Cognicert Procurement and Contract Manager Course

The objective of providing the programme is to enable participants add value to the business processes through:

• Better administration of the procurement process to meet expected objectives of stakeholders
• Understanding and applying  quality standards both in negotiation and procurement services

• Evaluate the current procurement system and offer options to aid effective procurement
• Ensuring that all procurement is made from suppliers who have been assessed as being able to deliver the specified technical and quality requirement
• Reducing the cost base, controlling quality, improving operational efficiency and protecting the commercial position
• Applying a common graded approach to Quality management in the procurement process
• Align sub-contracts and processes with customer requirements
• Optimizing the size of the supplier base
• Optimizing the decision to source internally from the external supply chain
• Ensuring the capacity to plan, implement and evaluate a sourcing process appropriate to the value/risk of the category being procured
• The knowledge of what rules and procedures govern procurement- and why they exist
• Ensuring that the evaluation, contract development and contract administration process associated with procurement is adequately managed.

COURSE CONTENT                                                                             The service provider shall propose a course content considering the objectives and outcomes specified above. The under-listed key aspects are however considered very essential: Service supply chain Fundamentals of procurement Roles and responsibilities of procurement in an organization Competencies required for procurement staff Scope of procurement Procurement and sourcing management Development of supply strategies Introduction and strategic sourcing Purchasing performance evaluation Supplier price and cost analysis Value analysis Purchasing and supply negotiations Supply contracts administration and management Legal aspects of purchasing, sourcing and contracts The scope of procurement The planning process The interaction between the different managerial functions and procurement The process of procurement The required documentation (bidding documents) Receiving and evaluating offers Award of contract Ethical considerations in procurement formal communication between stakeholders managing corruption, nepotism and fraud ( ISO/PAS 17001:2005 // ISO /PAS 17004: 2005) The means and methods of procurement Tendering procedures Direct contracting procedure Contract Management – project cycle management Procurement Planning Implementation of procurement Contract Inspection and Supervision Contract Monitoring and Evaluation Contract Audits Logistics management and expediting deliveries modes of transportation and typical delivery lead times freight forwarding arrangements customs clearance procedures and documentation Duration: 5 days