+12 Years of SaaS Sales Experience on How to Bypass Procurement Without Discounting Your Value
Procurement Bypass: The Complete Strategy for Holding the Line During Enterprise Negotiations
đ Introduction
Youâve aligned with the Decider.
Youâve justified the ROI.
Youâve scoped the right solution.
Then Procurement steps inâand tries to rewrite the deal.
The Procurement Bypass module teaches SaaS Sales Reps how to navigate this final mile without surrendering scope, slashing price, or losing executive backing.
Youâll learn how to keep the Decider engaged, protect the original business case, and confidently steer Procurement negotiations without ever losing control.
đŚ Part 1: Donât Let Procurement Rewrite the Scope
Procurement often enters with questions about downgrading or simplifying the package. Learn how to hold the line, re-anchor to Decider-approved goals, and protect what the deal was originally designed to solve.
â Includes role plays with Procurement-driven requests to âjust simplify the packageâ or ârevisit pricing.â
đŻ Part 2: When Procurement Pretends to Be the Buyer
Sometimes Procurement acts like they are the Decider. This section shows you how to respectfully reassert executive alignmentâwithout creating conflict or sounding political.
â Includes role plays with Procurement overriding pricing decisions and pushing their own agenda.
đ° Part 3: Protect the Close from the âLast-Minute Discountâ Trap
Deals get derailed in the final stretch when reps cave to urgency-based pressure. Learn how to counter take-it-or-leave-it discount ultimatums by re-engaging the Decider and reinforcing the ROI they already approved.
â Includes role plays with Procurement issuing âsign now at 20% offâ pressure and budget-based stall tactics.
đ What Youâll Learn:
- The Procurement Bypass Framework:đš Preempt the Driftđš Re-Engage the Deciderđš Anchor to Impact
- How to challenge pricing pushback without being confrontational
- How to loop Deciders back in without escalating the situation
- How to defend scope and value without negotiating against yourself
Whether your deal is being re-priced, delayed, or stripped down, this course gives you the tools to close with confidenceâand the conviction to protect the deal you earned.
đ§ Bonus: Includes podcast-backed role plays so you can hear how real reps hold the line without losing the deal.
// Michael Feichtner
Learn how to navigate Procurement without discounting your deal. The Procurement Bypass module teaches SaaS Sales Reps how to protect scope, re-engage the Decider, and defend value when Procurement enters late-stage negotiations. Youâll get the language, strategy, and confidence to hold the lineâwithout losing momentum. â Ideal for reps closing enterprise deals with Decider alignment already in place. â Includes live role plays and a repeatable 3-part framework: Preempt the Drift â Re-Engage the Decider â Anchor to Impact. Close strong. Donât cave.