Advanced Purchasing and Supplier Relationship Management Course

Master advanced purchasing and supplier strategies in this 5-day course. Learn risk management, evaluation techniques, and negotiation to boost supply chain success.

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Training Locations

This Advanced Purchasing and Supplier Relationship Management Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Outlines

Introduction

In today's competitive marketplace, having a keen understanding of advanced purchasing strategies and effective supplier relationship management is crucial for business success. This 5-day professional course is designed to delve deeply into the complex aspects of purchasing, negotiation, risk management, and collaborative relationships with suppliers. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to optimize their purchasing processes and cultivate strong, strategic partnerships with suppliers.

Objectives

Enhance advanced purchasing strategies and techniques.
Develop skills to manage and mitigate supply chain risks.
Improve capabilities in supplier evaluation and selection.
Learn to build and maintain strategic supplier relationships.
Master advanced negotiation tactics and contract management.

Course Outlines

Day 1: Foundations of Advanced Purchasing

Understanding the role of advanced purchasing in supply chain management.
Analyzing the global trends impacting purchasing strategies.
Exploring tools and technologies supporting advanced purchasing.
Project management basics in the context of purchasing.
Case studies on successful advanced purchasing initiatives.

Day 2: Supplier Assessment and Selection

Criteria for supplier evaluation and selection.
Techniques for conducting supplier audits and assessments.
Leveraging data analytics in supplier decision-making.
Understanding supplier diversity and inclusion.
Building a supplier scorecard for performance evaluation.

Day 3: Risk Management in Supplier Relationships

Identifying and assessing risks in supplier management.
Developing risk mitigation strategies and contingency planning.
Tools for monitoring supplier risk on an ongoing basis.
Legal and ethical considerations in risk management.
Interactive workshop on risk scenario planning.

Day 4: Advanced Negotiation Techniques

Principles of successful negotiation in purchasing.
Advanced negotiation tactics and their application.
Negotiation simulations with peer reviews.
Conflict resolution strategies in supplier relationships.
Utilizing technology to aid negotiations.

Day 5: Strategic Supplier Relationship Management

Developing long-term collaborative supplier relationships.
Effective communication and engagement strategies with suppliers.
Performance-based supplier management.
Innovative partnership models and joint ventures.
Course recap and development of individual action plans.

Training Schedule

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