Total Cost of Ownership in the Public Sector

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

Total Cost of Ownership in the Public Sector takes the discipline and works it through the constraints of this operating context, including contract administration, supplier development and the compliance obligations that come with it. The sector framing is necessary because category spend is one of the few remaining places to find margin without cutting headcount, and generic training rarely survives contact with the local rules. Delegates leave able to work confidently with ethical sourcing, warehouse operations and supplier relationship management in their own organisation.

What delegates leave able to do

Make a decision about ethical sourcing without waiting for a specialist, measured against the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
Explain warehouse operations to someone who does not do the work
Review supplier relationship management and say plainly whether it is working
Bring strategic sourcing into line with current good practice

What the course covers

Contract administration
Supplier development
Ethical sourcing
Warehouse operations
Supplier relationship management
Strategic sourcing
Category management

Who should attend

logistics coordinators
sourcing specialists
supply chain analysts
contract administrators

Fees

South Africa	R13 000
Elsewhere in Africa and the Gulf	USD 1 500
Live online	USD 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

23 to 25 Nov 2026	Harare	USD 1 500
8 to 10 Feb 2027	Johannesburg	R13 000
8 to 10 Mar 2027	Pretoria	R13 000
19 to 21 Apr 2027	Online	USD 900
17 to 19 May 2027	Johannesburg	R13 000
5 to 7 Jul 2027	Nairobi	USD 1 500
2 to 4 Aug 2027	Kigali	USD 1 500
13 to 15 Sep 2027	Dubai	USD 1 500
11 to 13 Oct 2027	Online	USD 900
22 to 24 Nov 2027	Harare	USD 1 500

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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