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Executive and professional training
305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Strategic Category Management
Procurement and Supply Chain|5 days|Classroom or live online
Strategic Category Management looks at this work from the level at which it is resourced and defended. The focus is on supply risk assessment, strategic sourcing and how both connect to what the organisation is actually trying to achieve. This matters at the strategic level because category spend is one of the few remaining places to find margin without cutting headcount. Delegates leave able to work confidently with supplier development, logistics management and contract administration in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Improve supplier development within their own organisation, measured against the CIPS professional standard
- Explain logistics management to someone who does not do the work
- Take ownership of contract administration rather than escalating it
- Make a decision about spend analysis without waiting for a specialist
What the course covers
- Supply risk assessment
- Strategic sourcing
- Supplier development
- Logistics management
- Contract administration
- Spend analysis
- Total cost of ownership
Who should attend
- inventory controllers
- procurement managers
- bid and tender officers
- sourcing specialists
- logistics coordinators
Fees
| South Africa | R18 000 |
| Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf | USD 1 800 |
| Live online | USD 900 |
Per delegate, for the full 5 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 4 Dec 2026 | Cape Town | R18 000 |
| 15 to 19 Feb 2027 | Pretoria | R18 000 |
| 22 to 26 Mar 2027 | Cape Town | R18 000 |
| 3 to 7 May 2027 | Online | USD 900 |
| 14 to 18 Jun 2027 | Kigali | USD 1 800 |
| 19 to 23 Jul 2027 | Nairobi | USD 1 800 |
| 23 to 27 Aug 2027 | Gaborone | USD 1 800 |
| 4 to 8 Oct 2027 | Johannesburg | R18 000 |
| 22 to 26 Nov 2027 | Dubai | USD 1 800 |
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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