Advanced Demand Planning
5 days|Delivered on request
This advanced programme assumes delegates already work in the field. It goes past the basics into supplier development, total cost of ownership and the judgement calls that sit outside the CIPS professional standard. At this level the constraint is rarely knowledge. It is judgement under pressure, which matters because procurement decisions are now audited for process as closely as for price. Delegates leave able to work confidently with supplier relationship management, contract negotiation and ethical sourcing in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Review supplier relationship management and say plainly whether it is working, measured against the CIPS professional standard
- Bring contract negotiation into line with current good practice
- Explain ethical sourcing to someone who does not do the work
- Take ownership of tender evaluation rather than escalating it
What the course covers
- Supplier development
- Total cost of ownership
- Supplier relationship management
- Contract negotiation
- Ethical sourcing
- Tender evaluation
- Contract administration
Who should attend
- contract administrators
- bid and tender officers
- sourcing specialists
- supply chain managers
- supply chain analysts
