Purchasing and Procurement Specialist Course: A Complete Guide
Introduction
This programme equips professionals with the essential skills to lead purchasing and procurement teams to world-class standards. It addresses common performance gaps that must be closed for purchasing to provide the continuous improvements needed for organisations to achieve their strategic objectives.
Participants will learn to move from being reactive to proactive, focusing on the right priorities that showcase purchasing’s creativity, flexibility, and supply market knowledge. The course also demonstrates how to measure and communicate purchasing’s contribution to the business, elevating procurement as a core organisational competency.
This course will feature:
* The skills and attributes of world-class purchasing professionals
* Measuring and managing leading procurement performance
* Selection and application of effective management strategies
* Understanding changing international best practices
* Managing suppliers to achieve best-in-class results
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
* Develop and lead high-performance purchasing organisations
* Create strategic purchasing plans and improve internal customer service
* Apply analytics to guide procurement strategies
* Explore and implement effective reporting of key performance indicators (KPIs)
* Build the critical competencies required for purchasing professionals
Course Content
**Day One – The First Steps to Becoming World-Class**
* Stages to world-class purchasing
* How purchasing is viewed today
* Strategic sourcing principles
* Spend profiles and ABC analysis
* New roles and job descriptions in purchasing
* Required skill sets for purchasing personnel
**Day Two – Evaluating Your Own Operation**
* Defining and applying best practices
* Conducting a purchasing gap analysis
* Creating a vision and mission for purchasing
* Developing a procurement strategic plan
* Establishing KPIs for procurement performance
* Building a company purchase price index
**Day Three – Continuous Improvement and Cost Containment**
* Cost reduction initiatives
* Methods of cost containment
* Eliminating waste in the supply chain
* Breaking down supplier cost structures
* Commodity/service strategic planning
* Techniques for resisting price increases
**Day Four – Supplier Management Approaches**
* Supplier classification systems
* Qualification methods for suppliers
* Supplier performance metrics
* Applying performance criteria to purchasing decisions
* Process mapping to eliminate low-value activities
* Leveraging eProcurement for efficiency
**Day Five – Enhancing Procurement’s Role and Image**
* Global sourcing strategies
* International labour rate comparisons
* Developing and maintaining customer focus
* Addressing corruption and fraud prevention
* Raising the level of procurement professionalism
* Staying current in the procurement profession
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for:
* Purchasing Managers, Procurement Specialists, and Supply Chain Professionals
* Contract Managers and Supplier Relationship Managers
* Financial and Operations Managers involved in cost control and supplier management
* Professionals moving into procurement roles or seeking to update their skills with international best practices
* Anyone responsible for achieving savings, supplier performance, and procurement excellence in their organisation
Training Methodology
The programme uses a combination of interactive training methods, including:
* Expert trainer input with real-life global case studies
* Group discussions and problem-solving exercises
* Practical workshops on procurement analytics, supplier evaluation, and KPIs
* Role-plays and negotiation simulations
* Development of a personal action plan to apply learning directly to the workplace
Enquiries and Registration
Enquiry at : admin@keleaders.com
Whatsapp: 0044 790 125 9494
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