Course Description
This fundamentals seminar is taught by leaders in the field who will walk through every step of the purchasing management process, including negotiating and vendor and materials management. Find innovative ways to manage your suppliers so they deliver quality products and services on time and within your budget…learn how eProcurement can help you save money and exploit sales opportunities…and recognize the impact you have on the financial side of your business.
How You Will Benefit- Understand today's procurement strategies and techniques
- Identify the core expertise, process knowledge, and interpersonal skills necessary for success as a 21st-century buyer
- Discover the criteria for successful supplier selection
- Manage your supplier relationships to reduce costs, improve quality, and enhance performance
- Understand legal and ethical requirements and issues
- Learn negotiation techniques for a global purchasing environment
Online Accreditation
1.8 CEU
What you will learn
- The changing role of the buyer in today's organization
- How purchasing adds value to the firm, and profit to the bottom line
- Developing the supply base and supplier relationships
- Designing effective supplier performance measurements
- Making effective procurement decisions through the use of price and cost analysis
- Utilizing value and total cost of ownership concepts to reduce costs
- Tools for enhancing material flow and reducing inventory investment
- Specialized purchasing instruments, master agreements, contracting methods, and e-procurement
- Successful selection and management of service suppliers
- Professional practices and standards of purchasing ethics
- Legal aspects of purchasing: contracts, agency, warranties, and anti-trust laws
- Negotiating skills and tactics for the buyer
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Request On-Site TrainingUpcoming Dates
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Location: NY, New York
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Date & Time: Mar 26, 2025 09:00 AM ET
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Location: NY, New York
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Date & Time: Mar 27, 2025 09:00 AM ET
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Location: NY, New York
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Date & Time: Mar 27, 2025 09:00 AM ET
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Cancelation Policy
If you cannot attend an event, you may send someone else in your place. If that isn’t an option for you, cancellations received up to five working days before the event are refundable, minus a registration service charge ($10 for one-day events; $25 for multiple-day events). After that, cancellations are subject to the entire seminar fee, which you may apply toward a future seminar. Please note that if you don’t cancel and don’t attend, you are still responsible for payment.
