.
Also see: How to speak like a CFO
Also see: Face time: How to win influence with your CEO

Scale Up
Procurement professionals at midmarket companies now have a place to go to find best practice examples from companies their own size.

Academic Resources
Purchasing outlines the schools you should be eyeing for the next generation of supply chain professionals.
Also see: Educational Institutions section of the Useful Sites directory on Purchasing.com

Monday Midday Business Report
Start your week off with the latest information on commodity prices, supply outages and other strategic sourcing information.

Price + Supply Alert
A weekly e-newsletter providing buyers with up-to-the-minute information on price increases, supply chain issues and news stories that procurement professionals need to know.