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Leading and Organising a Procurement Department
Your procurement department needs priorities and indicators that clarify its contribution to the business. Structure the organisation, monitor commitments and evaluate suppliers. Develop an approach to managing performance and identifying useful improvement actions.
- Duration
- 3 days 21 hours
- Code
- ACHA004FR Code
Presentation
A procurement department is now regarded as an engine for savings. Its savings feed directly into the company's results. These results come from a clearly defined purchasing policy, objectives aligned with that policy, and strategies for dealing with markets and suppliers. This requires a clear organisational vision. The course gives participants the methods and tools needed to establish an optimised procurement organisation.
Objectives
- Gain an overall understanding of how to organise and manage a procurement department.
- Master the means of implementing the procurement organisation and policy.
- Define the different strategies to adopt in response to markets.
Program
1 – The procurement manager's role
- Procurement as an engine for savings.
- The function's objectives.
- The procurement manager's fundamental responsibilities.
- Policy, strategies and tactics.
2 – Company policy and procurement policy
- Understanding the company's context.
- Understanding the purchasing portfolio.
- ABC analysis and the Pareto principle.
- Analysing the company's situation.
- Proposing a procurement policy aligned with company policy.
3 – Techniques for developing procurement strategies
- The procurement marketing approach.
- Strategies and tactics.
- Constraints.
- Risk–profit analysis.
- Managing risk analysis tools.
4 – Developing a procurement strategy
- Assessing how much purchasing is covered by the procurement function.
- Measurement methods.
- Assessing the procurement function's control of the purchasing process.
- Promoting relevant strategies and suitable tactics.
- Setting objectives.
- Developing the procurement strategy.
- Implementing action plans using the Deming cycle.
- Monitoring actions.
- Example of a procurement action plan.
5 – Organising the procurement function
6 – Managing the procurement function
- Designing the organisation.
- Objectives.
7 – Defining relevant ratios and indicators
- Definition.
- Indicators and ratios.
8 – Measuring procurement and supplier performance
- Actual gains.
- The strategic dashboard and indicators.
Audience
Current or future procurement managers.
Prerequisites
A command of the procurement process is required.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Quiz / multiple-choice questions
Dates and sessions
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