Fundamentals of Strategic Sourcing

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

Fundamentals of Strategic Sourcing is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through tender evaluation and ethical sourcing without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because supply disruption has become a standing operational risk rather than an exception, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with supplier relationship management, bid adjudication and demand planning in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Review supplier relationship management and say plainly whether it is working, measured against the PFMA and MFMA supply chain regulations
Put bid adjudication on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
Make a decision about demand planning without waiting for a specialist
Spot where e-procurement systems is failing before it becomes a finding

What the course covers

Tender evaluation
Ethical sourcing
Supplier relationship management
Bid adjudication
Demand planning
E-procurement systems
Contract negotiation

Who should attend

procurement managers
supply chain analysts
sourcing specialists
inventory controllers

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	Lusaka	USD 1 100
18 to 19 Jan 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
1 to 2 Mar 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
12 to 13 Apr 2027	Kigali	USD 1 100
10 to 11 May 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
21 to 22 Jun 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
9 to 10 Aug 2027	Accra	USD 1 100
6 to 7 Sep 2027	Pretoria	R10 000
25 to 26 Oct 2027	Harare	USD 1 100
22 to 23 Nov 2027	Dar es Salaam	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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