Practical Workshop for Strategic Sourcing

Course Introduction

Whether you are new to Strategic Sourcing or refining existing skills, this workshop-based course gives you a structured path through the subject as it applies to sourcing, tendering and supplier management, guided by instructors who have worked in the field.

Training Objectives

• 01Build a shared vocabulary and framework for Strategic Sourcing that your whole team can use
• 02Apply proven methods for Strategic Sourcing to realistic scenarios drawn from sourcing, tendering and supplier management
• 03Anticipate the failure points and compliance issues that most often affect Strategic Sourcing
• 04Communicate Strategic Sourcing decisions clearly to colleagues, clients and management
• 05Prepare a personal action plan to apply Strategic Sourcing in your own organisation

What You Will Take Away

• A ready-to-use template pack for daily work
• A checklist of common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Benchmarks and KPIs to track your own results

Who Should Attend

• Procurement & Purchasing Officers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Contracts Administrators
• Category & Sourcing Specialists

Prerequisites: Open to all levels; participants are encouraged to bring a real work challenge.

Training Methodology

This is a hands-on workshop: short briefings followed by extended exercises, simulations and group activities, with most time spent applying rather than listening. Case material and examples are drawn from sourcing, tendering and supplier management.

Day-by-Day Programme (5 Days)

• Day 1
  Getting oriented: the landscape of Strategic Sourcing

  Scope, terminology and the standards and regulations that shape Strategic Sourcing in sourcing, tendering and supplier management.

• Day 2
  Core concepts and methods

  The principles, codes and best-practice approaches that leading organisations rely on for Strategic Sourcing.

• Day 3
  Applying it on the job

  Hands-on exercises using tools and templates for Strategic Sourcing, built around realistic situations in sourcing, tendering and supplier management.

• Day 4
  Cases, risks and lessons learned

  Case studies, typical pitfalls and the risk and compliance issues that arise with Strategic Sourcing.

• Day 5
  Bringing it together

  Consolidation workshop, personal action planning and a closing knowledge check on Strategic Sourcing.

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