Maximizing Procurement Processes | How to Get the Best Value for Your Procurement Needs

(00:00:00) Procurement As a Strategic Advantage: Reframing procurement as value creation in unpredictable markets. (00:01:08) Knowing the Market: How monitoring rates and prices leads to smarter purchasing decisions. (00:01:50) Building Strong Supplier Relationships: Why communication, reliability, and trust matter with your vendors. (00:02:46) Comparing Quotes and RFQs: The importance of comparing requests and quotes to get the best value. (00:03:36) Using Technology to Centralize Data: The benefits of using procurement software to keep track of your company’s importan (00:04:20) Being Proactive vs Reactive: How to plan proactively in your budgets and timelines. Eric Helitzer focuses on building a procurement strategy that consistently delivers real, long-term value. He positions procurement as a strategic advantage that protects budgets, improves timelines, and strengthens project outcomes, especially when material prices and availability fluctuate rapidly. Eric walks through five foundational principles to help teams move from reactive purchasing to proactive planning. From understanding market trends to using technology for cleaner decision-making, he emphasizes how clarity and consistency create leverage. He shows that procurement processes reduce manual work, improve accountability, and position teams to scale with confidence instead of chaos. Chapters [Start] Procurement As a Strategic Advantage: Reframing procurement as value creation in unpredictable markets. 01:08 Knowing the Market: How monitoring rates and prices leads to smarter purchasing decisions. 01:50 Building Strong Supplier Relationships: Why communication, reliability, and trust matter with your vendors. 02:46 Comparing Quotes and RFQs: The importance of comparing requests and quotes to get the best value. 03:36 Using Technology to Centralize Data: The benefits of using procurement software to keep track of your company’s important data. 04:20 Being Proactive vs Reactive: How to plan proactively in your budgets and timelines. Links and Resources SubBase Website Eric Helitzer on LinkedIn Book Your Demo with SubBase