Fundamentals of Category Management

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

Fundamentals of Category Management is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through supplier relationship management and spend analysis 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 contract administration, category management and logistics management in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Explain contract administration to someone who does not do the work, measured against the PFMA and MFMA supply chain regulations
Make a decision about category management without waiting for a specialist
Spot where logistics management is failing before it becomes a finding
Take ownership of inventory optimisation rather than escalating it

What the course covers

Supplier relationship management
Spend analysis
Contract administration
Category management
Logistics management
Inventory optimisation
Ethical sourcing

Who should attend

sourcing specialists
logistics coordinators
supply chain analysts
bid and tender officers

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

26 to 27 Oct 2026	Pretoria	R10 000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Nairobi	USD 1 100
11 to 12 Jan 2027	Cairo	USD 1 100
22 to 23 Feb 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
29 to 30 Mar 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
26 to 27 Apr 2027	Harare	USD 1 100
31 May to 1 Jun 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
19 to 20 Jul 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
30 to 31 Aug 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
4 to 5 Oct 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
15 to 16 Nov 2027	Lusaka	USD 1 100

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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