Advance Strategic Procurement

This course applies strategic direction to the procurement process, aiding the evaluation of the market environment and developing real, targeted procurement techniques that produce a competitive advantage. This course will provide the tools that procurement professionals need, to understand modern techniques that when applied, will maximise a return on spend.

This course is designed precisely to equip delegates with the advanced skills to ensure that they keep up with trends regarding the shift from operational buying to strategic procurement. The course examines how corporate procurement takes place – usually on a competitive footing, but sometimes by placing direct orders with a supplier. The course will unpick the advantages and disadvantages of competitive procurement and look at who does what and when they do it. 

By the end of the training, participants will thus have developed a range of key skills geared towards controlling expenditure across the supply chain, tackling common problems including cost, delays, poor quality, loss of control, and lack of cost visibility.
The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work