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What is strategic agreement? What is the strategic agreement format for purchase and sales?

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Question added by ISHAQ ALI , Senior Accountant , Delta Group (Delta, Okapi Advertising LLC, Grand Radium Technical Services LLC, Al Muhtarefoun LLC)
Date Posted: 2017/02/13
Duncan Robertson
by Duncan Robertson , Strategy Consultant , Duncan Robertson Consultancy

Companies enter into purchase / sale agreements all the time.  ("We will buy from you X widgets per month at Y price, delivery such-and-such, notice for extra/fewer sales will be so-and-so, etc.")    This is great, but it's not a strategic agreement.

A strategic agreement is when the two companies agree to work together at a much deeper level.  They may agree multi-year plan in which the supplier will upgrade its equipment, or establish a joint research and development project to improve quality and reduce costs of the supplied parts, or even open a new factory especially to supply the purchaser.  The businesses come close to depending on each other, although of course they should have a contingency plan in case the relationship (or the other company) fails.

There is no standard format because every such agreement is different.  Any successful strategic agreement will involve close cooperation of production, legal, accounting and other departments.  As with any legal document, the first step is to write down clearly what you want to happen, or what you have agreed.  The lawyers then step in to formalise it.

Soliman Abd  ALmalak Gendy
by Soliman Abd ALmalak Gendy , مدير ادارة مراقبة حسابات , الجهاز المركزى للمحاسبات

Sales strategy csn incl,but are not limited to: a detailed plan of best practices and process set our by management. _There are 2 primary types of sales sales strategies: Inbound and outbound. *In outbound sales, the legacy system of most sales sales teams, companies base their sales strategy on seller actions. *They rely on manually entered data to monitor the sales pipeline and coach their salespeople, and they run sales and marketing independently, creating a disjointed experience for buyers. _In inbound sales, the modern methodology for sales teams companies base their sales process on buyer actions. *Thry automatically capture seller and buyer date to monitor the pipeline and coach salespeople, and they align sales and marketing. _Perchase: *Plan and implement process and procedures for company product purchases. *Develop and execute procurement strategy for purchasing of manufacturing items and raw material. *Analyze vendors *Negot shipping and receiving contracts ensuring on time delivery for critical inventory. *Review purchasing agreement. *Work with vendors to expedited delivery and resolving product issues