E-Procurement & Purchasing Management

Course Objectives of E-Procurement & Purchasing

• Learn the principles of e-procurement

• Understand the requirements needed to develop an e-procurement system

• Understand how to implement an e-procurement system

• Learn how to manage an e-procurement system

• Develop strategic purchasing plans

• See how to apply past supplier performance for better selection

 

Day 1
Traditional Procurement Procedures

• The Organization’s Procurement Function

• Strategic Sourcing

• Supplier Selection and Evaluation and Performance

• An Introduction to e-Procurement

• What is Needed to Develop an e-Procurement System? 

The Development of e-Procurement

• Developing the Steps for an e-Procurement System

• What can an e-Procurement do for the Organisation

• Components of an e-Procurement System Components

• Internal Customer Ordering and Approvals System through e-Procurement

• Developing an E-quotation Preparations and Evaluation System

• Evaluating an E-quotation System 

Day 2
E-Procurement Models and Negotiation

• E-procurement in the Organisation

• Negotiating techniques to Avoiding Confrontational Negotiating

• New Techniques in Influencing

• Understanding the Power in Negotiating

• Negotiating Pressure points and Countermeasures

• Negotiation Exercises 

E-Procurement Management

• e-Procurement Risk and Workflows

• e-Procurement Processes

• e-Procurement Hardware and Software

• e-Procurement User Administration

• e-Procurement Security  

Day 3
Organizational Improvement through e-Procurement

• Integrating e-Procurement Systems into the Organisation

• Integration Issues

• e-Procurement and Contract Law

• Contracts and Electronic Signatures

• Contract Formation and e-trading

• Making Changes in the Organization 

 

Day 4
Evaluating Your Own Operation

• Procurement Gap & Benchmarking Analysis

• Spend & Opportunity Analysis

• Developing the Procurement Department Strategic Plan

• Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) For Procurement

• Material Chain Management

Continuous Improvement Roadmap

• Key Enablers of Procurement

• Agile Procurement

• Supplier Pricing and Managing Price

• Cost Reduction Strategies

• Digitalization

Day 5
Supplier Management Approaches

• Supplier Classification System

• Supplier Qualification Methods

• Supplier Performance Metrics

• Managing Procurement Risks

• Contract Management

Improving the Image of Procurement

• Global Sourcing

• Market Intelligence

• Stakeholder Management

• Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility

• Keeping Current in the profession