Fundamentals of Inventory Management

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

Fundamentals of Inventory Management is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through supplier performance measurement and e-procurement systems 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 inventory optimisation, logistics management and bid adjudication in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Make a decision about inventory optimisation without waiting for a specialist, measured against the CIPS professional standard
Put logistics management on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
Spot where bid adjudication is failing before it becomes a finding
Take ownership of demand planning rather than escalating it

What the course covers

Supplier performance measurement
E-procurement systems
Inventory optimisation
Logistics management
Bid adjudication
Demand planning
Supplier development

Who should attend

supply chain analysts
contract administrators
inventory controllers
procurement 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

9 to 10 Nov 2026	Durban	R10 000
1 to 2 Feb 2027	Online	USD 900
1 to 2 Mar 2027	Durban	R10 000
29 to 30 Mar 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
26 to 27 Apr 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
7 to 8 Jun 2027	Harare	USD 1 100
5 to 6 Jul 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
2 to 3 Aug 2027	Lagos	USD 1 100
13 to 14 Sep 2027	Dubai	USD 1 100
25 to 26 Oct 2027	Dar es Salaam	USD 1 100
22 to 23 Nov 2027	Kigali	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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