Join us for in-company procurement and supply chain CPD courses that are engaging, Innovative, and designed entirely for you.
Do you want half a day on one key topic? Or to mix and match a few to make a multiday staff training course? No matter your requirements, we’ll design the perfect course for you.
Our CPD Procurement and Supply Short Course Options
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Fundamentals of Procurement
This course introduces key operational processes in Procurement and how toapproach sourcing activities.
It’s aimed at people new to the profession who would benefit from an overview of the role of, and need for, Procurement.
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Negotiation
By the end of the course, participants will be able to effectively plan for negotiations with suppliers and will know how to conduct anegotiation to best achieve their objectives.
It is can bedelivered at an introduction level and as an advanced level for more experienced procurement professionals.
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Sustainable Procurement
Participants will learn how to align their procurement processes and sourcing activities with their organisation’s sustainability goals and how to measure the success of the changes they make.
This course is recommended for professionals at all levels of procurement experience and can be applied to all industries.
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Risk Management
Supply chain networks are impacted by internal, local and global events that procurement teams are expected to manage.
By the end of the course, participants will understand their organisation's relationship with the external environment, identify and assess potential risks and develop a plan to control these risks.
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Contracting
This covers key terminology, and the risks and opportunities with writing effective contracts in a buyer/supplier context.
This course is aimed at people without a formal legal background who need to understand and agree contractual terms with suppliers.
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Supplier Relationships
Covering topics such as analysing spend, introducing effective Key Performance Indicators and building positive, constructive, and value-adding relationships.
Participants will be able to identify the steps needed to improve the performance ofunderperforming suppliers and develop deeper relationships with strategic suppliers.
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Strategic Sourcing
Learn to develop actionable steps to create a Procurement strategy by setting objectives, understanding the supply market andmanaging change in their organisation.
This course is aimed at professionals who understand the tactical requirements of Procurement and are developing the strategic direction of the team.
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Category Management
Participants will learn to use tools and models to gain a deep understanding of their category of spend and build a sourcing strategy that eliminates costs and adds value to the organisation.
This course is delivered at an Introduction level and as an Advanced level for more experienced professionals.
Here’s what some people have said about our CPD Courses
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"Really informative course, with some good real world examples"
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"Thought provoking course, well presented"
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"A good introduction to negotiation and how this can be applied in Procurement"
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"Our trainer Beth was knowledgeable and encouraged both large and small group discussions which were really useful"
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"This was a very engaging course"
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“Course was ran well, and Beth is friendly and easy to engage with”
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FAQs
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Courses are £995 per day plus travel. What we teach in that day is entirely up to you.
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We’ll travel to wherever you are! You choose the course and we’ll handle logistics.
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Our courses are completely bespoke so we’ll talk through all your options before the course to make sure we include everything you want.