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Supply Chain Finance and Working Capital Optimisation

Cash trapped in inventory, receivables and long supplier terms starves many African businesses of the working capital they need to grow. This course goes beyond basic cash management to apply supply chain finance techniques such as factoring, reverse factoring and dynamic discounting. Participants learn to release cash across the whole trading cycle while keeping suppliers healthy.

What you will be able to do

  • Measure the cash conversion cycle and its components.
  • Identify where working capital is trapped across the business.
  • Apply factoring, invoice discounting and reverse factoring.
  • Use dynamic discounting to capture supplier savings.
  • Balance working capital targets against supplier relationships.
  • Build a working capital improvement plan with owners and targets.

Course outline

  1. 01The Cash Conversion Cycle Explained
  2. 02Diagnosing Trapped Working Capital
  3. 03Receivables Finance and Factoring
  4. 04Reverse Factoring and Supplier Finance
  5. 05Dynamic Discounting and Early Payment
  6. 06Inventory and Payables Levers
  7. 07Building a Working Capital Action Plan

Who should attend

Finance managers, treasury staff, credit controllers and procurement finance staff focused on cash and working capital.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Dubai2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026Online2US$900
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000

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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