Sorry folks, but it is TRUE. For the sell-side account manager, her/his role in post-award contract management is more fully defined, recognized and valued by the supplier because it is in essence a customer satisfaction function. Buying companies tend to overlook the...
Performance negotiations Back-and-forth conversations to reach an agreement when the customer and the supplier do not see eye-to-eye on the solution to the performance issue. An organization’s willingness to negotiate is—at some basic level—a confession of mutual...