The Procurement Guy

Sharing expertise from working @ multiple $10B public manufacturing companies to pre-IPO tech startup

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@SecretCFO lol, I mentally included after all the verys

This is a good one. Fee structure vs their normal take would be interesting to understand

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@SecretCFO Then did they check and see they were $500M over plan?

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@randomrecruiter Personal feels so cheap with the $100 plans

Business APIs are crazy expensive tho

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

The article:

https://t.co/jZZKJirv48

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

This has me believing less in the AI-pocolypes

Engineering rate cards are increasing

Senior AI, Java, and infrastructure roles are seeing 12%+ escalation on net-new Q2 engagements.

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@ConnorAbene You feel luckier when you set the long term horizon

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

I HATE this practice

No better way to ruin a business relationship that bringing a huge, unbudgeted true up invoice

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@Mjohnstone68 Biggest hurdle at most companies is getting the legal folks on board. Many seem to catch on to the pressure now!

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

Even legal teams are getting into spend analytics

https://t.co/9LLR4BLzth

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

AI and Power are still all the talk. Here's the build up & the actions for CFOs and procurement leaders

1) Re-underwrite AI TCO with explicit power and grid assumptions
2) Treat utilities and CSPs as joint planning partners, not vendors
3) Negotiate for structural optionality, not just price

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@SMB_Attorney I’ve also been playing around with it a bit more. It’s quicker for sure

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

ISM Prices Index hit 82.1 in May. Steel, aluminum, and tariffs named by 18% of respondents as active cost drivers

Then the White House cut equipment tariffs to 10% for anything built with 85%+ U.S. steel

Getting tough to follow, but xapex sourcing decisions and tariff outcomes are now the same decision

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@mattmireles That’s the kind of man you learn drive from. Sorry for your loss Matt

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@ashleevance Sorry for your loss @ashleevance . Sounds like a he was great man

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

@RaminNasibov @elonmusk Civilization

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

Corporate office footprints are down 18% among large occupiers actively cutting

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

Going with the lowest $ quote - plumbing version

[Economics and Agriculture @Agrieconom]

Professional plumbing repair tips

[The Procurement Guy @CostCutPro]

Engineering and technical jobs are getting tougher to fill. I didn’t call this one