Certificate in
Purchasing Management
Best Practices

This Certificate in Purchasing Management Best Practices training course covers the skills required to lead a procurement team to world class performance. It focuses on the common “gaps” in performance that must be filled in order for Purchasing Management to provide the continuous improvements needed for organizations to meet their strategic objectives.

Further, this training course encourages everyone how to be proactive rather than reactive in procurement activities and how to be working on the “right” things that display Purchasing’s creativity, flexibility, and supply market knowledge. It establishes how to provide and measure purchasing contributions to the organization so that this critical function can be elevated as a core organization competency.

This Certificate in Purchasing Management Best Practices training course will feature:

• The skills and attributes of world class Purchasing Personnel
• Measuring leading performance
• Selection and application of management strategies
• Understanding the changing International Best Practices
• Managing supplier to obtain best in class results

By the end of This Certificate in Purchasing Management Best Practices training course, participants will be able to:

• Learn how to develop high performance purchasing organizations
• Develop strategic purchasing plans & discuss how to improve internal customer service
• Appreciate and see the analytics that guide procurement strategies
• Explore many ways of reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Understand the most important competencies for purchasing personnel

This Certificate in Purchasing Management Best Practices training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals, but will greatly benefit:

• Procurement and Contracts personnel
• Purchasing, Contract Administration, Projects personnel
• Engineering, Facilities, Finance, and Maintenance Personnel
• Personnel involved in the planning and management of tender process
• Leaders in the acquisition of materials, equipment and services

This Certificate in Purchasing Management Best Practices training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented.

The training course is highly interactive and will prompt delegates to reflect on their current practices and goals.  The tutor will guide and facilitate learning using a wide range of methods including direct input, discussions, case studies and exercises in groups and pairs.

• AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course