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Strategic Procurement and Supplier Management

Move your buying function beyond order processing into a source of measurable commercial advantage. This programme covers category strategy, spend analysis, supplier segmentation and performance management in a South African setting, including transformation targets and local content expectations. Delegates leave with a category plan drafted against their own spend.

What you will be able to do

  • Analyse organisational spend to identify categories where sourcing effort will produce the greatest commercial return.
  • Build category strategies that balance cost, risk, quality and security of supply.
  • Segment the supplier base so that management effort matches the value and risk of each relationship.
  • Apply total cost of ownership thinking rather than comparing quoted prices alone.
  • Design supplier scorecards that track delivery, quality, responsiveness and transformation commitments.
  • Integrate broad based black economic empowerment and local content goals into sourcing decisions without sacrificing commercial discipline.

Course outline

  1. 01Spend analysis and procurement maturity assessment
  2. 02Category strategy design and market analysis
  3. 03Supplier segmentation and relationship models
  4. 04Total cost of ownership and commercial evaluation
  5. 05Supplier performance measurement and scorecards
  6. 06Transformation and local content in sourcing decisions
  7. 07Supply risk assessment and mitigation planning
  8. 08Building the category plan and stakeholder buy in

Who should attend

Procurement managers, category managers, senior buyers, sourcing specialists and supply chain officers who carry responsibility for supplier selection or spend performance. It also suits finance and operations managers who approve procurement decisions.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 28 Aug 2026Online5US$900
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
7 to 11 Sep 2026Cairo5US$1,800
14 to 18 Sep 2026Accra5US$1,800
21 to 25 Sep 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Kigali5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Durban5R18,000
19 to 23 Oct 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
2 to 6 Nov 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
9 to 13 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800
16 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos5US$1,800
23 to 27 Nov 2026Harare5US$1,800
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Kampala5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Pretoria5R18,000
21 to 25 Dec 2026Cape Town5R18,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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