Certified International Procurement Professional (CIPP™)

The procurement profession has undergone a major transformation in the last 10 years and is widely recognised as being a function that can have a dramatic impact on an organizations bottom line. Best in Class Procurement delivers a wealth of value opportunities that can ensure that maximum advantage can be gained from your Supply Chain and associated supply-base.

For procurement professionals who want to keep up with the modern theories and techniques of procurement and supply chain management participation on this course is essential.

Key Takeaways

• Learn and implement Best in Class Procurement techniques.
• Learn and implement the Modern Trends in Supply Chain Management.
• Improve the process of selecting, developing and managing the Supplier.
• Master the Contract Management process in Procurement.
• Build sustainable Supplier Relationship Management practices in your organization.

Course Outline
Day 1

• Understanding the role of Procurement within the Organisation
• Successfully Building, Developing and Managing the Procurement Function
• Managing Cost not Price
• Personality Profiling Exercise
• Practical Application: Delegates will individually complete a personality profiling questionnaire.

Day 2

• Commodity / Category based Procurement – What is it?
• Spend Profiling: How to assess your companies spend.
• Practical Application:Delegates will work in small groups to profile the expenditure of a selected commodity. Delegates can request that real life situations are used from their companies for this exercise.
• Existing Supplier Profiling: How to assess your company’s existing Suppliers. Includes a real life case study from a FTSE 100 company.
• Supply Market Profiling: Developing a complete understanding of the supply market and knowledge of where the power lies.
• Building High Level Commodity Strategies
• Practical Application:Delegates will work in small groups to build high level strategies for a selected commodity. Delegates can request that real life situations are used from their companies for this exercise.

Who Should Attend?
This highly practical and interactive course has been specifically designed for

• Procurement Managers / Specialists / Officers
• Supply Chain Managers / Specialists
• Buyers / Senior Buyers
• Supplier Managers
• Operation Managers
• Material Managers / Engineers
• Bids and Contracts Analysts
• Transactional Procurement Professionals
• Sourcing Officers
• PLUS anyone who is responsible for / involved in Supplier Relationships, or anticipates being involved with Supplier Management in the future