A should-cost model provides procurement professionals with the most powerful means to negotiate, for example, the price of aluminum per pound. This becomes possible because should-cost models break down all […]

Communicating commodity volatility with executive members remains a key function of the procurement organization. Without it, executive teams don’t have the information needed to make critical decisions. Read to understand […]

For new procurement professionals or those that have the exciting responsibility of managing a metals category for the first time, this brief on the 5 best practices of metal-based sourcing […]

What are the common ways that metal service centers and mills are taking advantage of procurement managers? Know these commonly used pricing tactics and how to counter them.

Have an upcoming negotiation for 304 stainless steel? Need to know the specific copper price per pound? Read to understand how service centers will negotiate things like the aluminum price, […]

Some may argue that timing purchases appears speculative. Spot buying, however, also means speculative buying! Understanding a metal’s short term and long term price trend allows buyers to alter strategies […]