Planning Implementation and Evaluation of Procurement Work
Projects & Contracts · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
This Training course is essential for organisations aiming to elevate their purchasing function and build world-class procurement capability. This training course strengthens the skills needed to close the performance gaps that often prevent procurement teams from delivering strategic value.
Learning Objectives
Learn how to establish high-performance purchasing organisations built around strong competencies and effective sourcing practices.
Develop strategic purchasing plans and improve service delivery to internal customers across departments.
Appreciate the procurement analytics and data insights that drive modern purchasing strategies.
Explore practical techniques for reporting and interpreting key performance indicators (KPIs).
Understand the essential behavioural and technical competencies required for procurement and contracting professionals.
Who Should Attend
This Training course is ideal for professionals involved in purchasing, contracting, tendering, and organisational supply activities. It is well-suited for individuals seeking to enhance their procurement capabilities, strengthen supplier management skills, and align purchasing practices with leading global standards.
This Training course is ideal for professionals
Procurement and contracts personnel
Personnel engaged in planning
Leaders
Professionals
Course Outline
Day 1 — Steps to Becoming World Class
What World Class Procurement Departments do differently
Category Management & Strategic Sourcing
The Kraljic Matrix
Winning Procurement Competencies
Day 2 — Evaluating Your Own Operation
Procurement Gap & Benchmarking Analysis
Spend & Opportunity Analysis
Developing the Procurement Department Strategic Plan
Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) For Procurement
Day 3 — Continuous Improvement Roadmap
Key Enablers of Procurement
Agile Procurement
Supplier Pricing and Managing Price
Cost Reduction Strategies
Day 4 — Supplier Management Approaches
Supplier Classification System
Supplier Qualification Methods
Supplier Performance Metrics
Managing Procurement Risks
Day 5 — Improving the Image of Procurement
Global Sourcing
Market Intelligence
Stakeholder Management
Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa projects and contracts courses cover?
The portfolio covers project management fundamentals and PMP exam preparation, Primavera P6 planning and scheduling, PRINCE2, cost control and earned value, risk management, and contract management from tendering through claims and close-out. Courses use live project scenarios rather than theory alone.
Who should attend a projects and contracts course?
These courses suit project and programme managers, planners and schedulers, project engineers, cost and contract engineers, procurement and commercial staff, and team leaders moving into project delivery roles. PMP preparation additionally assumes documented project experience, which PMI verifies at application.
How long are projects and contracts courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa projects and contracts 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 projects and contracts training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa projects and contracts 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.