Course Information
- Course Price
£4995 Plus VAT
- Location UK Courses
- Course Code POGI
- Course Date 7 Apr - 11 Apr 2025
Course objectives
This course comprehensively covers the fundamentals of supply chain management, including
international sourcing, managing suppliers, procurement, logistics, and transport, and inventory
management.
Who Should Attend?
Any personnel involved in the sourcing of goods and services for the organisation, including
supply chain managers, purchasing managers and project managers.
Prerequisite courses
None
Course Overview
Strategic approach to purchasing
International sourcing- risks and benefits
Sourcing raw materials
Sourcing equipment and spares
Risk Management
Developing and running tender processes
Procurement Processes and best practises
Key Performance Measures
International Contract Law including Incoterms
Negotiating with suppliers and customers
Green procurement and Corporate Social Responsibility
Sales, Operations and Procurement Planning
Running Purchasing improvement programmes
Managing Procurement Personnel
Ethics and standards
Action planning and change management
Learning Goal
Participants should be able to:
Analyse and segment their procurement activities
Asses the principle risks and risk management processes for their purchases
Be able to plan, forecast and budget their future requirements
Set appropriate Key Performance Measures for procurement using a balanced scorecard
approach
Develop supply management and development processes for key suppliers.
Utilise best practices in sourcing and procuring suppliers
Develop individual action plans for implementing learning
Course Materials
Course notes, exercises and case studies