Inventory Management for Non-Specialists

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

Inventory 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 strategic sourcing and logistics management 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 inventory optimisation, supply risk assessment and spend analysis in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Make a decision about inventory optimisation without waiting for a specialist, measured against ISO 20400 on sustainable procurement
Spot where supply risk assessment is failing before it becomes a finding
Explain spend analysis to someone who does not do the work
Put ethical sourcing on a footing they can defend to a reviewer

What the course covers

Strategic sourcing
Logistics management
Inventory optimisation
Supply risk assessment
Spend analysis
Ethical sourcing
Contract negotiation

Who should attend

bid and tender officers
procurement managers
supply chain analysts
logistics coordinators

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

19 to 20 Oct 2026	Kampala	USD 1 100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Durban	R10 000
4 to 5 Jan 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
8 to 9 Feb 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
22 to 23 Mar 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
3 to 4 May 2027	Online	USD 900
14 to 15 Jun 2027	Windhoek	USD 1 100
19 to 20 Jul 2027	Durban	R10 000
16 to 17 Aug 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
27 to 28 Sep 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
1 to 2 Nov 2027	Cape Town	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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