An Intensive 5-day Training Course
The Complete Course on Purchasing Management
Purchasing Management: A to Z of Best Practices
UPCOMING SESSIONS
| Date | Venue | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar-03 Apr 2026 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 13-17 Apr 2026 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 11-15 May 2026 | Amsterdam - The Netherlands | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 29 Jun-03 Jul 2026 | London - UK | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 27-31 Jul 2026 | London - UK | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 02-06 Nov 2026 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 28 Dec 2026-01 Jan 2027 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| Date | Venue | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06-10 Apr 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 04-08 May 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
Training Course Overview
The Complete Course on Purchasing Management equips you with the skills needed to lead a procurement team to exceptional performance. It focuses on addressing the common performance gaps that must be filled to ensure Purchasing Management can drive continuous improvements, enabling organizations to achieve their strategic goals.
The course promotes a proactive approach to procurement activities, emphasizing the importance of focusing on the right tasks that showcase the creativity, flexibility, and market knowledge within the Purchasing function. It also highlights how to measure and demonstrate the contributions of purchasing to the organization, elevating this vital function to a core organizational competency.
This training course will feature:
- The skills and attributes of world class Purchasing Personnel
- Measuring leading performance
- Selection and application of management strategies
- Understanding the changing International Best Practices
- Managing supplier to obtain best in class results
Training Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Learn how to develop high performance purchasing organizations
- Develop strategic purchasing plans & discuss how to improve internal customer service
- Appreciate and see the analytics that guide procurement strategies
- Explore many ways of reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Understand the most important competencies for purchasing personnel
Designed for
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals, but will greatly benefit:
- Procurement and Contracts personnel
- Purchasing, Contract Administration, Projects personnel
- Engineering, Facilities, Finance, and Maintenance Personnel
- Personnel involved in the planning and management of tender process
- Leaders in the acquisition of materials, equipment and services
Learning Methods
This The Complete Course on Purchasing Management will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training course is highly interactive and will prompt delegates to reflect on their current practices and goals. The tutor will guide and facilitate learning using a wide range of methods including direct input, discussions, case studies and exercises in groups and pairs.
The Course Outline
- Stages to World Class Purchasing
- How Purchasing is viewed today
- Strategic Sourcing
- Developing Spend Profiles and the ABC Analysis
- New Job Descriptions for Purchasing of the future
- Purchasing Personnel Required Skill Sets
- What are Best Practices
- Purchasing Gap Analysis
- Vision and Mission for Purchasing
- Developing the Purchasing Department Strategic Plan
- Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Procurement
- Developing a Company Purchase Price Index
- Cost Reduction Initiatives
- Methods of Cost Containment
- Waste in the Supply Chain
- Breaking Down the Elements of Supplier Cost
- Commodity/Service Strategic Planning
- Resisting Price Increases
- Supplier Classification System
- Supplier Qualification Methods
- Supplier Performance Metrics
- Apply Performance criteria to Purchasing Decisions
- Process Mapping To Eliminate Low Value Activities
- Applying eProcurement business process
- Global Sourcing
- International Labor Rates Comparison
- Developing and Maintaining a Customer Focus
- Basic Issues in Corruption And Fraud Prevention
- Increasing the Level of Procurement Professionalism
- Keeping Current in the profession
The Certificate
- Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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Our training programs are hosted at luxurious five-star hotels in prestigious destinations across the globe. Some of our popular locations include Dubai, London, Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, New York, Paris, Vienna, and many other iconic cities.
Can I request customized corporate training?
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