Course Overview
The British Academy for Training and Development offers a master’s program in Strategic
Procurement for enterprises that invest a lot of their resources in acquiring their needs of supplies
either goods or services from the market so the need of efficient and streamlined processes by
their procurement function is extremely significant in achieving their goals and targets and be
ahead in a market competition.
Procurement is the essential for enterprises to run their businesses to achieve their customer
satisfaction. We are dedicated to excel the enterprises’ procurement function in meeting their
goals and targets so this course is prepared to help you understating what is Strategic procurement,
how to implement it and what takes to do it successfully.

Who should attend?
• Managers and heads of departments in organizations.
• Procurement Managers.
• Business graduates and postgraduates.
• Business students.
• Those wishing to develop their capabilities in this field.

Knowledge and Benefits:
After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:
• Implementing Strategic Procurement Management to achieve the enterprise goals &
targets.
• Efficient & streamlined processes in acquiring the items (goods/services).
• Managing the stakeholders' needs and expectations.
• Understanding the market and the customers and meeting their expectations.
• Understanding Large Scale Savings from purchased items & operational efficiency.
• Enhancing the supply chain management and eliminate any potential risks.
• Effective Contract Management.

• Effective suppliers’ engagement and strong relationships with suppliers.
• Quality assurance for the purchased items(goods/services).

Course Content
• Introduction to Strategic Procurement.
• Procurement and supply strategy.
• What is strategic procurement and why it is important?
• Methods to achieve customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Strategic sourcing.
• What are the goals of strategic procurement?
• Assessing your industry, competitors, and market trends.
• Organization’s mission and vision.
• Defining and achieving business goals and priorities.
• Defining functional objectives and key initiatives.
• Global Supply Management & Organization.
• Procurement processes and technology.
• Specification and quality in Procurement.
• Inventory and Delivery in Procurement
• Procurement Price and Cost Management
• Choosing suppliers that best match the company’s business goals.
• Procuring higher quality goods.
• Building robust relationships with suppliers.
• Collaborating with suppliers on areas.
• Managing/minimizing supply chain risk, for example by identifying alternative suppliers
in different geographical locations.
• Reducing the supplier base to focus on key relationships and benefit from economies of
scale.
• Methods to implement strategic procurement.
• Supplier Management, Legal & Ethical Issues.
• Procurement Function, Evaluation, and Trends.
• supporting the strategic goals of the business.
• Needs Analysis.
• Spend Analysis.

• Supply market analysis.
• Procurement strategy creation.
• Supplier selection.
• Negotiation skills and techniques.
• Category Management.
• Strategic procurement technology.
• Supply chain finance and dynamic discounting.
• Determining staffing, budgets, and financing needs.
• Tracking success measures monthly and quarterly.
• Develop contingency and evacuation plans.
• Practical applications and case studies.