Chief Buyer Gifts

Chief Buyer - I'm busy dump your card with the others

"I'm busy...dump your card with the others."

Exit - "The receptionist said to see the chief buyer follow the arrows."

'They've certainly got designs on your purse!'

"It's beautiful. I'm just not sure it's $800 beautiful."

Agreeable Noises

The contract was not worth the paper it was written on, which considering the paper was not a good sign.

'In conclusion; our major contract expires tomorrow, we have no idea what we want, and no knowledge of the market, It is time to pass this across to the Procurement Team...'

Every Friday lunchtime procurement managers would gather to boast of the size of bid documents they had received that week.

Karen was delighted that both her large and small suppliers had turned up for her industry day

'The old one fell apart.'

At the CEO Store: 'Third Floor: Loopholes, Scapegoats, Acccounting Irregularities.'

Salesman given 10 minutes under extreme pressure to sell to buyer

"Oh no. It's another death caused by 'economy pack syndrome'!"

Think Small.

'You're the first person to ask for a shopping hour in addition to a lunch hour.'

"Of course you don't need to tell me about your procurement plans for the year ahead. That would spoil the surprise and give us time to deliver value for money and who needs that?!"

"I need one of them and one of them..."

The End of Economic Stimulus is Near!

"Would you mind if I saw him first "

Public Procurement Portal

Arabian Buyer

"I figured my family could use a padded cell. Actually, I just buy toilet paper in bulk."

"We are thinking about what we need. Concentrate on our thoughts and prepare all the procurement documentation..."

'Ah, I see you've taken an interest in our blood plasma TV.'

"This would look great on out wall. . . when it's finished!"

'This weather's really getting me down, Hen.'

"This model is priced higher, but it comes with glow-in-the-dark stars."

Family size, economy size, giant size

"Oh, my. . . Billy is so cute!"

"When I hired you to improve our procurement process I was expecting more than go faster stripes on the strategy document!"

Welcome to Iowa.

"I'm starting to see that you and I have a different understanding of the term 'green procurement' Briggs..."

Art Buyer Running Away with Unfinished Picture.

"Are you sure this is how procurement challenges are resolved?"