ABOUT THE COURSE:  

Persons attending will have analysis tools and many worked examples that can be easily applied in the workplace.

Specifically, you will learn:

• Developing the right strategies for your organisation
• Reducing costs and increasing Quality
• Negotiating with suppliers
• Measuring and Improving Purchasing Performance
• Critical Elements of Contract Administration
• Topics of Post Award Conferences
• Maintaining Contract Schedules
• Controlling Contract Changes
• Important Legal Issues

This course is designed to take the participant through the many steps of best practices purchasing and contract administration from the time the need is identified through to final acceptance, payment, and contract close out so that the total objectives of contract and procurement activities are achieved. 

 COURSE OBJECTIVES

 As a result of this course, attendees will be able to:

• The newest purchasing methods, including e-procurement
• The concept of supplier partnering
• Implementing Supply Chain Management
• Examples of purchasing success
• Measuring and Improving Purchasing Performance
• Re-engineering Purchasing Operations
• Providing better outcomes from contracts
• Reviewing contract administration techniques
• Exploring contract monitoring techniques
• Learning how to get fair treatment in contract changes
• Discussing contract termination issues
• Preparing for claims and disputes

TARGET PARTICIPANT: 

This course has been designed to enhance the purchasing and contract administration skills of:

• Buyers, Purchasing Professional and  Project Professional
• Contract Administrators, Project Coordinators, Contracts Officers
• Engineering Project Managers, Construction Managers, Tenders Professional
• Maintenance Professionals and Systems Managers and all others in organizations whose leadership want world-class skills sets in all those involved in purchasing and contract administration activities of all types of materials, equipment and services