A PMI Registered Training Course
Mini MBA for Procurement Professionals:
Mastering the Art of Strategic Procurement
Aligning Procurement & Organisational Strategy
Classroom Sessions:
Online Sessions:
| 28 Jul - 01 Aug 2025 | Online | $3,950 | |
| 08 - 12 Dec 2025 | Online | $3,950 | |
| 27 - 31 Jul 2026 | Online | $3,950 | |
| 07 - 11 Dec 2026 | Online | $3,950 |
INTRODUCTION
This Mastering the Art of Strategic Procurement is an intensive 5-day mini MBA training course designed to meet global changes in transformational leadership, finance and procurement strategies. In today’s world middle and senior managers are faced with increasingly complex “value chain management”. A strategic approach to procurement can give organisations a competitive advantage by maximizing benefits received in return for spend, therefore professionals need to understand the various elements driving change strategies, ensure cost efficiencies and achieve competitive procurement in a global environment. This concentrates on the core leadership strategies, financial implications and sourcing activities.
This GLOMACS training course will feature:
- Understanding of strategic leadership in the economic context for your business
- Developing innovation approaches for strategy development
- Enhancing costs awareness within the value chain and understanding the impact on the bottom line
- Defining and apply sourcing strategies in line with your organizational goals and objectives
- Building collaboration and long term supplier relationships
Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- To understand the benefits of strategies that create and lead change
- To apply tools and techniques that develop strategic thinking and innovation
- Implement analysis and problem solving
- Understand Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Develop robust Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Maximising supplier contribution and performance
Training Methodology
Participants will learn by active engagement during this training course through the use of course materials, exercises, videos and group discussions on “real life” issues. Procurement management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques are taught through case studies, experiential exercises and practical examples that can be used immediately to improve your procurement results.
Organisational Impact
This training course will feature:
- Understanding of strategic leadership in the economic context for your business
- Developing innovation approaches for strategy development
- Enhancing costs awareness within the value chain and understanding the impact on the bottom line
- Apply powerful interpersonal techniques to improve communication, and stakeholder management
- Defining and apply sourcing strategies in line with your organizational goals and objectives
- Building collaboration and long term supplier relationships
Personal Impact
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- To understand the benefits of strategies that create and lead change
- To apply tools and techniques that develop strategic thinking and innovation
- Implement analysis and problem solving
- Understand Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Develop robust Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Maximising supplier contribution and performance
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Professionals interested in furthering their leadership and procurement management skills would benefit from this Mastering the Art of Strategic Procurement training course. It will also be beneficial to:
- Managers and leaders involved in major global sourcing activities
- Finance professionals involved with major capital expenditure projects
- Senior procurement professionals
- Project managers
- Contract and procurement managers
- Senior buyers
- Commodity procurement specialists
DAY 1
Procurement Leadership
- Perceptions of leadership in the field of procurement
- Management vs. leadership
- Transformational leadership in procurement
- The leadership challenge: balancing strategy and culture
- Leadership in strategic thinking organisations
- Understanding the interrelated factors that impact procurement
DAY 2
Aligning Procurement to Organisational Strategy
- Participating in the strategic implementation planning process
- Recognizing and interpreting forces in the strategic environment
- Strategic implementation - Tools and frameworks
- Analysing and prioritizing strategic sourcing issues
- Harnessing uncertainty and risk
- Converting strategy into action
DAY 3
Cost Awareness and Financial Impact Along the Value Chain
- From strategic planning to the operating plan
- Budgeting and costing along the value chain
- Fixed vs. variable costs
- Contribution margin
- Direct vs. indirect costs
- Performance measurement and impact on the bottom line
DAY 4
Global Sourcing and Critical Procurement Strategies
- Defining procurement excellence
- Definition of sourcing strategy and critical supply strategies
- Tactical vs. strategic sourcing
- Developing the strategic procurement plan
- Using international supply chains for competitive advantage
- Developing a framework for managing contract risk
DAY 5
Developing and Maintaining Long-term Supplier Relationships
- Implications on supplier selection procedures
- Turning vendors into partners
- Relationship management – Suppliers and stakeholders
- Performance improvement metrics
- The service level agreement framework
- Applying the right incentives for the right outcome
- On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate with eligible Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) from National Registry of CPE Sponsor and Professional Development Units (PDUs) / Contact Hours from Project Management Institute (PMI®), will be awarded to the delegates
Endorsed Education Provider
A PMI registered mark
GLOMACS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
In Association With
PetroKnowledge
Our collaboration with Petroknowledge aims to provide the best training services and benefits for our valued clients
Oxford Management Centre
A GLOMACS - Oxford Management Centre collaboration aimed at providing the best training services and benefits to our valued clients.
The Energy Training Centre
Our collaboration with Energy Training Centre aims to provide the best training services and benefits for our valued clients
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