Rethinking the Top 5 Objections to Engaging Fine Tune in FM Services
As the overseer of your company’s facilities management budget, you’re likely grappling with soaring expenses. Our expense reduction consulting service can help you achieve significant savings, but you may have a few hesitations or concerns. Let’s address five common objections to show why our solution is the right choice for you. [...]
Facilities Management Service Leader Profiles…Which Hat Fits You?
In the dynamic world of facilities management (FM), every leader wears a metaphorical hat that defines their approach, style, and priorities. Whether you’re balancing countless responsibilities, ensuring meticulous compliance, or […]
The Journey to Smarter Indirect Spend: Go Behind the Scenes with Fine Tune
Discover how we help businesses like yours reduce costs in complex indirect spend categories using our step-by-step process and expert guidance. Trust isn’t given. It’s earned. And when it comes […]
Speak Up: A Guide to Talking to Leadership About Indirect Procurement Solutions
The best way to improve indirect spend management is to go to leadership not only with concerns but also with proposed solutions. Category managers spend their days in a whirlwind […]
Whitepaper: Navigating the Complexities of Facilities Management
Facilities management is one of the most complex categories for procurement to manage. It’s a high-visibility, high-stakes category in which governance and compliance pressures continue to mount, and risk management […]
The Unintended Consequences of “Net-Never” Payment Strategies
An accomplished procurement executive recently joked with me that their prior employer’s vendor payment terms were “net-never.” The phrase resonated with me and my team, as we’ve witnessed just how […]
Inflation or padded profits? As suppliers levy excessive price increases, defend your bottom line
It is unmistakably correct that indirect suppliers are viewing real inflation as a margin-grabbing opportunity. What, then, can vulnerable buyers do to defend their bottom lines in these times? [...]
IPCC’s Latest Warning Drives an Urgent Climate Call-to-Action—Join Us in Answering the Call
On August 5, 2021, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 6th Assessment Report on Climate Change. There’s a good chance the report crossed your radar like […]
Tales from the Field: a pest control off-contract spend example
If you are looking for quick wins and cost savings in your pest control expense management category, you must focus on off-contract and out-of-scope spend. The potential savings can be […]
Procurement Foundry Ask Me Anything with Fine Tune – ‘Cliff Notes’ Recap
Fine Tune CEO, Rich Ham, and Procurement Foundry President, Mike Cadieux, recently “chopped it up” (to steal a phrase from Mike) during an engaging Ask Me Anything session, “Tail Spend: […]