Procurement Says No

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Know your Negotiation LIMITS - Procurement Says No Vids Ep17 Apr 27, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
You are becoming better at negotiation everyday - remember your LIMITS!
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Resistance is futile - Ask Rich & Ed Ep23 Apr 22, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.
In episode 23 we are asked whether you should recruit people who are better than you; if rebates are ever good - even in a chaotic environment; and whether to resist when your business has been taken over and the procurement teams are being merged.
All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.
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Employee Value Proposition - Ask Rich & Ed Ep22 Apr 13, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.
In episode 22 we answer your questions how to retain staff; how to attract staff; whether to start a career in procurement; and whether you should ever trust a recruitment agency.
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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Negotiation - YOU MUST PREPARE - Procurement Says No Vids Ep16 Apr 08, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
The most important step in Negotiation - Prepare!
Don't skip this one!
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The Answer to Everything - war, risk, chicken dinners and weaponised supply chain - Ep42 Apr 01, 2026

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Rich and Ed are riffing about everything - and have THE ANSWER!
Most importantly whether an air rifle or cross bow is better at defending procurement teams from chicken attack drones.
Plus everything you needed to know about procurement; supply chain; risk; AOG; CIPS; buying Chinese chickens; weaponising supply chain; war in the middle east; and AI replacing your procurement role.
And SIG - Sourcing Industry Group or Spectrum is Green (with thanks to Captain Scarlet), and the latest dead member of Motorhead.
And why cats protect you on the toilet.
So get ready to update your supply chain disruption excel spreadsheet.
The only procurement podcast listened to in space. Possibly.
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Negotiation - the rule of if...then - Procurement Says No Vids Ep15 Mar 24, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
The "if then" rule of negotiation.
If you listen to this, then I'll teach you about "if...then."
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This episode includes AI-generated content.

Aggressive recruitment - b e a g g r e s s i v e - Ask Rich & Ed Ep21 Mar 23, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.
In episode 21 we answer more of your questions on recruitment and interviewing - what's the worst question you can be asked; and should you be aggressive and challenging when interviewing?
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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Stepping through negotiation - Procurement Says No Vids Ep14 Mar 10, 2026

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Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
The 6 steps of negotiation. Sometimes it's 4, sometimes it's 8. It's never just 1.
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Be yourself in recruitment - or someone else - Ask Rich & Ed Ep20 Mar 09, 2026

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We get lots of questions from our listener on Procurement Says No. Now you can listen to them all again in our series of mini bite-sized podcast chunks. Like dog food.
In episode 20 we answer your questions on how best to prepare for interviews; why some businesses only like to recruit from their own sectors (mostly because they are stupid); and which job to take - a big job in a big company or a bigger job in a smaller company.
All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
www.procurementsaysno.com
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Speak like a CEO - Procurement Says No Ep41 Mar 02, 2026

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Yes, now you too can speak like a CEO. You can have suppliers, customers, team members and entire financial institutions hanging on your every word.
All you need to do is reach out, touch base, circle back, pivot, fix forward and find a new narrative.
Alternatively, listen to Rich and Ed exploding the myths of this nonsense talk - because CEOs don't really speak like this at all!
And we'll be sharing the secrets of developing a sooper dooper Procurement Vision - full of wordy words.
Plus lots of news of procurement jobs on the chopping block of AI; the first anniversary of the UK Procurement Act (yippee); problems at Ford; Amazon lay offs (bring on enshittification); Canadians get angry; India spends more on killing machines; and tariffs, tariffs, tariffs (again).
Oh, and a competition to win a book (with words and pictures).
With apologies to the Icelandic Tourist Board.
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