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Contractors Classification, Pre-Qualifications and Selections Course
Introduction:
World-class organizations view the application of best practices in purchasing as being essential skill sets needed by all employees involved in the procurement process. This course focuses on the common “gaps” in a performance that must be filled for Supply Management to provide the continuous improvements needed for organizations to meet their strategic objectives.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Learn how to develop high-performance purchasing organizations
- Develop strategic purchasing plans
- Discuss how to improve internal customer service
- Determine how to eliminate low-value-added processes
- Be taught how to develop spending profiles
- Will be shown analytics to guide procurement strategies
- Explore many ways of reporting key performance indicators (KPI)
- See how to apply past supplier performance for better selection
- Be presented with the most important competencies for purchasing personnel
Who Should Attend?
The organization will benefit by:
- Contracts, Purchasing, and Project personnel
- Engineering, Operational, and Maintenance personnel
- And all others who are involved in the planning, evaluation, preparation, and management of tenders, awards, contracts, and purchases that cover the acquisition of materials, equipment, and services and who are in organizations whose leadership wants high levels of competency in those involved in contracts and purchasing activities.
Course Outlines:
The 1st Steps to Becoming World Class
- 4 Stages To World Class
- Let’s be honest about how Purchasing is viewed today
- Strategic Sourcing
- Developing Spend Profiles and the ABC Analysis
- New Job Descriptions For Purchasing of the Future
- Purchasing Personnel Required Skill Sets
Evaluating Your Operation
- What are the best Practices
- Purchasing Gap Analysis
- Vision and Mission for Purchasing
- Developing The Purchasing Department Strategic Plan
- Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) For Procurement
- Developing A Company Purchase Price Index
Continuous Improvement and How to Get It
- Cost Reduction Initiatives
- Methods of Cost Containment
- Waste In The Supply Chain
- Breaking Down The Elements Of Supplier Cost
- Commodity/Service Strategic Planning
- Resisting Price Increases
- Supplier Classification System
- Supplier Qualification Methods
- Supplier Performance Metrics
- Apply Performance to Purchasing Decisions
- Process Mapping To Eliminate Low-Value Activities
- eProcurement
Improving the Image of Procurement
- Global Sourcing
- International Labor Rates Comparison
- Developing And Maintaining A Customer Focus
- Basic Issues In Corruption And Fraud Prevention
- Increasing The Level Of Procurement Professionalism
- Keeping Current in the Profession
