The Complete Course on Purchasing Management Training Course

The Complete Course on Purchasing Management

Course Introduction Every organisation needs good procurement. Effective management and leadership are crucial for a high-performing Procurement team. The Complete Course…

5 daysClassroom or online

13Upcoming dates

8Cities

£2,750Fees from

Course overview

Course Introduction

Every organisation needs good procurement.

Effective management and leadership are crucial for a high-performing Procurement team.

The Complete Course on Purchasing Management training course addresses common gaps in Procurement and provides strategies for leading continual improvement to achieve strategic goals.

The Complete Course on Purchasing Management training course emphasizes proactive management of the supply base, focusing on achieving both cost reduction and value improvements.

It explores methods to foster creativity and flexibility, leveraging supply market knowledge, and transforming Procurement into a core organizational competency.

Participants will also engage in practical action planning to apply these concepts effectively in their workplace.

Training Objectives

By attending this training course you should achieve these goals:

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

Who should Attend?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals, but will greatly benefit:

Procurement and Contracts Personnel
Purchasing, Procurement, Contracts, 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

Course outline

1Day One: The 1st Steps to Becoming World Class
- 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
2Day Two: Evaluating Your Own Operation
- 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
3Day Three: Continuous Improvement and How to Get It
- 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
4Day Four: Supplier Management Approaches
- 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
5Day Five: Improving the Image of Procurement
- 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

Schedule

Dates and fees

13 upcoming dates in 8 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted. Every date can also be joined live online for £1,280.

All dates as PDF

December 2026

14DEC 14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session

ParisFrance · Classroom

£3,250per delegate2+ people: £2,600 each

January 2027

18JAN 18 - 22 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

MunichGermany · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

February 2027

15FEB 15 - 19 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

March 2027

15MAR 15 - 19 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 each

April 2027

19APR 19 - 23 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

IstanbulTurkey · Classroom

£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each

May 2027

17MAY 17 - 21 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

ViennaAustria · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

June 2027

21JUN 21 - 25 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

BarcelonaSpain · Classroom

£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each

July 2027

19JUL 19 - 23 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

Cape TownSouth Africa · Classroom

£2,840per delegate2+ people: £2,272 each

August 2027

16AUG 16 - 20 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

MunichGermany · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

September 2027

20SEP 20 - 24 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

AmsterdamNetherlands · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

October 2027

18OCT 18 - 22 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city

LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom

£2,750per delegate2+ people: £2,200 each

November 2027

15NOV 15 - 19 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

IstanbulTurkey · Classroom

£2,850per delegate2+ people: £2,280 each

December 2027

20DEC 20 - 24 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days

ViennaAustria · Classroom

£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each

Live online, on the same dates

Join the class in real time from your office or home: live sessions with the trainer, group discussion, course materials and a certificate of completion. Joining details are emailed before the course starts.

December 2026

14DEC 14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session

Live onlineVirtual classroom · join from anywhere