Improving Purchasing Performance

Course Info

Date: Nov-10-2025

Length: 1 Week

City: Kuala Lumpur

Fees: 3,990

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Feb-10-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • May-12-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Aug-11-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Nov-10-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-30-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-30-2024

    Singapore

  • Jan-13-2025

    London

  • Feb-10-2025

    Singapore

  • Feb-10-2025

    Istanbul

  • Feb-10-2025

    Paris

  • Feb-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Feb-10-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Feb-10-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-10-2025

    London

  • Apr-14-2025

    Dubai

  • May-12-2025

    Amsterdam

  • May-12-2025

    Paris

  • May-12-2025

    Istanbul

  • May-12-2025

    Barcelona

  • May-12-2025

    Singapore

  • May-12-2025

    London

  • June-09-2025

    Dubai

  • July-14-2025

    London

  • Aug-11-2025

    Dubai

  • Aug-11-2025

    Paris

  • Aug-11-2025

    Barcelona

  • Aug-11-2025

    Istanbul

  • Aug-11-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Aug-11-2025

    Singapore

  • Sep-08-2025

    London

  • Oct-13-2025

    Dubai

  • Nov-10-2025

    Barcelona

  • Nov-10-2025

    Paris

  • Nov-10-2025

    Singapore

  • Nov-10-2025

    Istanbul

  • Nov-10-2025

    London

  • Nov-10-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Dec-08-2025

    Dubai

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

 

Strategic Purchasing and Measuring Performance
 
  • Strategic Purchasing
  • Collaborative & Competitive Strategies
  • Supplier Relationship Management / Supply Positioning.
  • Measuring Purchasing Performance
  • Why Measure?
  • What should be Measured?
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Measures
  • Use of Performance Measures
  • Vendor Rating.

 

Risk Management and Cost analysis
 
  • Risk Management / Assessing Risk Significance
  • The Prevention, Transfer, Reduction and Financing of Risk
  • Supplier Selection & Evaluation
  • Developing a Supplier Profile
  • Vendor Assessment Questionnaires
  • Third Party Assessment.
  • Cost Analysis
  • Obtaining Cost Breakdowns
  • Managing Price Movements

 

Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Purchasing
 
  • Environmental Management Systems / Sustainability /
  • Eco Labelling / ISO14001 / EMAS /
  • Corporate Social Responsibility /
  • SA 8000 (Social Accountability Standard).

 

Negotiation Skills
 
  • Defining Negotiation
  • Negotiation Preparation
  • Setting Objectives & Targets /
  • Tactics / Negotiation Techniques
  • Assertive Body Language.

 

Purchasing Capital Equipment
 
  • Special Nature of Capital Purchases
  • Importance of Team Approach
  • Managing Part & Stage Payments
  • Spares & Consumables
  • Payment & Performance Guarantees.

Course Video