A Complete Guide to Purchasing Management

Introduction:

World-class organizations view the application of best practices in purchasing as being essential skill sets needed by all employees involved in the procurement process. This course focuses on the common gaps in performance that must be filled in order for Supply Management to provide the continuous improvements needed for organizations to meet their strategic objectives. This course develops how to be proactive rather than reactive in procurement activities and how to be working on the right things that display purchasing creativity, flexibility, and supply market knowledge. This course will establish how to provide and measure purchasing contributions to the organization so that this critical function and all those in it can be elevated to be seen as a core organization competency.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

  • Learn how to develop high performance purchasing organizations
  • Develop strategic purchasing plans
  • Discuss how to improve internal customer service
  • Determine how to eliminate low value added processes
  • Develop spend profiles
  • Apply analytics that guide procurement strategies
  • Explore many ways of reporting key performance indicators (KPI)
  • See how to apply past supplier performance for better selection
  • Be presented with the most important competencies for purchasing personnel 

Who Should Attend?

Contracts, Purchasing, and Project personnel, Engineering, Operational, and Maintenance personnel, anyone who are involved in the planning, evaluation, preparation and management of tenders, awards, contracts and purchases that cover the acquisition of materials, equipment, and services and who are in organizations whose leadership want high levels of competency in those involved in contracts and purchasing activities

Course Outline:

The 1st Steps to Becoming World Class

· 4 Stages to World Class

· Let's be Honest of 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

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 (KPI) for Procurement

· Developing a Company Purchase Price Index

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

You Will Never Be Better Than Your Suppliers

· Supplier Classification System

· Supplier Qualification Methods

· Supplier Performance Metrics

· Apply Performance to Purchasing Decisions

· Process Mapping to Eliminate Low Value Activities

· E-Procurement

Improving the Image of Procurement

· Global Sourcing

· International Labour 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

COURSE LOCATIONS

Code From To City Fees
PS06 03 Feb 2020 14 Feb 2020 Kuala Lumpur US$ 7500 Register
PS06 05 Apr 2020 16 Apr 2020 Dubai US$ 7000 Register
PS06 08 Jun 2020 19 Jun 2020 Istanbul US$ 7500 Register
PS06 24 Aug 2020 04 Sep 2020 Washington DC US$ 9000 Register
PS06 04 Oct 2020 15 Oct 2020 Cairo US$ 6500 Register
PS06 21 Dec 2020 01 Jan 2021 Bali US$ 8500 Register


DUBAI OFFICE

Ittihad Deira Building,
Al Ittihad Rd, Deira
Dubai,
UAE

info@petrogas-training.com

USA OFFICE

642 E14 Street,
10009-13 Manhattan,
New York (NY)
USA

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EGYPT OFFICE

52 General Kamal Hejab Street,
Suez Bridge,
Cairo,
Egypt

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COURSE CERTIFICATE

Certificate of Completion will be provided to the candidate(s) who successfully attend and complete the course. Training hours attendance percentage of 75% is required.


TRAINING HOURS

Standard course hours: 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Informal discussions: 4:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.


TRAINING METHODOLOGY

We use a blend of interactive and hands-on methods, active participation, a variety of instructional techniques, dynamic presentations, individual and group exercises, in depth discussion, DVD’s, role-plays, case studies, examples. All of the information, competencies, knowledge and skills acquired within our training programs, are 100% transferrable to the participants’ workplace.


ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

Pre-Test and Post-Test Assessment are applied on 5-day and 10-day programs. Also, post course evaluation and candidate’s evaluation are applied to add another level of quality measurement. Candidates’ feedback is highly appreciated to elevate the training service quality.


ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

A- Have staff trained in the latest training and development approaches

B- Support nationalization and talent management initiatives

C- Have properly trained and informed people who will be able to add value

D- Gain relevant technical knowledge, skills and competencies


PERSONAL IMPACT

A- Develop job related skills

B- Develop personal skills in subject matter

C- Have a record of your growth and learning results

D- Bring proof of your progress back to your organization

F- Become competent, effective and productive

G- Be more able to make sound decisions

H- Be more effective in day to day work by mastering job-related processes

I- Create and develop competency to perform job well


FREQUENT NOMINATIONS SCHEME

A- 10% discount after 05 candidates’ registration.

B- 15% discount after 10 candidates’ registration.    

C- 20% discount after 20 candidates’ registration.

D- 25% discount after 25 candidates’ registration.

E- 30% discount after 30 candidates’ registration

F- Higher discount rates will be offered based on work volume with different clients.  


SEVERAL NOMINATIONS ON THE SAME COURSE SCHEME

A- One extra free seat is offered on 4 candidates on the same course and dates.

B- Two extra free seats are offered on 6 candidates on the same course and dates.

C- Three extra free seats are offered on 8 candidates on the same course and dates.

D- Four extra free seats are offered on 10 candidates on the same course and dates.

E- Five extra free seats are offered on 12 candidates on the same course and dates.


REGISTRATION POLICY

Nominations to our public courses are to be processed by the client’s Training and/or HR departments. A refund will be issued back to the client in the event of course cancellation or seat unavailability. A confirmation will be issued to the relevant department official(s). 


CANCELLATION POLICY

If a confirmed registration is cancelled less than 5 working days prior to the course start date, a substitute participant may be nominated to attend the same course or a 20% cancellation charge is applied. In case of a no-show, a 100% fee will be charged.


PAYMENT POLICY

Payment is due upon receiving the course confirmation, invoice and/or proforma invoice. However; the fee due can be wire transferred to our bank account directly after course completion. Our bank details are illustrated on the confirmation, invoice and proforma invoice, as well. The above documents can be communicated electronically, i.e., in a soft copy or/and in hard copy based on customer’s request.


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