Ep. 6 - Procurement is a Profit Center, Not a Favor!
Procurement can be the difference between a struggling design studio and a wildly profitable one - if you stop treating it like a favor and start pricing it like a real service. Sam reveals how her interiors business turned procurement into a profit center, doubled revenue, and built a system that actually protects margin instead of eroding it.
She breaks down why the common 10% to 15% markup model is not worth the stress, how her studio structures procurement in the contract from day one, and why trade sourcing beats retail sourcing almost every time. You’ll hear the exact thinking behind…
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