Digital Transformation 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 e-procurement systems and contract negotiation as they stand today and where they are heading. The shift is worth understanding because category spend is one of the few remaining places to find margin without cutting headcount. Delegates leave able to work confidently with supplier relationship management, demand planning and bid adjudication in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Improve supplier relationship management within their own organisation, measured against the PFMA and MFMA supply chain regulations
Make a decision about demand planning without waiting for a specialist
Put bid adjudication on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
Bring logistics management into line with current good practice

What the course covers

E-procurement systems
Contract negotiation
Supplier relationship management
Demand planning
Bid adjudication
Logistics management
Total cost of ownership

Who should attend

sourcing specialists
logistics coordinators
bid and tender officers
inventory controllers

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

23 to 25 Nov 2026	Pretoria	R13 000
1 to 3 Feb 2027	Online	USD 900
8 to 10 Mar 2027	Johannesburg	R13 000
26 to 28 Apr 2027	Pretoria	R13 000
31 May to 2 Jun 2027	Kampala	USD 1 500
28 to 30 Jun 2027	Cape Town	R13 000
9 to 11 Aug 2027	Kigali	USD 1 500
6 to 8 Sep 2027	Johannesburg	R13 000
11 to 13 Oct 2027	Port Louis	USD 1 500
15 to 17 Nov 2027	Nairobi	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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