Course Outline

Role of purchasing management
- Total value analysis
- Linking the purchasing function to the organization’s strategy
- Optimizing purchasing productivity
- Proper buying of materials
- Proper buying of services
- Proper buying of capital equipment
- Speeding up the production of the final product
- Linking the purchasing function to the other supply chain functions
Negotiating with suppliers
- Qualities of a successful negotiator
- Proper planning strategies
- Preparing the right list of questions
- Things to do before the negotiation
- Things to do during the negotiation
- Things to do after the negotiation
- The right time to negotiate with suppliers
- The number of suppliers to negotiate with
- Choosing the right suppliers
Managing and evaluating the department performance
- Centralization versus decentralization
- Advantages of centralized purchasing
- Advantages of decentralized purchasing
- Reasons for departmental performance appraisal
- Creating a strong purchasing team
- Distributing the correct workload among the buyers
- Increasing the efficiency of the buyers
- Increasing the team spirit within the department
- Designing and conducting end users surveys
Training the purchasing staff
- Technical training on purchased items to increase productivity
- The number of training hours per year
- Visiting the supplier plant as a training tool
- Visiting the supplier warehouse as a training tool
- Commodity rotation as a training tool
- Continuous professional development
- Training on ethical behavior
Kaizen and continuous improvement in purchasing
- Innovative purchasing methods
- Implementing new creative purchasing ideas
- Improvement initiatives
- Monitoring global market conditions
- Updating purchasing KPIs
- The right number of purchasing KPIs
- Adding value to the total organization

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

USD 2,600

Per participant

6 - 10 Dec, 2026
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

6 - 10 Dec, 2026
Arabic

2027 Schedule & Fees

USD 2,600

Per participant

24 - 28 Jan, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

24 - 28 Jan, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

7 - 11 Mar, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

7 - 11 Mar, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

25 - 29 Apr, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

25 - 29 Apr, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

6 - 10 Jun, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

6 - 10 Jun, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

25 - 29 Jul, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

25 - 29 Jul, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

5 - 9 Sep, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

5 - 9 Sep, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

24 - 28 Oct, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

24 - 28 Oct, 2027
Arabic

USD 2,600

Per participant

5 - 9 Dec, 2027
English

USD 2,600

Per participant

5 - 9 Dec, 2027
Arabic

Certified Purchasing Professional

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2026 Schedule & Fees

2027 Schedule & Fees