Delivery
Face-to-face or virtual workshop
Duration
1 day
Strengthen your commercial procurement capabilities
Effective procurement is far more than simply placing orders and paying invoices, it is a critical capability that safeguards organisational budgets, mitigates supply chain risks, and drives commercial value. Whether you are new to a purchasing role, managing expenditure for your team, or seeking to formalise your commercial skill set, mastering the basics of procurement is essential.
Designed specifically for corporate and public sector professionals, this practical and interactive one-day course gives you the foundational knowledge, step-by-step tools, and practical confidence needed to navigate the procurement lifecycle and make sound purchasing decisions.
Across this interactive 1-day program, you will:
- Understand the end-to-end procurement lifecycle and how procurement supports organisational performance.
- Develop practical skills to plan and execute procurement activities effectively
- Learn structured approaches to supplier evaluation and selection
- Conduct a procurement
- Strengthen their understanding of commercial and contractual considerations in procurement
- Apply ethical and transparent practices when engaging with suppliers
For You:
- Foundational Confidence: Gain the clarity and self-assurance needed to manage day-to-day procurement activities and talk to suppliers with commercial discipline.
- Practical Sourcing Tools: Walk away with ready-to-use frameworks to plan your sourcing projects and evaluate supplier proposals objectively.
- Clear Commercial Awareness: Build a solid grounding in contractual basics, market engagement, and risk management.
For Your Organisation:
- Compliant & Ethical Purchasing: Protect your organisation through transparent and ethical procurement practices.
- Better Commercial Value: Make informed purchasing decisions that balance cost, quality, and performance.
- Reduced Operational Risk: Minimise supplier and delivery risks by applying structured evaluation and onboarding processes.
This course is ideal for Procurement Officers, Purchasing Officers, Operations Managers, Project Officers, and any business professional who manages expenditure, deals with suppliers and wants to build a strong foundational knowledge of modern procurement practices.