With pros and cons on both sides, it is important to fully understand long-term and short-term agreements in the context of specific product or service, the entire market and industry landscape, supplier profiles and, most critically, your business objectives and strategies. For certain categories of indirect spending, such as supplies. B office, prices and options are relatively stable. However, as I said earlier, certain categories, such as information technology, can change rapidly because of innovation, mergers and acquisitions. A multi-year contract, if not carefully negotiated, could ultimately be a liability in depriving the buyer of the flexibility to respond to these changes and evaluate alternatives. For example, after a multi-year contract with a software company is signed, a newer solution with a better fit may emerge or a competitor who wishes to do so can offer more attractive prices and terms. A typical long-term contract focuses on marketing goals that take several months. An important consideration about contract renewal is the duration: do you have to negotiate a long-term or short-term contract? The LAC Group is known for its research and intelligence services in areas such as law and competitive intelligence. We apply the same rigour and expertise in procurement and procurement. The depth of research we can conduct and the resources we bring in this area are a great advantage for our clients in managing expenses. We can monitor and discover news and trends, from the activities of M-A to price repositories, to the motivations of suppliers who affect the prices, conditions and conditions they are ready to offer.

A long-term contract allows you to give more direction to your client and find a long-term plan to ensure that the project is sustainable. In this context, we examine the six main benefits of long-term supplier relationships and effective management of supplier relationships: LTAs can be the most beneficial to strategic and valued suppliers. Long-term relationships create benefits by ensuring stability and security on both sides. Ideally, this encourages the supplier to look for ways to create added value and align more with the buyer`s business objectives and objectives. Of course, the opposite also applies to a supplier, so many suppliers will commit to adopting more modest and/or more flexible pricing models for long-term contracts in order to reduce their risk and risk. By taking into account their margins and interests, you can protect those of your business. Open book policies and negotiated margins (unlike fixed-rate prices) are the logical conclusion of this type or partnership and allow both parties to benefit from market and price volatility. If you can represent how and when you expect your client to receive his ROI, it`s easier for him to invest in your agency. No customer refuses a long-term marketing contract for 10k USD per month if you can show them 10 times roi. Long-term contracts work best if your client is as invested as you are in a strategy. You know the results will take time, but they are willing to invest in the long term and work with your agency on the track. As with any relationship, the strawberry of partnership takes time.

While you want to work with the client as quickly as possible, it takes time to get to know the managers and fully understand the needs and operation of an establishment.