Supplier Development for Non-Specialists

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

Supplier Development for Non-Specialists is built for delegates who need to be useful in this area quickly. It starts at first principles and works through tender evaluation and spend analysis without assuming prior specialist training. The programme exists because procurement decisions are now audited for process as closely as for price, and because capability in this area is usually built on the job with no structure behind it. Delegates leave able to work confidently with contract negotiation, strategic sourcing and e-procurement systems in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Spot where contract negotiation is failing before it becomes a finding, measured against the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
Explain strategic sourcing to someone who does not do the work
Put e-procurement systems on a footing they can defend to a reviewer
Make a decision about total cost of ownership without waiting for a specialist

What the course covers

Tender evaluation
Spend analysis
Contract negotiation
Strategic sourcing
E-procurement systems
Total cost of ownership
Contract administration

Who should attend

sourcing specialists
contract administrators
bid and tender officers
procurement managers

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

16 to 17 Nov 2026	Pretoria	R10 000
25 to 26 Jan 2027	Harare	USD 1 100
1 to 2 Mar 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
19 to 20 Apr 2027	Cape Town	R10 000
31 May to 1 Jun 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
19 to 20 Jul 2027	Lagos	USD 1 100
16 to 17 Aug 2027	Johannesburg	R10 000
27 to 28 Sep 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 100
15 to 16 Nov 2027	Accra	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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