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Executive and professional training
305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Artificial Intelligence in Category Management
Procurement and Supply Chain|3 days|Classroom or live online
This programme examines how the practice is shifting, and what delegates should adopt, adapt or ignore. It works through contract negotiation and supplier relationship management as they stand today and where they are heading. The shift is worth understanding because procurement decisions are now audited for process as closely as for price. Delegates leave able to work confidently with strategic sourcing, inventory optimisation and contract administration in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Review strategic sourcing and say plainly whether it is working, measured against the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
- Put inventory optimisation on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
- Explain contract administration to someone who does not do the work
- Bring spend analysis into line with current good practice
What the course covers
- Contract negotiation
- Supplier relationship management
- Strategic sourcing
- Inventory optimisation
- Contract administration
- Spend analysis
- Category management
Who should attend
- sourcing specialists
- bid and tender officers
- inventory controllers
- logistics coordinators
Fees
| South Africa | R13 000 |
| Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf | USD 1 500 |
| Live online | USD 900 |
Per delegate, for the full 3 days. Covers tuition, course materials and refreshments. Excludes travel and accommodation. South African courses carry VAT at 15%; on deliveries outside South Africa the VAT position is confirmed on the quotation, because it depends on where your organisation is registered.
Scheduled dates
| 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026 | Johannesburg | R13 000 |
| 8 to 10 Feb 2027 | Durban | R13 000 |
| 8 to 10 Mar 2027 | Kigali | USD 1 500 |
| 19 to 21 Apr 2027 | Dar es Salaam | USD 1 500 |
| 7 to 9 Jun 2027 | Johannesburg | R13 000 |
| 12 to 14 Jul 2027 | Cape Town | R13 000 |
| 23 to 25 Aug 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
| 11 to 13 Oct 2027 | Cairo | USD 1 500 |
| 15 to 17 Nov 2027 | Dubai | USD 1 500 |
Dates are the published schedule at the time this page was printed. We also run this programme on request, and in-house for a full team.
How to book
Call 069 221 6943 or email info@isptrainings.co.za with the date and the number of delegates. We reply with a written quotation and an invoice. A registration is not a confirmed booking until we confirm it in writing.
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