Additional information
| Course Duration | |
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| Training Location | |
| Delivery Format |
- From: Sep 13, 2027
- To: Sep 16, 2027
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Duration:
4 Days
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Course Code: AX-PSC-009
Certified Professional Purchasing Manager
Strategic Purchasing, Supplier Management, Negotiation & Procurement Performance
$1,950.00
Course Information
Course Overview
The purchasing function has evolved significantly in today’s global and highly competitive business environment. Purchasing professionals are increasingly expected to manage complex supplier networks, control total costs, improve quality and service, mitigate supply risks and contribute directly to organizational performance.
This Certified Professional Purchasing Manager training course provides a practical and strategic approach to managing modern purchasing functions. It examines how purchasing contributes to the overall supply chain, how to evaluate and develop suppliers, and how to negotiate effective commercial agreements while achieving sustainable cost savings.
Learning Objectives
- Define and communicate the strategic role of the purchasing function.
- Align purchasing objectives with organizational strategy.
- Develop effective supplier evaluation and selection processes.
- Assess supplier performance using appropriate criteria.
- Develop and implement effective supplier negotiation strategies.
- Apply value analysis techniques to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Improve purchasing productivity and departmental efficiency.
- Establish meaningful KPIs to measure purchasing performance.
- Manage purchasing teams through clear objectives and performance expectations.
- Develop stronger and more productive supplier relationships.
- Apply ethical principles when dealing with suppliers, internal stakeholders and purchasing personnel.
- Improve purchasing policies, procedures and staff development.
Who Should Attend
- Purchasing Managers
- Procurement Managers
- Senior Buyers
- Buyers and Purchasing Officers
- Purchasing Supervisors
- Procurement Specialists
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Contract and Commercial Professionals
- Materials Management Professionals
- Professionals responsible for supplier relationships and purchasing performance
- Personnel seeking to develop their purchasing management capabilities
Course Outline
This course covers the following core modules:
- The Strategic Function of Purchasing
- Supplier Evaluation and Strategic Negotiation
- Value Analysis and Purchasing Productivity
- Purchasing Performance and Efficiency
- Purchasing Ethics and Professional Standards
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