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The purchasing manager is not your enemy
Author: Bernard Quancard, president and chief executive officer, Strategic Account Management Association
Velocity Magazine | January 2, 2012
A strategic account manager should view a purchasing/procurement manager or supply chain executive as an ally and potential partner. More and more, purchasing managers are shifting into long-term partnerships with their most strategic suppliers.
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