P-E Corporate Services SA (Pty) Ltd Management Consultants

Purchasing For Competitve Advantage

A Two-day course for purchasing managers, buyers, procurement officers, and people in training for these positions.

This is a course designed to show how the purchasing function of an industrial organisation can significantly contribute to giving the organisation a competitive advantage.

The function of purchasing should no longer be considered to be of “buying”. In fact the actual “buying” should be the last action of a process designed to ensure value for money. The purchaser has a role to play in determining the best requirements of the organisation, and ensuring that these requirements are met.

This course is designed to give delegates an appreciation of the importance of the role of purchasing, and to help them to develop the skills required.

Course Content

Introduction and Administration

Roles and Functions of Purchasing

Quality Determination and Assurance

Value Analysis

Capability Analysis

Supplier Rating

Purchasing Procedures

Purchasing and the Law

Buying from Abroad

Materials Management

Measuring Purchasing Performance