Category: Procurement & Material Management

Managing the purchasing department of the 21st Century is not an easy task at all. Today’s global economy makes the purchasing function more and more complicated. They need to explore how to manage the various suppliers that are located away, while achieving real cost savings. Furthermore, they also need to learn how the purchasing department fits in the total function of the supply chain operations, and how it should be managed properly to achieve all of its KPIs.

PROCLAD Academy’s Purchasing Management and Cost Saving Techniques training course is intended to provide guidance to participants in the key function of purchasing and departmental cost saving and purchasing. The training course contents is up-to-date and pertinent to marketplace requirements, thus catering well to all analytical prediction of training needs in the specified area.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Purchasing Management and Cost Saving Techniques training course are:

• Strategic purchasing operations
• Supplier evaluation & negotiation
• Value analysis
• Departmental management
• Purchasing ethics

Developing countries spend millions of dollars on imported goods and services. A large portion of these goods and services are intended for use on development programmes and projects funded by donor agencies and International Finance Institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank. The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world and provides low-interest loans, zero to low-interest credits, and grants to developing countries.

PROCLAD Academy’s Procurement Management of Equipment and Works for World Bank Aided Projects training course explores the key provisions of the World Bank Procurement Regulations and Documents for the procurement of goods and works. This training course also includes group work to enable participants to apply the knowledge they have acquired to the preparation of a procurement plan.

Logistics and supply chain management have been among the fastest evolving business disciplines over the past two decades. The continuous arrival of innovative concepts and techniques into the mainstream has resulted in a non-stop journey of learning and development for professionals in logistics and supply chain.

PROCLAD Academy’s highly interactive Logistics & Supply Chain Management training course provides an understanding of the complex production flows, production processes & distribution channels of supply chains, together with operational issues of logistics, and supply chain management, and the importance of warehousing and inventory control.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Logistics & Supply Chain Management training course are:

• Logistics operations
• Supply chain management
• Forecasting and materials planning
• Warehousing & inventory
• Transportation

Effective Warehousing & Stores Management is essential to the success of today’s organisation. Material must move through the supply chain in rapid, controlled, cost-effective manner to exactly meet customer demands. Most companies now realise that a warehouse is no longer a “place to store things” but a critical part of the entire Supply Chain.

PROCLAD Academy’s highly interactive Warehouse Operation & Stores Management training course examines various aspects of the business such as production, product, suppliers, customers and the associated product throughputs and volumes. The participants will learn how to implement all of the essential tools for the effective management of warehouse and stores.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Warehouse Operation & Stores Management training course are:

• It encompasses the entire warehouse operation, from the decision to build a warehouse to the day-to-day operations
• It includes important issues to address during the design of the warehouse or when redesigning a new one
• It provides a strategic framework for providing excellent customer service; including inventory management
• It provides real-world, hands-on techniques to achieve real business benefits

Purchasing is essential to the success of modern organisations, and successful organisations need highly trained and effective purchasing professionals. Buying teams need to be effectively managed in order to balance the requirement for high quality materials and services with the lowest prices and low administrative costs, and work with other departments and functions.

PROCLAD Academy’s Purchasing Management Masterclass training course covers all the essential skills needed by purchasing professionals to be effective in obtaining value for money for their organisations. The training will focus on how to structure purchasing activities in the way that ensures the best results for the whole organisation by focusing on the most important purchases and prioritising activities. The benefits of improved purchasing are presented along with methods for communicating them with other stakeholders in the organisation.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Purchasing Management Masterclass training course are:

• Developing the right organisational strategies
• Roles and responsibilities of procurement team
• Negotiating with suppliers
• Cross functional purchasing approaches
• Measuring and improving purchasing performance

Purchasing is essential to the success of modern organisations, and successful organisations need highly trained and effective procurement professionals. Buying teams need to balance the requirement for high quality materials and services with the lowest prices and low administrative costs, and work with other departments and functions. The role of purchasing personnel has evolved from buyers to negotiators and, most significantly, from transactional order placers to strategic business partners. Therefore, the purchasing personnel are of paramount importance in deciding suppliers, negotiating with suppliers, managing supplier relationships and overseeing the efficient inventory flow into the supply chain.

PROCLAD Academy’s Purchasing Management, Tendering & Supplier Selection training course is intended to provide participants with an understanding of the principles of purchasing, tendering and supplier selection processes. Participants will learn how to evaluate procedures and make needed changes to methods to improve customer service whilst achieving significant reductions in inventories, eliminate wasteful costs, avoid internal system problems that limit performance, and obtain added value for money.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Purchasing Management, Tendering & Supplier Selection training course are:

• Identify and reduce procurement risk through development of an action plan
• Enable improved performance from existing suppliers through evaluation
• Understand and strengthen supply chain
• Improve operating relationships within the organisation
• Award contracts on the basis of measured performance/criteria
• Provide a working understanding of the Negotiation process