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Procurement professionals are often asked to draft or review contracts without being contract specialists. Once an award is made, the contract decides whether the vendor is bound by its terms or can avoid responsibility. This 60-minute webinar on writing contracts for procurement professionals is taught from a procurement practitioner's perspective, not an attorney's.
You'll cover terms to use when drafting, common definitions, and terms to include and avoid, plus issues with vendor-initiated contracts. A sample contract is reviewed section by section, including payment terms, cancellation, renewals and escalation clauses, and how to arrange sections and attachments.
The session ends with how to manage vendor contracts and avoid common pitfalls.
The terms in a contract can affect both the deal and your employer. This session shows what to watch for in a typical vendor agreement, which terms strengthen your organization's position, which are deal breakers and which are business decisions, and how to avoid being held hostage by an underperforming vendor.
It suits purchasing agents, buyers, procurement and contract officers, account managers, administrators and counsel.
Kenneth Jones has been working in the public and non-profit procurement field for over 30 years. He worked for the New York State Office of Taxation and Finance as a Purchasing Assistant from 1985-87 and left there to work for the University at Albany, SUNY where he served as a Purchasing Agent and in 1999 was the Assistant Director supervising and providing training for the Office of Purchasing and Contracts.
This included proving training for both State procurement and The Research Foundation for SUNY procurement rules and regulations. His previous purchasing experience included procuring commodities, services and construction for the departments on campus. A past Director of the SUNY Purchasing Association, Ken retired from the position of Assistant Director in January of 2014. However he was requested to continue to assist the office through the end of 2014.
Ken worked part time for the SUNY Center for International Development as a Procurement Specialist assisting primarily with their program in Kenya, Africa. Ken has trained many University staff on procurement rules and regulations. He established online ordering processes with vendors ranging from Office supplies to Lab chemicals and continues to provide training in his current position to procurement staff at the University at Albany, SUNY. Ken has presented on various procurement topics both in person and on the Web for over 10 years.
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