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Purchasing agents with strong vendor relationships are more important than ever 拥有强大供应商关系的采购代理比以往任何时候都更加重要
Apr 18, 2025 | By Jennifer Glatt
With tariffs fluctuating and global supply chains in flux, hotel owners face more uncertainty than ever when budgeting and planning for FF&E.
Alan Benjamin(Benjamin West) offers practical advice on tariffs, timelines, vendor selection and why precision on both the design and purchasing sides has never mattered more in this politically fraught moment.
1. No cost is going down.
Who knows what tariffs will be in effect 30 days, 60 days, let alone four or five months out? So it makes the budgeting process more difficult.
The way designers design and the way purchasers purchase is going to become even more critical, particularly on the functionality of the products and of the content of the products.
2. Add 10% contingency to the budget due to inflation and higher construction costs. Now. Add more now.
3. The biggest challenge is finding the right vendors who can offer the right balance of price, quality, lead time and reliability.
With the shifting landscape of tariffs and supply chain disruptions, some vendors who were previously only focused on residential or commercial goods may now be entering the hospitality space, but their longevity in the market remains uncertain.
Purchasing agents with strong vendor relationships are more important than ever. Larger vendors with robust financial backing are more capable of absorbing the cost and time fluctuations caused by tariffs and other disruptions.
The role of the purchasing agent has never been more vital. Firms like ours are getting some tariff relief and assurance from vendors that small or one-off buyers aren’t. That matters in times of volatility.
最大的挑战是找到合适的供应商，他们可以在价格、质量、交货时间和可靠性之间提供适当的平衡。随着关税和供应链中断形势的变化，一些以前只专注于住宅或商业商品的供应商现在可能正在进入酒店领域，
但他们在市场上的寿命仍然不确定。具有强大供应商关系的采购代理比以往任何时候都更加重要。拥有强大财务支持的大型供应商更有能力吸收关税和其他中断造成的成本和时间波动。采购代理的作用从未像现在这样重要。
像我们这样的公司正在从供应商那里获得一些关税减免和保证，而小型或一次性买家则不会。这在动荡时期很重要。
1. 价格只会上涨，在之前10%的基础上多加些预计；
2. 一些之前住宅和商业的供应商会进入酒店领域，淡他们在市场上的寿命不确定。
3. 具有强大的供应商关系的采购代理比以往任何时候都更加重要。