Procurement Training

a one-day in-company training programme

This course is one of our standard in-company programmes and can be delivered to your people at a venue and date of your choice. If it is not exactly what you want then we can either create a tailored course based on our extensive library of standard course materials or produce a fully bespoke training course for you. Please call 01608 644144 for details.

    

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Course Overview:
This course is for anyone with a procurement responsibility. The course will develop delegates’ procurement skills and is worth years of learning the hard way. The course examines each stage of the procurement process to develop a structured process for each delegate. The course also considers the negotiation aspect of procurement in order to achieve a favourable outcome. Delegates will discover their individual negotiation style and how that can be used to maximum effect. 

Programme Contents

The Benefits of Effective Procurement
Procurement Policy
Purchasing Procedures
The Difference Between Buying/Negotiating
Negotiation with Suppliers
Achieving the best Possible Deal
Setting Clear Objectives
Planning/Budgeting
Buying/Negotiating Styles
- Practical Exercise
Procurement Skills
- Questioning skills
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Effective Listening
Action Plans

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