This episode focuses on building strong, long-term relationships with suppliers, emphasizing the importance of professionalism, loyalty, and mutual investment. Key strategies include showing up as a professional, being loyal, maintaining consistent business, setting clear expectations, and fostering mutual transparency and shared wins. The discussion highlights the underrated advantage of suppliers in construction and trades, and the need to communicate like a partner, solve problems together, and be easy to work with.

Takeaways

Show up as a professional, not a problem.

Be loyal to your suppliers.

Build relationships that create leverage, trust, and better outcomes.

A strong supplier relationship is built on consistent business and clear expectations.

Mutual transparency and shared wins are key to strong relationships.

Suppliers invest in customers who invest in them.

Communicate like a partner, not a customer.

Solve problems together with your suppliers.

Suppliers are an underrated advantage in construction and trades.

Be professional and easy to work with.

Chapters

Introduction to Supplier Relationships

Building Strong, Long-term Relationships

Key Elements of Supplier Communication

The Underrated Advantage of Suppliers

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