Investing in training is of cornerstone importance for Procurement Professionals.In today's rapidly changing environment, it is vital to ensure the existence of up-to-date knowledge, skills and abilities to contribute strategically to organizational success.

Specialized training courses, designed to up-skill procurement people in areas such as principles of supplier management, process optimization using Six-Sigma Practices, as well as Change Excellence practices.

Ad-hoc training requirements can also be addressed with specialized, deployed-to-order training modules.

Training & Skill Building

1 | Purchasing: Supplier Management

This training comprises of the basic procurement principles, addressed to organizations where procurement is at very early stages or even non-existent. Simply by following basic recommendations, a significant benefit can be unleashed for the organization.

Awareness of what needs to be done first is enough to:

- secure first-line cost savings ("low hanging fruits")

- identify and manage the most important supply risks

- prepare the grounds for the next level procurement organization.

2 | Process Optimization: Lean Six Sigma

Value can be hidden literally anywhere within an organization. More often than not, we have realized that, before negotiating better terms with a supplier, we need to look into our own processes and ways of working, to understand how our third-party spend is really built.

Optimization of the processes that lead to this spend often delivers significant value, before we even sit at the same table with the suppliers to negotiate!

Lean Six Sigma principles are ideal for such process analysis and identification of potential improvement areas.

Our certified Lean Six Sigma trainers can help your procurement team acquire the required skills to perform this kind of analysis.

3 | Managing Change: Key Principles

The only constant is change, this is common knowledge. On the contrary, how change can be effectively managed, still remains a challenge for most organizations. As change becomes more and more "business as usual", it is increasingly important to follow some key ground rules for successful implementation. Having managed numerous similar projects, at a smaller or a larger scale, our team can help you set forth your change strategy and deploy your change tactics.

4 | Responsible Procurement | ESG Compliance

In an increasingly challenging world, with more and more ethical fronts emerging every day, it is becoming more and more important to do the right thing. Organizations begin to realise the importance and increasingly invest in ensuring that they conduct business ethically, with care for the environment and the society. Procurement has a leading role to play, as one of the main channels for organizational impact upstream expansion. Our Responsible Procurement training program is set to equip professionals with everything they need to approach the matter in the most effective way, ensuring full alignment to organizational ESG goals.

5 | Ad-hoc Training

We have established a comprehensive process whereby we interview your organizations' purchasing professionals to identify and prioritize their key training needs.

Subsequently, we design and deliver tailor-made training sessions, fit-for-purpose for each individual's particular requirements.

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