Thought Leadership
PMMS…innovating leading edge purchasing concepts and
developing practical, sustainable solutions…for over 30 years
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Tools and Techniques | Brochures | Publications | Articles | Forums
Our culture focuses on innovation, pragmatism and collaboration. We have never been followers of procurement fashion but have chosen to develop our own tools and techniques to tackle challenges, appropriate to each need and each organisation.
PMMS tools and techniques
Strategic Procurement
is the development of ways of approaching and interacting with the supply market, taking into account not only the present situation but also how it might develop in the future.
It is based on the belief that buyers can determine and change the supply market within which they function.
Supply Positioning
Supplier Preferencing
Market Management Matrix
Procurement Marketing
Structured Approach to Strategic Purchasing (SASP)
Outsourcing – risk assessment
Outsourcing – dilemmas
Procurement Strategy
is concerned with identifying, selecting and implementing an overall change programme designed to place the procurement process at the heart of a business so enabling it to make the maximum contribution to corporate profitability while gaining a commercial edge. It is the foundation on which strategic procurement is based.
The Parkin Wheel
Centre Led Action Network (CLAN)
Benchmarking – purchasing excellence
Benchmarking – best practice
Procurement Remuneration Benchmarking
Negotiation
As the business climate progressively becomes more volatile and demanding, those who succeed know how to negotiate.
Negotiation – pricing strategy
Negotiation – supply positioning
Publications
PMMS consultants have written a number of well respected books and practical handbooks about purchasing and negotiation.
Articles
Our brochures and flyers provide an overview of our offerings.
Brochures
Our brochures and flyers provide an overview of our offerings.
Forums
PMMS has hosted a number of prestigious Forums with the aim of creating a stimulating environment in which to discuss key purchasing issues facing the profession.
