procurement and category management

By attending Procurement and Category Management workshop, Participants will learn to:

• Understand the basic fundamentals of the procurement cycle and how each phase contributes to the effective management of the supply chain function, enabling them to do their job better
• Identify when to apply a range of purchasing tools and techniques
• Understand the need for the involvement of procurement in specification development and build a basic understanding of the category sourcing process
• Undertake supplier appraisal, develop a post tender appraisal and develop tender/RFQ templates
• Know the difference between performance and supplier relationship management, and how to effectively manage termination