Procurement Training for Beginners

You will learn

With our beginners procurement training course, you’ll understanding the fundamentals of the procurement cycle and supply chain function and develop an understanding of the sourcing process. You’ll be taken through the supplier appraisal process, plus performance and supplier relationship management.

By the end of the training, you’ll be able to:

• Recognise the fundamentals of the procurement cycle and how each phase contributes to the effective management of spend and supply chain function
• Recognise the need for and importance of the involvement of procurement in specification development and successful outcomes
• Undertake supplier appraisal, develop a post tender appraisal, and develop tender/RFQ templates
• Describe the difference between performance and supplier relationship management, and how to effectively manage termination

Suitable for the following roles

Procurement training for beginners agenda:

Session 1 - Introduction to procurement and supply

• Role and value-add of procurement
• Supply chain management Ethical considerations

Session 2 - Planning and specifying the procurement

• Planning procurement activities
• Five ‘Rights’ of procurement
• Characteristics of different spend categories
• Types of specification
• Engaging suppliers in early discussion

Session 3 - Managing the Competitive Bid Process

• Selection, process, and evaluation criteria
• Strategic sourcing models

Session 4 - Implementation

• Award and supplier performance / relationship management