It’s not all about sales and revenues. Purchasing and procurement is a crucial role in every organisation and especially today. Costs have exploded in lots of areas – just think about electricity, energy and raw materials. It is more important than ever to manage your purchasing policies and processes.
Managing the supplier base
Procurement decisions
Life cycle costing
Key Competences
Managing contracts
Ethical & legal purchasing
Negotiation skills for buyers
The Right Programme for You
You are a manager who is newly responsible for purchasing in your organization. You need to improve your procurement skills and knowledge. This programme gives you the key skills you need today.
Business Professionals
New Managers
Managers
Senior Managers
Highlights
Learn the best negotiation techniques you need in an international business environment.
Manage your supplier relationships to reduce costs, improve quality and increase performance.
Understand how outsourcing can help your business.
Learn the best negotiation techniques you need in an international business environment.
Manage your supplier relationships to reduce costs, improve quality and increase performance.
Understand how outsourcing can help your business.
Learn the best negotiation techniques you need in an international business environment.
Manage your supplier relationships to reduce costs, improve quality and increase performance.
Understand how outsourcing can help your business.
Learn, Practice and Use
Understand today's procurement strategies and techniques
Identify the core expertise, process knowledge, and interpersonal skills necessary for success as a 21st-century buyer
Discover the criteria for successful supplier selection
Manage your supplier relationships to reduce costs, improve quality & enhance performance
Understand legal and ethical requirements and issues in your role
Learn negotiation techniques for a global purchasing environment
Understand the difference between leasing, renting and outsourcing
Describe how total cost of ownership fosters better buying decisions
Use the contract planning checklist to avoid surprises
Share your knowledge and challenges with your peers and MCE's highly experienced faculty
Programme Details
Essentials of Purchasing: for the New Buyer is a 3 day hands-on training programme, highly interactive with exercises and role plays. This programme focuses on the key procurement skills you need including material and product flows, supplier relationships and management, negotation skills and the role of purchasing in today’s business world.
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