Procurement & Supply Chain · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
Sourcing contracts can consist of anything from a brief document with a price list attached, to hundreds of pages of legal documentation, terms, schedules, and flow charts. This program explores key concepts forming the basis of strategic procurement and moves though leading edge issues that confront the purchasing organization today.
Learning Objectives
Gained an advanced knowledge on contract management and apply its proven techniques, tools and procedures on planning, strategy, development, legal, negotiation, disputes, claims, counter claims, risk and administration
Review the meaning of strategic procurement
Understand methods of focusing on the more important areas of procurement
Selected the most appropriate contract strategy
Be taught how to develop spend analysis
Designed the contract to mitigate the risk of disputes and design a dispute resolution system
Selected the most suitable contractor and establish the responsibility matrix
Explained the effect of various organizational roles and their impact on the management and execution of the contract
Improve their understanding of various types of contracts and the suitability of each one to the particular requirements of the client and contractor
Create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships through consideration of more collaborative working, joint venture, partnering and alliances
Apply the contracting policies applicable, and operational aspects in the industrial and commercial environment
Improve the understanding of contract risk and the development of effective contingency arrangements
Obtain an awareness of the legal implications of the contracting process and apply an appropriate remedy for disputes resolution and minimization of conflict
Apply Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Cost, Time, Quality (CTQ) principles to your advantage.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for contract managers/contract analysts, facilities managers, procurement managers, and other professionals seeking to strengthen their capability in this area.
Contract Managers/Contract Analysts
Facilities Managers
Procurement Managers
Sales and Marketing Managers
Service/Operation Managers
Consultants
Financial Officers
Portfolio and Commercial Managers
Engineering/Maintenance Managers
Course Outline
Day 1 — The Steps to Strategic Procurement
Developing Spend Analysis
Excel Tools For Analysis
Category Management
Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) For Procurement
Day 2 — Key skills of contract management
The role and value of an effective contract manager
Implementing the new contract
Effective Review processes
Inspection and certification of contractual performance
What do Al-Khobraa procurement and supply chain courses cover?
The portfolio covers strategic sourcing and category management, tendering and supplier evaluation, contract and supplier performance management, negotiation, logistics, warehousing and inventory control — alongside preparation for CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) qualifications, the global benchmark for the profession.
Who should attend a procurement and supply chain course?
These courses suit procurement and purchasing officers, category and sourcing managers, contract administrators, warehouse and inventory supervisors, logistics and materials planners, and finance or engineering staff who raise and evaluate tenders. No prior CIPS study is assumed.
How long are procurement and supply chain courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa procurement and supply chain courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can procurement and supply chain training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa procurement and supply chain course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.