Saying yet again how expensive steel is right now would probably be just as welcome as hitting you over the head with a great big mallet. Bonk. The truth hurts. Until supply catches up with the demand, steel will be outrageously pricey. Saving money wherever you can is the wise way to do business right now. Fortunately, we have all the surplus steel you could possibly need, and at great prices. You&#;re welcome to browse around in the yard or send us a request for a quote on whatever you need. If we don&#;t have it, we&#;ll get it for you. So, there&#;s that problem solved. Which brings us to the next one: What to do with your excess budget now that you&#;re saving money on surplus steel. We humbly submit a few ideas that might just help you get by in these trying times.
You know if you&#;re financially struggling right now, your workers are, too. Just remember they have a choice about where to work, and right now, a lot of America&#;s workforce is leaving businesses that don&#;t consider their needs. What better way to spend that excess budget after saving money on surplus steel than to let your team know how much you appreciate them? You could do this in several ways that won&#;t dip too deeply into your company pockets.
You know your employees well enough to choose the right rewards. And even if spending the money stings a bit, nothing hurts worse than losing a good team member to a competitor.
Saving money on surplus steel could give you the additional funds you need to make significant improvements to your equipment. Do your trucks need a tune up? Could some of your building equipment be replaced or refurbished? Is there a piece of machinery you&#;ve had your eye on but couldn&#;t afford&#;until now? It&#;s easy to let your company&#;s infrastructure slide a bit when you&#;re allocating your whole budget toward the materials you need for your projects. If you rely too long on that truck with the squeaky brakes or that forklift that&#;s been on the fritz, you&#;ll end up spending more money on repairs in the long run. Now&#;s the time to make significant improvements, perform long overdue maintenance, and add to your inventory. You might even save more money down the road!
Okay, this one might seem a little self-serving, but hear us out. Didn&#;t you already save a lot of money on your last project by purchasing Less-Than-Prime© steel? Didn&#;t you cut your budget by a significant amount when you took advantage of our latest Hot Stock Deal and got more steel than you thought possible for an itty-bitty price? It just makes sense to perpetuate the cycle. When you save money on a project by buying surplus metal, the smart move is to do that again and again&#;and again. You could get your business back on track more quickly than you ever thought possible. Since , Texas Iron & Metal has been a family-owned and run business providing Houston with quality Prime and Less-Than-Prime© (LTP©) steel, pipe, and other industrial products. From carbon and alloy steel to stainless and aluminum, we stock a wide range of material in varying quantities across the US. With our knowledgeable staff committed to ensuring smooth transactions, we make it easy and quick for you to find what you need, purchase it, and load it up. At Texas Iron & Metal, we can provide the materials you want when you need them, with just one call. You want it, we&#;ve got it. That&#;s supply on demand!
&#;It is a fact researchers have settled on &#; the 10,000-hour rule is a definite key in success.&#;
&#; Malcolm Gladwell, &#;Outliers.&#;
For those of you who have not read Gladwell&#;s &#;Outliers,&#; no worries. Essentially, the key theme of the book involves the concept of practice. It states that those who dedicate 10,000 hours or more to anything can become experts.
This is also true of becoming a metals sourcing expert. The very best procurement managers and directors have spent years studying their metal prices and movements. In many cases, they&#;ve done so through relentless trial and error. Some of those &#;errors&#; resulted in poor purchases, lower margins (or upside-down positions), reduced savings, and/or cost avoidance.
The MetalMiner team has a shortcut for those of you working on perfecting your craft through 10,000 hours of experience. We&#;ve consolidated the five primary sourcing strategies necessary to lead you and your organization to success. We&#;ve put the time in studying metal prices, markets, and movements. Now, we&#;re sharing our secrets with you.
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Download MetalMiner&#;s free resource &#;5 Best Practices of Metal Sourcing Strategies&#; here.
After 10,000 hours, the MetalMiner team can summarize five strategies that, once mastered, will make a novice procurement manager a highly-skilled, valuable team member. Metal prices move both rapidly and often. With these strategies, you can offset losses and maximize every dollar.
With these five strategies mastered, any category manager or procurement director will be better able to manage metal prices. This includes circumventing volatility, improving margins, obtaining cost savings, and maximizing cost avoidance. Last but not least, you can feel more confident in your contract negotiations.
10,000 hours is a long time. Even at eight hours a day, it would still take you years to gain this knowledge about metal prices and sourcing. In MetalMiner&#;s upcoming Fireside Chat, you can learn valuable insights in mere minutes.
MetalMiner&#;s latest fireside chat will feature Don Hauser, who spent years buying steel globally for that large green tractor company. You&#;ll also meet Katie Benchina Olsen, how has her 10,000 hours from Thyssenkrupp and Olympic Steel and has experience working with dozens of MetalMiner clients. These experts invite you to bring your questions and hear how these concepts can apply to your categories!
Listen in for 30 minutes as MetalMiner CEO Lisa Reisman hosts a fireside chat discussing these five strategies. You can listen on Zoom or LinkedIn Live.
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