Course Description

This 5-day training course provides participants with essential skills and best practices in modern purchasing management, with a strong focus on cost-saving strategies, supplier performance, and value optimization. The course explores the entire procurement cycle, from sourcing and supplier selection to negotiation and contract management. Participants will also learn cost analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO), and innovative purchasing strategies to enhance procurement effectiveness and reduce organizational spend.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

  • Understand the principles and functions of purchasing and procurement
  • Optimize the purchasing cycle for efficiency and compliance
  • Apply strategic sourcing and supplier evaluation methods
  • Develop and implement effective cost-saving techniques
  • Analyze costs using TCO, value analysis, and cost breakdown structures
  • Enhance supplier performance through effective relationships and contracts
  • Improve negotiation techniques to achieve better purchasing terms
  • Use data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor purchasing effectiveness

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for Purchasing and Procurement Officers, Buyers and Sourcing Specialists, Supply Chain Professionals, Contract Administrators. Vendor Managers, Logistics and Materials Managers, Finance and Cost Control Officers involved in procurement or Anyone involved in purchasing or aiming to reduce procurement-related costs.

Course Agenda

Day 1

Registration, Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Fundamentals of Purchasing and Procurement

  • Roles and responsibilities of the purchasing function
  • The purchasing cycle: requisition to payment
  • Strategic vs. operational purchasing
  • Purchasing policies and compliance
  • Case discussion: Inefficient purchasing pitfalls

Day 2

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management

  • Supplier selection criteria and evaluation techniques
  • Developing supplier scorecards
  • Supplier segmentation and relationship strategies
  • Outsourcing and insourcing decisions
  • Risk management in supplier selection

Day 3

Cost Saving Techniques in Purchasing

  • Identifying cost-saving opportunities across the supply chain
  • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and cost modeling
  • Value analysis and cost-benefit comparisons
  • Case studies: Successful cost-saving initiatives

Day 4

Negotiation and Contract Management

  • Principles of purchasing negotiation
  • Preparing for and conducting effective negotiations
  • Contract terms, SLAs, and legal considerations
  • Managing performance through contracts
  • Mitigating procurement risks via strong agreements

Day 5

Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement

  • Purchasing KPIs and performance dashboards
  • Benchmarking procurement performance
  • Digital tools and analytics in purchasing
  • Sustainability and ethical procurement practices

Post-Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.