Advanced Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management and Logistics

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6 weeks

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Next available date: 07/06/2021 - London

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Course description

Advanced Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Starting out in procurement or refreshing your procurement skills after a break, means getting to grips with the "Essentials" of the topic. This course is ideal for that purpose. The course examines how corporate procurement takes place – usually on a competitive footing, but sometimes by placing direct orders with a supplier. The course will unpick the advantages and disadvantages of competitive procurement, and looks at who does what and when they do it. It will also walk through the key steps in the procurement process and examine examples of procurement documents, such as the Statement of Requirement (also known as the Scope of Work).

Procurement Excellence is more than just operating a process. Skills in managing colleagues, potential suppliers and higher management are all necessary. But perhaps the most important ingredient is exercising judgement. Procurement involves making decisions, and that can be difficult. A good procurement manager needs to be able to set aside personal preferences for particular suppliers and operate transparently but in such a way that the organization for whom he works makes the right choices.

This course provides delegates with an in-depth:

- review of the critical success factors within Supply Chain Strategy from the Value Chain concept, through to establishing effective process and informational flows, and concludes with improving supply chain resilience in the face of global change and threats both current and future.

- exploration of the key elements within successful supply chain management including: forward demand planning techniques and approaches, effectively enhancing efficiency, managing bottleneck situations and concludes with the development and enhancement of effective risk management within the supply chain environment.

- understanding of global logistics management, from the impacts upon supply chain efficiency, through to the use of hub strategies, and fleet management whether in house or via a 3PL or 4PL outsource arrangement.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

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Suitability - Who should attend?

This course is suitable for:

Procurement Officers, analysts and managers.
Contract Engineers and analysts.
Quantity Surveyors
Commercial advisers
Procurement team members
General managers
Executives tasked with managing contracts.
Contract Administrators
Anyone who wishes to have a good understanding and involvement in purchasing activities.
Supply Chain Managers
Risk Managers
Quality Managers
Business Improvement teams
Logistics & Distribution Managers
Freight Expediters

Outcome / Qualification etc.

Upon completion of this course, you will:

have an excellent grasp of the essentials of procurement processes and the justification for adopting one approach versus another. This will include:
selecting the best procurement strategy for your transaction, in the public or private sector.
writing the Statement of Requirement / Scope of Work.
learning how to attract potential suppliers, pre-qualify them for suitability and make a selection.
working with bids and tenders documentation.
Consider "What good procurement looks like".
Understand the choices of available procurement methods a given situation.
Learn how to carry out an evaluation of proposals from suppliers in a fair and transparent way.
Practice negotiation skills.
Comprehend the key issues around sustainability in purchasing.
Learn about the value Procurement can bring to delivering the corporate strategy.
Consider how to structure the procurement function, to make the biggest difference inside organizations.
Acquire skills in important procurement activities, such as value chain analysis, purchasing portfolio management and category management.
Practice techniques in benchmarking the performance of the procurement team.
Appreciate and apply Value Chain concepts.
Effectively establish and enhance process and data flows.
Build and enhance Supply Chain Resilience and ability to meet current and future state changes and threats.
Understand and apply effective forward demand planning techniques.
Develop improved supply chain efficiency and continuous improvement.
Effectively manage supply chain risk.
Effectively manage global multi-modal logistics.
Appreciate and utilize hub strategies to improve customer lead time and satisfaction whilst reducing the cost to serve.
Utilize effective fleet management techniques.
Develop and enhance effective inventory control and stock management/analysis techniques.
Develop a practical perspective into contemporary work practices in your field.
Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.

Training Course Content

Fundamentals of Procurement

The role of the Procurement Function
Material requirements planning
Public procurement and private procurement compared

Global Procurement Processes

Competitive and non-competitive purchasing
Bids and Tenders documentation
Managing an open and transparent process
Avoiding mistakes that could cancel the procurement

Procurement Sourcing

Writing the Statement of Requirement / Scope of Work
Supplier Sourcing
Working with approved suppliers
Prequalification
Highlights of tender evaluation

Procurement's Support to the Organization

The Interface between Supply Chain Management and Procurement
Competitive procurement alternatives
Defining business needs (Inputs, outputs and outcomes)

Evaluating Suppliers and their Bids

Technical Evaluation of bids –
planning and implementation
Commercial Evaluation of bids –
planning and implementation
Sustainable Procurement

Negotiating the Best Deal

Contract Negotiation tools and techniques
Managing contract award
Handling objections from losing bidders

Procurement and Business Strategy

The development path for procurement from transactional to value chain management
Procurement Organization, structure and job functions

Managing Procurement Risk

What risks should procurement be considering?
A process to identify, analyse and respond to priority risks
Important supply chain risks – case study
How to manage risks that turn into reality

Procurement – Performance Measurement and Governance

Benefits of measuring the performance of procurement
Assessing Purchasing Effectiveness and Purchasing Efficiency
KPIs for measuring performance
Procurement Information systems

Understand Supply Chains and Value Chains

The Concept of the Supply Chain
The Value Chain Concept
The role and contribution of the Supply Chain upon organizational competitive strategy

Supply Chain Strategy – Resilience and Efficiency

The link between supply chain efficiency and supply chain resilience.
The application of MRP and ERP Systems within Supply Chain Management.
Effective Business Contingency Planning and disaster Recovery within Supply Chain Management.

Supply Chain Management – Enhancing Responsiveness

Demand Forecasting techniques
The impacts of volume, variation and demand
Use of SCADA Systems to enhance efficiencies

Supply Chain Management – Improving Flow

Key Supply Chain Diagnostic Tools
Effective identification and management of “Bottlenecks”
Establishing cycle time and continuous improvement

Supply Chain Management Techniques

Kaizen
Lean, Agile, Lagile Supply Chain Structures
Supply Chain Risk

Role and Contribution of Logistics within the organization

Effective Management of Inbound Logistics
Effective Management of Outbound Logistics

Managing Logistics Assets

Key data flows within Logistics Management
Use of Hub Strategies
Reducing Logistics Cost Base techniques

Global Logistics Management

Managing Multi-Modal Logistics
Effective use of Incoterms 2020
Use of Reverse Logistics and Backhaul

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London Business Training & Consulting (LBTC) is the UK’s premier business and management training and consultancy service provider. LBTC offers 600 management training courses in sixteen (16) subject categories of durations ranging from 1-day to 11-weeks. This includes 90-minute interactive live online training courses....