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engagements early, invited to executive meetings, and irreplaceable
even in the age of AI — without needing another qualification.
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“I learnt more in 10 weeks with Soft Skills Mastery than I did investing 18 months and £10,000 in CIPS”
Mark Nelson
Procurement Manager
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stakeholders actively seeking your input early
on engagements (and not just the small ones)
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You’re always brought in too late
Stakeholders and suppliers play the game without you, then expect you to negotiate when all the leverage is gone.
You’re belittled and treated like an admin
They choose a supplier behind your back, then ask if you have a template. You’re stuck signing off deals you had no say in.
You fear that AI will replace you
You know you need to adapt but the path forward isn’t clear. The landscape is shifting faster than you can keep up.
You’re ignored until it all goes wrong
You do the research, give your advice, and they go ahead anyway. Months later, it’s on you to clean up their mess.
Your career has stalled
You invested years and thousands in CIPS, but the promotion never came. Career options feel like they’ve dried up.
You never get any recognition
You deliver the savings, but the credit goes elsewhere. Procurement only gets noticed when something goes wrong.
Your work follows you home
You can’t switch off. You replay difficult conversations all evening and start dreading Monday on Sunday afternoon.
That all ends today.
Hello friend,
I’ve been in the industry now for 25+ years, and served thousands of Procurement Professionals, from junior-level to CPOs, and even CEOs.
I can say with full confidence that no amount of technical skills or CIPS qualifications will change your organisation’s unfair perception of you.
Only Soft Skills will.
This is the key to fixing the dynamic Procurement has with stakeholders, suppliers & higher-ups.
Master Soft Skills and you will finally:
- Be seen as a valued strategic partner
- Get brought into engagements early
- Actually be invited to executive meetings
- Become irreplaceable (even with AI)
- Secure that promotion / pay-rise / job
- Enjoy work and feel rewarded for it
- Be fully present with friends & family
This is all a very real possibility for you, and every week I’ll be showing you exactly how to do that.
You can grab your seat here: LINK
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“There isn’t a part of my Procurement career that hasn’t been enhanced by Tom’s Soft Skills coaching.”
— Andy Holland, Head of Procurement
“I recommend this to anyone in the procurement field who wants to elevate their career.”
— Tanner Stant, Procurement Manager at Vertice
“Procurement Soft Skills Mastery was so impactful that I decided to put my whole team through it.”
— Monica Roultson, Procurement Director
“While everyone focuses on technical skills and CIPS qualifications, it really is Soft Skills and the mindset shift that make the biggest difference in how procurement is valued.”
— Veronica Fatemi, Procurement Manager
You don’t need another
qualification.
Most procurement pros try to fix being overlooked by learning more.
Another CIPS level. Another training day. Another YouTube rabbit hole. Another AI course.
But you already know how to run a tender, build a business case and negotiate a contract.
The problem was never what you know.
It’s whether anyone lets you use it. That’s why years of study and thousands of pounds haven’t changed how stakeholders treat you.
Technical skills get you in the door.
Soft skills decide whether anyone listens.
Another qualification
- Months of textbooks and exams
- Thousands of pounds
- Teaches the process you already know
- Forgotten a week after the exam
- Still brought in too late
Soft Skills Mastery
- One live call a week – no exams
- Less than a single training day
- Gets stakeholders asking for your input
- Used on real work the same day
- Built to get you brought in early
Here’s who you become
Forget modules and homework. This is what work starts to feel like
when soft skills do the heavy lifting.
Signing off deals you had no say in
Brought in at the start, while there’s still leverage
Talked over in meetings
The voice people seek out
Dreading difficult conversations
Handling them calmly with my T.E.A.C.H. framework
Worn down by pushback and politics
Unshakeable, with the 7 C’s of resilience
Splitting the difference with suppliers
Negotiating from strength with V.P.N.
