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Procurement Secrets Get Your Bids Approved with This! #mrozansonmez #podcast

Name: Procurement Secrets Get Your Bids Approved with This! #mrozansonmez #podcast
Uploaded: 2025-07-27T12:30:18+00:00
Duration: 49 s
Channel: Ozan Sonmez
Description: Ozan Sonmez breaks down how to navigate procurement departments by distinguishing between gatekeepers running a three-bid checklist and actual…

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Ozan Sonmez breaks down how to navigate procurement departments by distinguishing between gatekeepers running a three-bid checklist and actual decision-makers. Ask direct questions to figure out who really owns the problem and has authority to choose.

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Because they usually are. Like, they could be a procurement department that is reaching out to this young company because they have a process that requires them to get three bids and they just got one bid. They want to work with them. And now this procurement leader or manager or assistant, depending on the size of the company, they're just trying to fill out that 1, 2, 3 line. Like, you might be just a checkbox. They may not be 100% honestly open about this, but you ask them the question, what is this about? Do you own the problem? Or are you part of the decision making process that is going to lead us to the problem owner? Like, are you a gatekeeper? What is this that you are actually a.