EFFECTIVE PURCHASING AND COST SAVING TECHNIQUES

Content

The Strategic Function of Purchasing

• Creating a Purchasing Mission Statement
• Writing the Department Objectives
• Balancing Quality, Service and Price
• Things Purchasing should strive for

Supplier Evaluation and Negotiation

• Negotiating with Suppliers
• Achieving the Right Agreements with Suppliers
• Factors used to evaluate Suppliers on Total Performance
• Ways of Promoting good Supplier Relations
• Creating Suppliers as good Partners

Managing and Evaluating the Department Performance

• Centralization versus Decentralization
• Reasons for Departmental Performance Appraisal
• Managing other Buyers
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Purchasing

Value Analysis

• Strategic Questions to Ask
• Optimizing Purchasing Productivity
• Adding Value as a Purchasing Manager
• From Pushing Papers to Strategic Thinking

Improving Purchasing Efficiency

• Evaluating Service to End Users
• Conducting the Right Surveys
• Purchasing Policies and Procedures
• Training the Staff

FOR WHOM: Senior Buyers, Purchasing Supervisors, Purchasing Managers, Stores Managers and other Managers who need to understand Purchasing Management

DATE:                  17^th – 19^th April, 2024

                            23rd – 25th October, 2024