Purchasing and Procurement Basics
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"Effective procurement is about understanding the needs of the organization and aligning them with the capabilities of suppliers."
Purchasing and procurement extends past getting the products and services that the organization needs at the right time and the right cost. This field has evolved to include relationship building, supply chain management integration, and communication with stakeholders to continually improve processes and results.
This course covers all the essentials of purchasing and procurement.
Outline
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- The value of procurement
- The five rights of purchasing
- Checklist for supplier evaluation
- The purchasing cycle
- Managing competitive bidding with RFP's and RFQ's
- Techniques for successful negotiation
- Risk management
- Agile procurement
- The role of cross-functional teams in purchasing and procurement
- Tools of the trade, such as EDI, ERP, and e-commerce
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Special Offer
SMART Management Training and Consultancy is a UK work-based training provider. We specialize in providing high-quality training and development opportunities aimed at individuals and corporates across the Gulf and Africa (UAE, GCC and Africa).
We're a tight knit team of Training Professionals. We always put our customers first and never stop until we are completely satisfied that we have done THE VERY BEST JOB possible. We're dynamic, creative and hardworking. Customer care is extremely important to us.
SMART Management Training and Consultancy delivers public and onsite courses as well as customized courses for any organizations's specific needs. Attendees receive high-quality training designed to implement programmes using proven techniques. Each year our training programmes help thousands of professionals both in the GCC and internationally.
After attending a course, attendees are able to immediately implement practices and put the information learned into action. Our course attendees are able to take the knowledge gained beyond the classroom into everyday work situations.
Who are our trainers?
Because we focus on the critical aspects of thinking skills, we are able to use a range of trainers who are specialists in this area of work. Our criteria for selecting trainers is straightforward. ...