Episodes
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More Negotiation Gambits - get them here!
Limiting authorityTake it or leave itSplit the differenceEnjoy the silenceBetter negotiation!
Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube (shorts) in full glorious video.
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We get lots of questions from our listener(s) 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 28 we answer all your techy IT type questions:
How to go to market with a complex IT service made up of 7 existing different contractsRenewing design software to avoid in-built inflationary increases When to use an IT reseller rather than a prime contractor
All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.
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Missing episodes?
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Negotiation Gambits - get them here!
Good cop/Bad copThe FlinchThe NibbleHigher authorityBetter negotiation!
Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
Now sponsored by www.KodiakHub.com. Smartipants.
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Procurement Says No is now sponsored by Kodiak Hub - The SRM suite that makes you super smart. With a nicely fitting suit. www.KodiakHub.com
In episode 45 Rich and Ed have a super dooper packed podcast - including some exciting World Cup procurement facts to share; techy news from Zip (cutting and pasting is bad); Coupa (buying everyone but not necessarily integrating them); Google (a lovely review of your favourite podcast); Berrow's Beige procurement book (yes, beige); and our very own AI procurement bot - COMING SOON.
And we said we'd never do politics, so have lots to discuss and rant about including:
NHS carbon procurement targets and value-based procurement guidelinesUK defence industry enquiry stuffEU defence procurement easing and harmonising (what?)UK buys Russian fuel shockSo does EU shockUS economic growth and slavery tariffsAND we have another Secret Buyer - this time buying luxury goods in Edinburgh.
AND we have the welcome return of Ask Rich & Ed - where we help our listener(s) negotiate with Trump on bombs and peace; and what to if your job is all about carbon reduction but your company is producing 120,000,000 plastic bottles which end up dumped in the sea.
So much to talk about, so little time until the end of the World Cup, and indeed world (unless peace break out).
GOAAAALLLLLLL.
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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 26 we answer questions which will help you do everyday things ever betterer, by applying procurement know how and genius.
How to get the best deal on a holidayHow to get a better deal when buying a houseHow to get a less worse deal when buying a car
All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.
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Negotiation - know your BATNA!!!
Do you know what your BATNA is - and what it isn't?
Better negotiation!
Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
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Procurement Says No is sponsored by the power of Kodiak Hub's darker sense of sourcing humour; so we thought we better get Kodiak Hub's Chief Powerpoint Maker Sam Jenks on the podcast to tell us all about their suite of SRM tools.
This time we ask the questions, such as:
What was the inspiration behind Kodiak Hub?Is SRM the poor cousin to sourcing?What do customers need to look for in an SRM solutionHow easy is Kodiak Hub to implement on a scale of TikTok to SAP?Does Kodiak Hub need implementation support costing $millions?How many species of bear can Sam name, and what is his favourite bear character?What is Einstein's second theory of relativity?It's rare to get those last two questions in any single podcast.
So, everything you need to know about Kodiak Hub's angle on SRM in a carefully crafted podcast of loveliness.
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Negotiation - we're still in the bargaining phase.
Here are the mechanical stages of a true bargain.
Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
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We get lots of questions from our listener(s) 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 25 we just have one question - but it's a big one!
What strategy should you adopt in negotiating on tariffs with Donald Trump?
Not warfare, that comes later!
All of the procurement questions, all of the time. Woohoo.
www.procurementsaysno.com
Now sponsored by Kodiak Hub. The SRM suite that makes you smarter.
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Procurement Says No is now sponsored by Kodiak Hub - The SRM suite that makes you smarter. Not with a shirt and tie or fancy blouse; no - smarter as in intelligent.
In episode 43 Rich and Ed have so much procurement based news, we have become a news channel for procurement professionals. It's basically all of the procurement news, including:
AI automation surges; CIPS pulse survey excitement;The challenge to the “most financially significant procurement process in UK history”;Proxima's incredible procurement themes for 2026 (you'll be amazed); EU public procurement to be simplified shock;Not one, but two book reviews;And Kodiak Hub's CRO names many different species of bearIt's all so exciting you'll be massively off the pace if you miss out.
P.S. We're using the procurement space cats image on this episode just because we like it.
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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 24 you ask
Which will work best in South East Asia - a centralised or decentralised procurement organisation?Where does Procurement responsibility start and end?Is everything negotiable?All of the procurement questions, all of the time.
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Negotiation - it's the bargaining phase.
I love a bargain.
Another video which we said we'd never do. Except this is audio only.
They're on TikTok and YouTube in full glorious video.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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. -
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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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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