Category Management for Non-Specialists

Procurement and Supply Chain|2 days|Classroom or live online

Category Management for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through supplier development and warehouse operations without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because procurement decisions are now audited for process as closely as for price, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with logistics management, contract negotiation and supplier relationship management in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Explain logistics management to someone who does not do the work, measured against the CIPS professional standard
Review contract negotiation and say plainly whether it is working
Take ownership of supplier relationship management rather than escalating it
Bring supplier performance measurement into line with current good practice

What the course covers

Supplier development
Warehouse operations
Logistics management
Contract negotiation
Supplier relationship management
Supplier performance measurement
Total cost of ownership

Who should attend

sourcing specialists
logistics coordinators
bid and tender officers
supply chain managers

Fees

South Africa	R10 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 100
Live online	USD 900

Per delegate, for the full 2 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

23 to 24 Nov 2026	Lagos	USD 1 100
18 to 19 Jan 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
15 to 16 Feb 2027	Lagos	USD 1 100
29 to 30 Mar 2027	Accra	USD 1 100
10 to 11 May 2027	Cairo	USD 1 100
14 to 15 Jun 2027	Windhoek	USD 1 100
12 to 13 Jul 2027	Accra	USD 1 100
16 to 17 Aug 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
20 to 21 Sep 2027	Online	USD 900
25 to 26 Oct 2027	Dar es Salaam	USD 1 100
29 to 30 Nov 2027	Durban	R10 000

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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