Dates for this course

23/08/10 - 27/08/10

08/11/10 - 12/11/10

Who should attend:
• Purchasing executives, senior managers, and professional staff from related functions such as supply chain management and inventory planning and control
• Project managers involved in plant and equipment development projects
• Technical personnel involved in performance specification of plant and equipment
• Engineering planners working with complex maintenance material requirements
• Quality managers seeking to understand how suppliers are selected 

Course objectives:
• To set up and manage procurement effectively
• To select suppliers on strict criteria
• To measure supplier performance
• To identify ways to increase procurement effectiveness and efficiency
• To use IT systems effectively to assess supplier performance
• To work across functions to improve all aspects of procurement service to its customers
• To understand the training needs of procurement personnel
• To build a motivated procurement team 

Course content:
• The role of procurement in the organisation
• Developing supplier relationships
• Reviewing supplier performance
• Managing the tendering process
• Negotiating contract with suppliers
• Understanding the needs of the users of procurement services
• Contract documentation
• Rationalising the supplier base
• IT systems in procurement
• Detecting fraud
• Training needs of procurement personnel