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Overview

Duration

6 weeks

Total fee

27,605

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

Difficulty level

Intermediate

Credential

Certificate

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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course is designed for people with little or no prior experience in the purchasing and procurement sector who would like to start a career as a professional purchasing and procurement office
More about this course
  • Course designed to empower professionals and those embarking on a procurement career
  • Understand the legalities of commercial procurement management

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Curriculum

Session 1: Course Overview

Learning Objectives

Pre-Assignment: Introduction

Pre-Assignment: Questions

Session 2: Supply Chain Management Basics

Defining the Terms

Process Areas

Summary

Making Connections

The Value of Procurement

The Importance of Procurement

Reducing Time to Market

Practice Makes Perfect

Pre-Assignment Review

The Five Rights of Purchasing

Session 3: The Purchasing Cycle

Cycle Overview

Additional Points to Consider

Identifying a Need

The Purchase Requisition

Material Requirements Planning Schedule

Developing a System

Making Connections

Researching Your Options

Issuing the Purchase Order

Issuing a Change Order

Invoice Auditing

Lessons Learned

Session 4: Purchasing Toolkit

Analyzing the Price

General Economic Issues

About Oligopolies

More About Oligopolies

Variable-Margin Pricing

Six Categories of Cost, Part One

Six Categories of Cost, Part Two

Analyzing Costs

The Scope of Costs

Sources for Cost Data

Additional Costs

Evaluating Suppliers

Evaluation Checklist

Supplier Surveys

Additional Tools, Part One

Additional Tools, Part Two

Additional Tools, Part Three

Additional Tools, Part Four

Negotiation Basics

Key Negotiation Techniques

Effective Questions, Part One

Effective Questions, Part Two

Effective Questions, Part Three

Collaboration Techniques

The Learning Curve

Session 5: Managing Competitive Bids

Purchasing Through RFP?s and Tenders

Bidding vs. Negotiation

Prerequisites

Making a Choice

Elements of the Analysis

Creating a Contract

Key Elements

Ethical Considerations

Conflicts of Interest

The Importance of Ethics

Ethical Standards

Ethical Dilemmas, Part One

Ethical Dilemmas, Part Two

Case Studies

Session 6: Improving Efficiency and Accuracy

Managing Supplier Performance

Aggregate Evaluations

Categorical Evaluations

Weighted Evaluations

Controlling Quality

Taking Corrective Action

Setting and Monitoring Delivery Standards

Shipment Tracking

Is the Contract Breached?

Expediting Orders

Creating Good Working Relationships

Monitoring Supplier Performance

Developing Performance Improvements

Session 7: Analyzing and Reducing Risk in the Supply Chain

Whose Risk Is It Anyway?

Applying the Concepts

The Digital Marketplace

Agile Procurement

Case Study

Using Multiple Suppliers

Building Agility

Case Study

A Risk Management Focus, Part One

A Risk Management Focus, Part Two

Sample Plan

Best Practices

Session 8: Managing Internal Relationships

Procurement?s Role in the Organization

Where Does Supply Management Fit?

Spell It Out

Making Your Mark

The Evolution of Materials Management

The Role of the Purchasing Specialist

Cross-Functional Teams

Challenges with Cross-Functional Teams, Part One

Challenges with Cross-Functional Teams, Part Two

Session 9: Tools of the Trade

Digital Systems

Debit, Credit, and Virtual Terminals

Supplier Stores

Supplier Delivery System

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

E-Commerce

The Always-On Marketplace

E-Sourcing

The Role of Social Networking

Tools of the Trade

Seeking Feedback

Annual Report Checklist

Annual Report Tips

Drawing Conclusions

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