Curso de Advanced Strategic Procurement

The Role of Procurement in the Value Chain

• Importance of procurement to business
• Classification of purchasing goods and equipment
• New developments in procurement
• E-procurement

The Purchasing Management Process

• Primary tasks and responsibilities of the procurement function
• Supporting the internal client
• Professionalising purchasing by delivering value for money
• How purchasing and supply management develops over time

Decision-making in Procurement

• Creating the Statement of Requirement
• Supplier sourcing
• Supplier evaluation and award
• Negotiation

Procurement Risk

• Why risk management is key to procurement effectiveness
• Typical supply chain risks
• Assessing probability and analysing impact
• Methods of managing procurement risk
• The role for contracts as a risk management tool

Buying Business Services

• Why buying services is different
• Classification of services
• Contract Management for the construction industry
• Managing performance in service contracts

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

• Materials requirements planning
• Basic logistics structures
• Just-in-time management
• Elements of the procurement information system
• Co-ordination problems between procurement and logistics

Organisation and Structure

• Factors influencing the location of procurement in the organisation
• Levels of tasks, responsibilities and authority
• Organisational structures within procurement
• Job profiles

Procurement and Business Strategy

• Procurement and competitive strategy
• Integrating procurement into business strategy
• Procurement excellence
• Procurement portfolio analysis
• Global sourcing

Performance Measurement and Governance

• How to assess performance of our suppliers and contractors?
• Setting service quality, efficiency and effectiveness performance measures
• Using e-procurement tools to deliver an efficient and transparent internal process
• Procurement audit as a management tool

Sustainable Procurement

• Delivering value for money through sustainable procurement
• Triple bottom line considerations
• ‘In-country value’ and other responsibilities in procurement
• Developing and improving a sustainable supply chain
• Example approaches: Product-based and supplier-based