Stuck in tactical, transactional work
Leading change with the M.A.S.T. framework
Worried AI will replace you
The human AI can’t replace
Overlooked at review time
Ready for the promotion and pay rise you’ve earned
Replaying work all evening
Fully present with the people you love
Every framework comes with a ready-made template,
so you can use it the same day.
Your first 30 days
No exams. No homework. No waiting months to feel a difference.
Today
Join in under 2 minutes
Instant access to the course, templates and community. Grab a ready-made email script and use it on the next stakeholder who tries to go around you.
Week one
Your Ask Me Anything call with me
Book your private 30 minutes with me. We’ll talk about where you’re at and I’ll point you to exactly where to start, so you’re never left wondering what to do first.
Every Tuesday, 4pm UK
Your live coaching call
Bring a real deal, a difficult stakeholder or a supplier playing games. Leave knowing what to say and how to say it. Can’t make it? Watch the replay.
Day 30
Feel the difference
By now you’ve used the frameworks on real work, with 300+ peers in your corner. If you’ve joined at least two live calls and don’t feel more confident and respected at work, I’ll refund every penny.
Every week after
1% better, every week
It feels less like studying and more like a chat down the pub with people who get it. Small wins that stack up into a very different career.
“Tom’s experience and frameworks have already gone a long way to help my confidence and reduce my stress levels.”
— Sheldon Trinder, Procurement Coordinator
Everything you need.
Nothing to study.
Live Coaching
- Every Tuesday, 4pm UK, with me
- Bring your real deals – get coached live
- Every call recorded if you can’t make it
Jared Bundy, Procurement Manager at Tata Chemicals, on the calls: “It’s nice to sit and hear about different situations and the multiple ways those issues can be approached.”
The Foundational Course
- The full Soft Skills Mastery course
- Bite-sized lessons – no tests, no exams
- New lessons added as we grow
Done-For-You Templates
- Plug & play RFP templates
- Stakeholder mapping & briefing packs
- Scripts for your boss, stakeholders & suppliers
Community
- 300+ procurement pros, junior to CPO
- Ask a question, get answers from people who’ve been there
- A private Ask Me Anything call with me when you join
Andy Holland, Head of Procurement at PA Media Group, says having members “from a wide range of sectors and countries gives real credibility.”
...and on occasion, outside
You get all of this for just £997 £897/yr
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Don’t just take my word for it
Real words from real members – from buyers to directors, across every sector.
Tom is a master of his craft. His positivity and expertise shine through, via practical tips and frameworks, that will help you influence and succeed.
Mark Corris
Director of Procurement, World of Rugby
I’m not aware of anyone else doing something similar, particularly without sponsors or affiliates involved. Having members from a wide range of sectors and countries gives real credibility to what you are aiming to provide.
Andy Holland
Head of Procurement, PA Media Group
Hi Tom – I finally had a second to click around… AMAZING. You are an absolute gift. Thank you!
Molly McCleod
Sourcing & Category Manager, Flair Airlines
Really well structured, lots of downloadable templates
Mike Lander
CEO, Piscari
Well structured and templates are really helpful
Flavia Nastor
VP Strategic Sourcing, Eddyfi Technologies
Filled with the templates and pro tips you’ve come to expect from Tom Mills, plus the community, laughter and insights of an intimate global peer network. Just sign up, you won’t regret it.
Monica Roultson
Procurement Director, Animal Agriculture
Tom’s knowledge and frameworks are a great resource for procurement professionals at any stage of their career. I can see how Tom’s delivery and frameworks could apply outside of the procurement world. 100% would recommend!
Mark Nelson
Procurement Manager, Rhokkett
This is a wonderful resource catalogue. Receiving your regular reminders to check the content is actually invaluable. Keep them up! Thank you!!
Nancy Manning
Senior Value Manager, NZ Post
Everything you need to excel at Procurement. Thank you so much!
Vivian Agenorwot
Support Manager, Simple App
Tom’s experience and frameworks have already gone a long way to help my confidence and reduce my stress levels.
Sheldon Trinder
Procurement Coordinator, Strate Energy Operations
I was surprised with the amount of great information that was shared. Getting this information in a way that is organized and easy to read/follow has been great. I appreciate the generosity!
