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Innovative Special Projects

Executive and professional training

305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa

069 221 6943

info@isptrainings.co.za

Managing Total Cost of Ownership

Procurement and Supply Chain|3 days|Classroom or live online

This programme is for the person accountable for the work rather than the person doing it. It covers contract administration and total cost of ownership from the position of someone who must review, approve and answer for the output. Managers carry this because category spend is one of the few remaining places to find margin without cutting headcount, and the accountability does not delegate cleanly. Delegates leave able to work confidently with supplier performance measurement, inventory optimisation and ethical sourcing in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

  • Review supplier performance measurement and say plainly whether it is working, measured against the CIPS professional standard
  • Bring inventory optimisation into line with current good practice
  • Take ownership of ethical sourcing rather than escalating it
  • Put bid adjudication on a footing they can defend to a reviewer

What the course covers

  • Contract administration
  • Total cost of ownership
  • Supplier performance measurement
  • Inventory optimisation
  • Ethical sourcing
  • Bid adjudication
  • Category management

Who should attend

  • bid and tender officers
  • contract administrators
  • supply chain analysts
  • sourcing specialists
  • inventory controllers

Fees

South AfricaR13 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the GulfUSD 1 500
Live onlineUSD 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

30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026PretoriaR13 000
25 to 27 Jan 2027DurbanR13 000
22 to 24 Feb 2027DurbanR13 000
22 to 24 Mar 2027KampalaUSD 1 500
3 to 5 May 2027DurbanR13 000
7 to 9 Jun 2027DubaiUSD 1 500
19 to 21 Jul 2027JohannesburgR13 000
23 to 25 Aug 2027JohannesburgR13 000
27 to 29 Sep 2027OnlineUSD 900
8 to 10 Nov 2027OnlineUSD 900

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.

Innovative Special Projects|Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00 (SAST)