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Executive and professional training
305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Category Management Auditing and Assurance
Procurement and Supply Chain|3 days|Classroom or live online
This programme is written from the assurance side. Delegates learn to test whether supply risk assessment and contract administration are working as claimed, and how to evidence the conclusion. Assurance work is under scrutiny because procurement decisions are now audited for process as closely as for price. Delegates leave able to work confidently with e-procurement systems, category management and logistics management in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Spot where e-procurement systems is failing before it becomes a finding, measured against the CIPS professional standard
- Review category management and say plainly whether it is working
- Make a decision about logistics management without waiting for a specialist
- Improve ethical sourcing within their own organisation
What the course covers
- Supply risk assessment
- Contract administration
- E-procurement systems
- Category management
- Logistics management
- Ethical sourcing
- Contract negotiation
Who should attend
- bid and tender officers
- sourcing specialists
- logistics coordinators
- contract administrators
- procurement managers
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
| 19 to 21 Oct 2026 | Johannesburg | R13 000 |
| 23 to 25 Nov 2026 | Nairobi | USD 1 500 |
| 15 to 17 Feb 2027 | Johannesburg | R13 000 |
| 5 to 7 Apr 2027 | Port Louis | USD 1 500 |
| 17 to 19 May 2027 | Pretoria | R13 000 |
| 14 to 16 Jun 2027 | Cape Town | R13 000 |
| 19 to 21 Jul 2027 | Harare | USD 1 500 |
| 30 Aug to 1 Sep 2027 | Kigali | USD 1 500 |
| 4 to 6 Oct 2027 | Johannesburg | R13 000 |
| 15 to 17 Nov 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
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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