PROGRAM TITLE
Advanced Procurement Management
DURATION
10 (ten) days
DATES
14 – 25 June 2020
VENUE
Novotel Deira City Centre Dubai, UAE or similar
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Advanced Procurement Management Training Program (APM) is an intensive 10 days’ program and is designed for procurement and related executives who wish to broaden, sharpen and deepen their procurement management competencies. The APM integrates the latest procurement management concepts and practices to give participants a firm grounding in the advanced skills and knowledge required for a successful Procurement Professional. Case study analysis and business simulation form the core of the program content, reinforced by practical tasks such as experiential activities and exercises.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
After attending this program participants will be better able to:
- Get an in-depth understand the concept of effective procurement
- Conduct Procurement Management Audits
- Prepare procurement strategies and plans
- Develop effective procurement organization
- Develop effective procurement manual
- Utilize IT in procurement
- Manage the procurement process
- Manage and lead the procurement department
- Conduct procurement negotiations
- Manage procurement contracts
- Solve procurement related problems
PROGRAM CONTENT
DAY 1
Effective procurement management
- Concept of effective procurement management
- The procurement professional
- Procurement processes and cycle
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 2
Procurement Management Audit
- The 5 W&H of Procurement Management Audit
- Management audit planning & preparation
- Management audit methodology & tools
- Identifying, collecting and verifying the required data
- Analyzing the data
- Preparing the Procurement Management Audit Report
- Case study & Final Examination
DAY 3
Procurement Strategic Planning
- Formulating Procurement Vision & Mission
- Setting Procurement Strategic Objectives
- Conducting procurement Related Strategic Situation Analyses
- Crafting Procurement Strategic Plan & Programs
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 4
Developing Effective Procurement Organization
- Developing Procurement Organization structure
- Estimating The Require Procurement Manpower
- Developing Effective Procurement Policies & Procedures
- Developing Procurement Performance Management System & Procurement
- Balanced Scorecard
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 5
Procurement Annual Operational Planning
- Setting Annual Procurement Objectives
- Conducting Procurement Operations Related Situation Analyses
- Crafting Procurement Annual Plan & Programs
- Preparing Procurement Annual Budgets
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 6
Procurement Negotiations
- The concept of effective procurement negotiations
- Characteristics of good negotiators
- The process and stages of negotiations
- Negotiation strategies
- Challenges in conducting actual negotiations and how to overcome them
- Case study & Midterm Examination
DAY 7
Routine Procurement Operations
- Preparing and Verifying Request For Procurement
- Preparing Request For Quotations
- Incoterms
- General Terms of Purchase
- Evaluating Quotations
- Order Processing
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 8
Project Procurement & Tendering
- The Tender Process
- The Tender Team
- Project Procurement Plans
- Invitation to Tenders
- Evaluating Tenders
- Awarding Tenders
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 9
Contract Management
- Principles of Good Contract Management
- Strategies of Contract Management
- Types of Contracts
- Contract Risks and Selecting the right contract structure
- Preparing the Contract
- Effective handling of Contract Performance issues
- Resolving Contract Disputes
- Case study & Exercise
DAY 10
e-Procurement
- What is e-Procurement
- Steps in developing an e-Procurement system
- Pre-requirements for developing an e-Procurement system
- e-Procurement business models
- Components of an e-Procurement system
- e-Procurement processes
- e-Procurement hardware and software
- e-Procurement user administration & security
- Case study & Exercise
RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS
Procurement and Related Executives who wish to broaden, sharpen and deepen their procurement and related competencies.
This program will surely benefits Project Sponsors, Business Owners, Directors, Managers and Supervisors who also wish to broaden, sharpen and deepen their skills and knowledge of procurement and its strategic implications in today business environment. Maximum participant per class: 15 (fifteen) people
LEARNING METHODOLOGY
A proper mix of short lectures, Q&A, sharing, discussions, individual & group exercises and cases. The training will be divided into two parts; the first part (day 1 up to day 5) and the second section (day 6 up to day 10). In between, one day will be reserved for outdoor group action activities (market survey and others field procurement activities) and one free day.
COURSE FEE
- US$ 8000.- per person, net into our account
- Including a certificate, refreshments, lunch, stationery and writing instruments
Registration closing date : 5 (five) weeks prior to the commencement date of relevant program.
If you wish to enroll to this program, kindly complete and submit the form below.