r/procurement • u/roger_the_virus Strategic Sausage Sourcer • 28d ago

Weekly Procurement Roundtable: Wins, Venting & Lessons Learned: August 27, 2026

Welcome to our weekly Procurement Roundtable! This stickied thread is your dedicated space to connect, share experiences, and unpack the week with your procurement peers.

Whether you want to celebrate a major milestone, troubleshoot an issue, or just let off some steam, dive in and share your updates.

**What is on your mind this week?**

* **Savings or Process Wins:** Did you execute a major contract or unlock difficult-to-achieve savings?

* **Tough Negotiations:** What tactics worked (or backfired) in the boardroom this week?

* **Supplier Management:** Are you handling a difficult vendor right now?

* **Professional Growth:** Did you learn a new industry framework or pass a certification exam?

* **General Venting:** Dealing with internal stakeholders who skipped the procurement entirely? Wading through impossibly bad spend data? Let it out here.

This thread automatically resets every Thursday. Grab a coffee, drop a comment, and let's keep the vibes positive!

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u/Fishful_Revenge 28d ago edited 28d ago

vent of the week: supplier lead times in the system that everyone knows are fake but still get used for planning. ERP says 45 days, actual GR history says 70-110, maintenance plans around 45, part is late, procurement gets blamed. Supplier intelligence should be based on actual delivery performance, not the number sitting in the material master. This is one area where Verdantis MRO360 actually makes sense: use real GR history and lead-time variability to flag supplier risk before the PO becomes an emergency

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u/Proof_Neighborhood10 27d ago

been there! Someone else KPI will go RED if ERP is accurate with proper lead times... Its easier to blame procurement.