Jerry Washington
AI Adoption Lead, UCI
This well structured, qualitative content will surely help (the new generation of) buying professionals to build / improve a solid foundation. Thanks Tom!
Sandy Buckinx
Member of Board of Directors, Supply Chain Masters
It’s nice to sit and hear about different situations and the multiple ways those issues can be approached. I enjoy the open format.
Jared Bundy
Procurement Manager, Tata Chemicals
Why I created Soft Skills Mastery
Here’s something I don’t often share.
I’ll never forget sitting in the audience at my daughter’s school play, so anxious about work that I couldn’t focus on any of it. Afterwards, I couldn’t remember a single moment.
That was my wake-up call. I decided to change how I worked, and I set about mastering the soft skills no qualification had ever taught me – the ones that got stakeholders bringing me in early, suppliers taking me seriously, and my evenings back.
Now I teach those same skills to procurement pros around the world, so their work stops following them home too.
25+ years in procurement · 140K+ LinkedIn followers · Speaker in London, Amsterdam & Cologne
Our members work at
Tata Chemicals
NZ Post
Flair Airlines
PA Media Group
Eddyfi Technologies
Vertice
Is this for you?
Members range from new buyers to CPOs. But Soft Skills Mastery isn’t for everyone.
This is for you if…
- You know procurement – you just want it to be heard
- You’re tired of being brought in too late
- You want stakeholders to seek out your input
- You’re ready to try things on real work
This isn’t for you if…
- You want to learn procurement basics
- You want a certificate, not a change in how you’re treated
- You won’t try the frameworks on real stakeholders
- You think procurement is only about cutting cost
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Frequently
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Instant access to the community, the Foundational Course and every template. You also get a private Ask Me Anything call with me, so you know exactly where to start.
No. No tests, no essays, no certificates to chase. It’s practical coaching you use on real work – more like a chat with people who get it than a classroom.
One live call a week, plus as much or as little of the course as you like. Lessons are bite-sized and there are no assignments, so it fits around a busy job.
Every Tuesday at 4pm UK time (11am New York, 8am Los Angeles).
Every call is recorded, and you can post your questions in advance so I can answer them live.
Yes. That’s what the community is for. Post a real situation and you’ll get feedback from me and from members who’ve dealt with the same thing. You can also bring it to the Tuesday calls.
CIPS builds your technical knowledge. This builds the skills that get that knowledge listened to. Mark Nelson told me he learnt more in 10 weeks here than in 18 months and £10,000 of CIPS.
Not yet, but I’m looking into it. For now the focus is on skills you use at work, not a certificate.
Yes. Members range from new buyers to CPOs. Mark Nelson called my frameworks “a great resource for procurement professionals at any stage of their career.”
A private 30 minute call with me, just for you. Use it for anything procurement related, from a stakeholder you’re stuck with to preparing for an interview.
You can spread the cost with Klarna at checkout. If you need a different payment plan, get in touch and we’ll work something out.
Any VAT due is included in the price you see. The price you join at stays the same every year for as long as you’re a member, even when it goes up for new members.
You can, but not at this price. When I reopen the doors the price goes up. Join now and you keep today’s price for as long as you stay.
Yes, and many members do. Get in touch and I’ll send you the email other members have used to get it approved.
Yes. Get in touch, tell me how many people you’d like to bring, and I’ll put together a team rate for you.
Yes. There are no long contracts. Cancel in a couple of clicks any time before your renewal date and you won’t be charged again.
You’re covered by my 30-day guarantee. Turn up to at least two of the weekly calls and use what you learn on real work. If you don’t feel more confident and respected at work, ask for your refund within 30 days of your first payment and I’ll refund every penny.
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P.S. You already know the technical side isn’t what’s holding you back. It’s being brought in too late and treated like a cost-cutter. That changes the moment stakeholders see you differently – and that’s exactly what we work on, together, every week. I’d love to see you inside.