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Executive and professional training
305 Glenwood Road, Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa
069 221 6943
info@isptrainings.co.za
Strategic Total Cost of Ownership
Procurement and Supply Chain|5 days|Classroom or live online
Strategic Total Cost of Ownership looks at this work from the level at which it is resourced and defended. The focus is on category management, 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 bid adjudication, demand planning and tender evaluation in their own organisation.
What delegates leave able to do
- Take ownership of bid adjudication rather than escalating it, measured against ISO 20400 on sustainable procurement
- Bring demand planning into line with current good practice
- Spot where tender evaluation is failing before it becomes a finding
- Review supplier relationship management and say plainly whether it is working
What the course covers
- Category management
- Strategic sourcing
- Bid adjudication
- Demand planning
- Tender evaluation
- Supplier relationship management
- Contract negotiation
Who should attend
- contract administrators
- supply chain analysts
- inventory controllers
- sourcing specialists
- bid and tender officers
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
| 23 to 27 Nov 2026 | Nairobi | USD 1 800 |
| 25 to 29 Jan 2027 | Cape Town | R18 000 |
| 1 to 5 Mar 2027 | Durban | R18 000 |
| 29 Mar to 2 Apr 2027 | Johannesburg | R18 000 |
| 3 to 7 May 2027 | Lagos | USD 1 800 |
| 14 to 18 Jun 2027 | Pretoria | R18 000 |
| 2 to 6 Aug 2027 | Nairobi | USD 1 800 |
| 20 to 24 Sep 2027 | Pretoria | R18 000 |
| 18 to 22 Oct 2027 | Johannesburg | R18 000 |
| 29 Nov to 3 Dec 2027 | Johannesburg | R18 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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